#119 – David Eagleman: Neuroplasticity and the Livewired Brain

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<p>David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford.</p> <p>Support this podcast by supporting our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; Athletic Greens: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; BetterHelp: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a><br /> – Cash App: download app &#38; use code &#8220;LexPodcast&#8221;</p> <p>Episode links:<br /> David&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://www.eagleman.com/">https://www.eagleman.com/</a><br /> David&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/davideagleman">https://twitter.com/davideagleman</a><br /> Livewired (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3ba4ezv">https://amzn.to/3ba4ezv</a></p> <p>If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a>&#160;or connect with @lexfridman on <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">Medium</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman">YouTube</a> where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1434243584">Apple Podcasts</a>, follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL">Spotify</a>, or support it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">Patreon</a>.</p> <p>Here&#8217;s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.</p> <p>OUTLINE:<br /> 00:00 &#8211; Introduction<br /> 05:05 &#8211; Livewired<br /> 16:39 &#8211; Hardware vs software<br /> 25:53 &#8211; Brain-computer interfaces<br /> 35:12 &#8211; 2020 is a challenge for neuroplasticity<br /> 46:08 &#8211; Free will<br /> 50:43 &#8211; Nature of evil<br /> 58:55 &#8211; Psychiatry<br /> 1:06:28 &#8211; GPT-3<br /> 1:13:31 &#8211; Intelligence in the brain<br /> 1:21:51 &#8211; Neosensory<br /> 1:31:27 &#8211; Book recommendations<br /> 1:34:07 &#8211; Meaning of life<br /> 1:36:53 &#8211; Advice for young people</p>