#480 – Dave Hone: T-Rex, Dinosaurs, Extinction, Evolution, and Jurassic Park

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Lex Fridman 0:00
The following is a conversation with Dave Hohn, a paleontologist, expert on dinosaurs, co-host of the Terrible Lizards podcast, and author of many scientific papers and books on the behavior and ecology of dinosaurs. This was truly a fun and fascinating conversation. And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor. Check them out in the description or at lexfriedman.com slash sponsors. It's the best way to support this podcast. We got Lindy for AI agents, BetterHelp for mental health, Shopify for selling stuff online, Element for electrolytes, and AG1 for my daily multivitamin. Choose wisely, my friends. And now onto the full ad reads. They're all here in one place. I try to make them interesting, but if you must skip, please still check out the sponsors.
Lex Fridman 0:55
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Lex Fridman 1:54
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Lex Fridman 2:49
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Lex Fridman 3:38
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Lex Fridman 4:28
My favorite flavor is, of course, watermelon salt. I've been training more and more jiu-jitsu recently, stepping back on the mat, doing some hard training sessions. Now sometimes, you know, six, seven rounds, sometimes ten plus rounds. And of course, I'm pretty hard drilling for the class portion. And for whatever reason, I don't usually get much water during the class.

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