Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist and professor at Stanford, the host of the Huberman Lab podcast, and the author of Protocols.
Most of our conversation is about where neuroscience goes next. For decades the field has focused on reading from the brain, and Andrew believes the next era is about writing to it with precise control over specific brain states.
He explains why he thinks the leading AI companies are really building toward this, and why understanding our waking brain states is the problem he most wants to see solved.
Please enjoy my conversation with Andrew Huberman.
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Energy as the Bottleneck for Top Performers
(00:06:20) How to Downshift and Fall Asleep
(00:14:06) Neurotech for Sleep and Focus
(00:17:57) The State of Public Health Discourse
(00:22:07) The Biggest Problem in Neuroscience
(00:23:30) Why AI Companies Will Become Biotech Companies
(00:26:18) How We Read Brain Activity
(00:42:07) Crossing the Cyborg Line
(00:43:30) Measuring the Nervous System Directly
(00:57:34) The CRISPR Babies Story
(01:00:24) Embryo Screening and Genetic Engineering
(01:03:01) Understanding Waking Brain States
(01:06:12) Technologists Becoming Neuroscientists
(01:09:35) The Kindest Thing