S5 EP3: Bryan Johnson discusses life-changing psychedelics, superintelligence, and night-time erections

In this episode, Louis is joined by tech entrepreneur turned longevity evangelist, Bryan Johnson. Dialling in from his home in Los Angeles, Bryan tells Louis all about his quest to live forever, from the psychedelic experience that changed his life, to the role of superintelligence in the future. Plus, Louis learns the importance of night-time erections.   

Warnings: Strong language and some adult themes.  

Links/Attachments: 

 

Mind – UK Mental Health Charity 

https://www.mind.org.uk/  

 

Suicide Prevention UK 

https://spuk.org.uk/  

 

Book: The Ghost in the Machine, Arthur Koestler (originally published in 1967) 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Machine-Arthur-Koestler/dp/1939438349  

 

‘How to be 18 years old again for Only $2 million a year’ - Bloomberg (2023) 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-25/anti-aging-techniques-taken-to-extreme-by-bryan-johnson?embedded-checkout=true 

 

TV Show: ‘Silicon Valley’ (2014-2019) - HBO  

https://www.hbo.com/silicon-valley  

 

‘Harvard study, almost 80 years old, has proved that embracing community helps up live longer and be happier’ - The Harvard Gazette (2017) 

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/  

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu  

Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  

Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  

   

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  

www.mindhouse.co.uk  

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