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

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Published on May 24, 2021 9:56:29 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YbcB6b4A2U

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:13 - Kernel Flow demo
10:25 - The future of brain-computer interfaces
43:54 - Existential risk
49:33 - Overcoming depression
1:04:52 - Zeroth principles thinking
1:13:05 - Engineering consciousness
1:19:19 - Privacy
1:23:48 - Neuralink
1:33:27 - Braintree and Venmo
1:49:10 - Eating one meal a day
1:55:22 - Sleep
2:15:04 - Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
2:22:02 - Advice for young people
2:26:38 - Meaning of life

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