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

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

Update: 2025-05-197
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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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S5 EP3: Bryan Johnson discusses life-changing psychedelics, superintelligence, and night-time erections

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

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