February 28, 2021
#164 – Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity & the Limits of the Human Mind
Lex Fridman PodcastAbout this episode
Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – MasterClass : https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off – Four Sigmatic : https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off – Magic Spoon : https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off – BetterHelp : https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Andrew’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2D2CMWXMOVWx7giW1n3LIg Huberman Lab Podcast: https://hubermanlab.libsyn.com/ Andrew’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Andrew’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_… Andrew’s Website: http://www.hubermanlab.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (07:03) – Why do humans need sleep? (13:59) – Temperature (16:48) – Optimal temperature for sleep (21:51) – Sleep anxiety (27:55) – 8 hours of sleep (30:31) – Nap (36:18) – Goggins Challenge (51:41) – Breathing while running (56:30) – Anger (59:46) – Testosterone makes effort feel good (1:05:02) – Fasting (1:13:07) – Keto (1:15:58) – Meat (1:21:38) – Nutrition (1:23:03) – Dreams (1:31:11) – REM sleep (1:37:13) – Psychedelics (1:48:36) – DMT (1:53:11) – Creativity (1:56:45) – Pushing the limits of the human mind (2:01:55) – Neuroplasticity (2:06:31) – Neuroscience and AI (2:11:14) – Eye tracking (2:20:28) – New podcast on neuroscience (2:34:59) – Clubhouse (2:47:08) – Elon Musk