#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