#186 – Bryan Johnson: Kernel Brain-Computer Interfaces

Bryan Johnson is the founder and CEO of Kernel, OS Fund, and
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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