The Perfect Summary Podcast
Every summary, narrated: the GIST of great conversations and books in minutes, so you can decide if you want the REST.
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Circadian scientist Samer Hattar explains how to time light, meals and exercise, his tripartite model, jet lag fixes and why daylight saving time hurts.
NYU professor Adam Alter shares a research-based roadmap for getting unstuck: find your friction, set a signal goal and take the smallest next step.
On his album release day, Jelly Roll talks with Joe Rogan about storytelling, sobriety, losing 100 pounds, imposter syndrome and why you can't cheat the game.
Ye talks design, Parler, fashion deals gone wrong and his family, as Lex Fridman repeatedly challenges his remarks about Jewish people.
Andrej Karpathy talks transformers, Software 2.0, Tesla's vision-only bet, Optimus, aliens, AGI and how he works and learns with Lex Fridman.
Andrew Huberman explains how the brain and immune system talk to each other, with tools from nasal breathing to cyclic hyperventilation and sauna.
Bioinformatics professor Dmitry Korkin explains protein domains, the SARS-CoV-2 shell, what AlphaFold 2 really solved, and the odds of alien life.
Vice co-founder Shane Smith and Joe Rogan talk media, staying small, money and happiness, AI and jobs, surveillance, immigration and UFOs.
MIT physicist Max Tegmark on understandable AI, alignment, algorithmic news bubbles, killer drones, consciousness and our place in the cosmos.
Neuroscientist Tali Sharot explains why good things stop thrilling us and how breaks, novelty and anticipation make life sparkle again.
On the eve of the 2024 election, Elon Musk and Joe Rogan discuss X and free speech, immigration, government waste, tariffs, AI and robots.
Python creator Guido van Rossum explains readability, the 3.11 speedup, type hints, the GIL, Python 4, Copilot and stepping down as BDFL.
Andrew Huberman explains why low-stakes play is a powerful portal to neuroplasticity for children and adults, and how to add an hour of play a week.
Recorded on election day 2024, Joe Rogan and comedian Tim Dillon riff on the race, the media, foreign money, AI and the future of humans.
Huberman explains how light, screen height, posture, ceiling height, sound, and movement can tune your brain for focused or creative work.
Bethesda's Todd Howard on simulated worlds, reactive NPCs, Starfield's planets, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, mods and loving what you make.
Meta AI's Noam Brown explains how Libratus and Pluribus beat poker pros and how Cicero learned to negotiate with humans in Diplomacy.
Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel explains the brain science of hypnosis and how self-hypnosis can ease stress, pain, insomnia, phobias and trauma.
Exercise scientist Andy Galpin gives clear protocols for strength, hypertrophy and endurance, plus hydration, cold, heat, recovery and supplements.
Mel Robbins distills expert advice into three basics: breathe through your nose, add 5,000 steps a day, and work with your body clock to sleep.
SETI astrobiologist Nathalie Cabrol talks life on Mars, the nature of life, UFOs, diving volcanic lakes, and loss with Lex Fridman.
MrBeast shares how he engineers viral videos, hires and 'clones' his team, scales Feastables, and why the people around you decide your future.
Josh Brolin and Joe Rogan talk wild living, writing his memoir, money and ego, Hunter S. Thompson, comedy, fighters, and No Country for Old Men.
Marc Andreessen tells Joe Rogan how censorship, debanking, and planned AI controls pushed him away from the Democrats, and why he feels hopeful now.
Astronomer David Kipping and Lex Fridman discuss exomoons, the hunt for life, technosignatures, the Fermi paradox, AI and the simulation argument.
Everyday Astronaut Tim Dodd explains SpaceX's rockets, engine cycles, Starship's belly flop, Soviet engine history and why he's joining dearMoon.
Movement teacher Ido Portal and Andrew Huberman explore movement as a whole-life practice: play, failure, squatting, spinal waves, vision, touch and variety.
Mel Robbins shares nine simple, easy-to-remember habits for mindset, sleep, stress, clutter, spending and connection that you can start today.
Gad Saad and Joe Rogan range over decision science, evolutionary explanations of behavior, academia, AI, odd coincidences, and choosing peace over conflict.
Life coach Martha Beck coaches Mel Robbins live on getting unstuck, tracking joy toward your purpose, and using creativity to quiet anxiety.