Lex Fridman Podcast

#186 – Bryan Johnson: Kernel Brain-Computer Interfaces

05.24.2021 - By Lex FridmanPlay

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(06:57) - Kernel Flow demo

(16:10) - The future of brain-computer interfaces

(49:39) - Existential risk

(55:18) - Overcoming depression

(1:10:36) - Zeroth principles thinking

(1:18:50) - Engineering consciousness

(1:25:03) - Privacy

(1:29:33) - Neuralink

(1:39:11) - Braintree and Venmo

(1:54:54) - Eating one meal a day

(2:01:07) - Sleep

(2:20:49) - Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

(2:27:47) - Advice for young people

(2:32:23) - Meaning of life

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