#119 – David Eagleman: Neuroplasticity and the Livewired Brain | Lex Fridman Podcast

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David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford.

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    Episode links:
    David’s Website: https://www.eagleman.com/
    David’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/davideagleman
    Livewired (book): https://amzn.to/3ba4ezv

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    Here’s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

    OUTLINE:
    00:00 - Introduction
    05:05 - Livewired
    16:39 - Hardware vs software
    25:53 - Brain-computer interfaces
    35:12 - 2020 is a challenge for neuroplasticity
    46:08 - Free will
    50:43 - Nature of evil
    58:55 - Psychiatry
    1:06:28 - GPT-3
    1:13:31 - Intelligence in the brain
    1:21:51 - Neosensory
    1:31:27 - Book recommendations
    1:34:07 - Meaning of life
    1:36:53 - Advice for young people

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