#164 – Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity & the Limits of the Human Mind

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OUTLINE:
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(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