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May 2021
2h 37m

#186 – Bryan Johnson: Kernel Brain-Compu...

LEX FRIDMAN
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Bryan Johnson is the founder and CEO of Kernel, OS Fund, and previously Braintree. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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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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