2 hr 37 min

#186 – Bryan Johnson: Kernel Brain-Computer Interfaces Lex Fridman Podcast

    • Technology

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

- Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off

- NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour

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EPISODE LINKS:

Bryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryan_johnson

Bryan's Website: https://www.bryanjohnson.co/

Kernel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/KernelCo

Kernel's Website: https://www.kernel.com/



PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips



SUPPORT & CONNECT:

- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast

- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman

- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman



OUTLINE:

Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(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

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

- Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off

- NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour

- Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium

- ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free



EPISODE LINKS:

Bryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryan_johnson

Bryan's Website: https://www.bryanjohnson.co/

Kernel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/KernelCo

Kernel's Website: https://www.kernel.com/



PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips



SUPPORT & CONNECT:

- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast

- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman

- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman



OUTLINE:

Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(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

2 hr 37 min

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