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

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Assumes interest and some biology. Education, not medical advice.

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Bryan Johnson discusses the development of brain-computer interfaces, neuroimaging technology, and the future of measuring brain activity.

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: foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - NetSuite: netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - Grammarly: grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: Bryan's Twitter: twitter.com/bryan_johnson Bryan's Website: bryanjohnson.co/ Kernel's Twitter: twitter.com/KernelCo Kernel's Website: kernel.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/10pFOBcXr17TBmLV5x9Ob0 RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: - Introduction - Kernel Flow demo - The future of brain-computer interfaces - Existential risk - Overcoming depression - Zeroth principles thinking - Engineering consciousness - Privacy - Neuralink - Braintree and Venmo - Eating one meal a day - Sleep - Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro - Advice for young people - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman

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What people say. Recommended for its detailed discussion on the technology and potential applications of Kernel's brain-monitoring helmets.

meowfacein Hacker News • Recommends

On “Mind reading technology: helmet aims to unlock brain's secrets”

…you were questioning the value of BCIs in general. So my goal with that post was to try to make an argument for the potential of what BCI tech is good for in the first place, as I interpreted your post. If you want an overview of what their company's devices can do today and what's planned, this recent podcast episode with the CEO is a good start: link to this video…
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indigodaddyin Hacker News • Recommends

On “I Fired Myself”

Following blog post talks more in detail about his meals/daily diet: link See also where he talks about this a little bit with Lex Fridman. I watched the video first then poked around on Google a little and found his webpage. link Full podcast which is more about Johnson’s brain monitoring device: link to this video Note I don’t have any affiliation with Johnson or Kernel, just enjoy Fridman’s podcasts.
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u/gabelernerClinician communityin r/neurology • Mentions

Lex Fridman gets his brain recorded
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sxpin Hacker News • Mentions

On “Mind reading technology: helmet aims to unlock brain's secrets”

Johnson was on the Lex Fridman podcast recent and discussed the helmet there: link to this video The most interesting thing is that one of their helmets, Flow, is using IR backscatter sensing rather than the electric or magnetic sensing that most other BCI devices (including their other helmet, Flux) use. The system is still pricey at $50-100k or $3.6k/mo, but they're also planning on selling a simplified version at $5k: link
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Obertrin Hacker News • Mentions

On “Ask HN: AI Mind Cloning, Are We There Yet?”

A few links which can helped me dive into the topic rewind wearable device rewind.ai/pendant "Her" movie imdb.com/title/tt1798709/ Neuralink neuralink.com/ Bryan Johnson: Kernel Brain-Computer Interfaces link to this video The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
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