The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.
Mark Zuckerberg & Dr. Priscilla Chan: Curing All Human Diseases & the Future of Health & Technology
In this episode, my guests are Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta (formerly Facebook, Inc.), and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, M.D., co-founder and co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). We discuss how CZI plans to cure all human diseases by the end of this century by funding transformative projects and technologies at the intersection of biology, engineering, and artificial intelligence (AI). They describe their funding and development of CZI Biohubs and the progress already underway to accelerate the understanding of cell function, pathways, and disease. Then, Mark discusses social media, its impact on mental health, and new tools for online experiences. We also discuss Meta’s virtual reality (VR), augmented and mixed reality tech, and how AI will soon completely transform our online and physical life experiences. This episode ought to interest anyone curious about biology, medicine, mental health, AI, and the future of technology and humanity.
For the full show notes, including the episode transcript (available exclusively to Huberman Lab Premium members), please visit hubermanlab.com.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Mark Zuckerberg & Dr. Priscilla Chan
(00:02:15) Sponsors: Eight Sleep & LMNT; The Brain Body Contract
(00:05:35) Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) & Human Disease Research
(00:08:51) Innovation & Discovery, Science & Engineering
(00:12:53) Funding, Building Tools & Imaging
(00:17:57) Healthy vs. Diseased Cells, Human Cell Atlas & AI, Virtual Cells
(00:21:59) Single Cell Methods & Disease; CELLxGENE Tool
(00:28:22) Sponsor: AG1
(00:29:53) AI & Hypothesis Generation; Long-term Projects & Collaboration
(00:35:14) Large Language Models (LLMs), In Silico Experiments
(00:42:11) CZI Biohubs, Chicago, New York
(00:50:52) Universities & Biohubs; Therapeutics & Rare Diseases
(00:57:23) Optimism; Children & Families
(01:06:21) Sponsor: InsideTracker
(01:07:25) Technology & Health, Positive & Negative Interactions
(01:13:17) Algorithms, Clickbait News, Individual Experience
(01:19:17) Parental Controls, Meta Social Media Tools & Tailoring Experience
(01:24:51) Time, Usage & Technology, Parental Tools
(01:28:55) Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality Experiences & Smart Glasses
(01:36:09) Physical Exercise & Virtual Product Development
(01:44:19) Virtual Futures for Creativity & Social Interactions
(01:49:31) Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses: Potential, Privacy & Risks
(02:00:20) Visual System & Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality
(02:06:42) AI Assistants & Creators, Identity Protection
(02:13:26) Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac