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

David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Support this podcast by supporting our sponsors:
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Livewired (book): https://amzn.to/3ba4ezv
Incognito (book): https://amzn.to/3lkNASh

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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
5:05 – 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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