The Perfect Summary Podcast
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Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman and Lex Fridman cover sleep, naps, fasting, REM dreams, psychedelics, neuroplasticity and pushing mental limits.
Neuralink neurosurgeon Matt MacDougall explains brain implants for paralysis, robotic electrode surgery, animal research, and a sci-fi future for cognition.
Psychiatrist Daniel Amen shares simple habits, supplements, a calming breath and brain foods to boost dopamine, serotonin and brain health.
Dr. Russell Kennedy tells Mel Robbins why anxiety is alarm stored in the body, and how younger-self work can heal it rather than just cope with it.
Cognitive scientist Joscha Bach argues we live inside a dream our brains generate, and explores free will, suffering, GPT-3, ideology and love.
Neuroscientist Jeff Hawkins explains how 150,000 cortical columns vote to build our model of the world, and why he thinks intelligent machines won't turn on us.
Neuroscientist Tali Sharot explains why pressure and fear backfire, and how choice, immediate rewards, social proof and progress drive real change.
MAPS founder Rick Doblin traces psychedelic history from Leary to MK Ultra and explains the landmark phase 3 trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD.
Neuralink's first human patient explains how he moves a cursor with his thoughts, what went wrong, and why he chose to go first.
Scott Kanoski explains how GLP-1, the vagus nerve, sugar and processed food shape hunger, cravings and hippocampal memory.
Columbia psychologist Carl Hart tells Lex Fridman why most drug effects are positive, addiction is about environment, and adults should be free to use drugs.
Sleep scientist Matt Walker and Lex Fridman debate sleep, caffeine, dreams, memory, insomnia, fasting and whether sacrificing sleep for passion is worth it.
Cognitive scientist Jay McClelland recalls the birth of neural networks with Rumelhart and Hinton and explains how mind emerges from simple units.
Mycologist Paul Stamets shares agarikon vaccine research, microdosing data on the Stamets Stack, wild mushroom stories and his case for legal psilocybin.
A former New York Times reporter argues that marijuana causes psychosis and violence and that legalization has outrun the science, a case many experts dispute.
A skeptical journalist explores the science, history and first-hand experience of psychedelics, and what they reveal about the mind, the ego and healing.
NIST physicist Jeff Shainline explains brain-inspired hardware built from superconductors and light, and why the universe may be tuned for technology.
UCLA sleep neuroscientist Dr. Gina Poe explains sleep stages, brain cleaning and memory, plus five research-backed habits for better sleep.
Yann LeCun explains why self-supervised learning of world models is AI's key challenge, plus his views on consciousness, emotions, Meta and peer review.
After watching a swimmer's search turn into a recovery, Mel Robbins asks trauma researcher MaryCatherine McDonald how the brain files trauma and how to integrate it.
Philosopher Philip Goff argues consciousness is the intrinsic nature of matter, and explores zombies, free will, expertise and meaning with Lex Fridman.
Stanford biologist Garry Nolan on UFO encounters, the Atacama skeleton, strange metals, the basal ganglia and staying open-minded as a scientist.
Psychiatrist Paul Conti argues that trauma spreads like a hidden disease through people, families and whole societies, and that knowledge, compassion and community can treat it and even prevent it.
A science journalist and a neuroscientist sort the hype from the hard evidence to show how meditation can lastingly change who we are.
Mel Robbins shares how she was diagnosed with ADHD at 47, why women are missed, how the ADHD brain works, and six surprising adult signs.
Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen shares simple habits, foods, supplements and thought tools to build a healthier brain and a better mind.
Brain coach Jim Kwik teaches Mel Robbins simple tools to read faster, remember names and keys, and ten habits for a sharper brain.
Stanford psychiatrist and optogenetics pioneer Karl Deisseroth explores what mental illness reveals about the mind, from depression to consciousness.
A novelist turned historian argues that methamphetamine, opiates and cocaine ran through Nazi Germany, from the blitzkrieg to Hitler's own veins.
A journalist's twenty-year obsession takes apart the official story of the Manson murders and follows the threads to Hollywood secrets, a protected parolee, and the CIA's mind-control experiments.