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

2025-05-19 · 86 min · 16 entities

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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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices