What Lex Fridman has said about Byzantine Empire
1 quote · 1 episode · Apr 9, 2026
Lex Fridman, American podcaster and AI researcher; same host, second diarization label covering the interview segments, has been quoted on Byzantine Empire once in 1 episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, most recently on April 9, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Fridman likens nuclear weapons to a civilization-wide Greek fire and frames building lasting societies as a modern challenge.
“Because nuclear weapons, 80 years ago, it's a Greek fire that you can apply to the entirety of human civilization”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 2:04:57
Episodes
#495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking AgeLex Fridman Podcast · Apr 9, 2026 · 2 h 10 min
Historian Lars Brownworth tells Lex Fridman about the Viking Age, from Lindisfarne and Ragnar Lothbrok to Normandy, Vinland, the Varangian Guard and the Byzantine Empire.
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