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What Tim Ferriss Says About Science
22 episodes about science
Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40...
Key Insights on Science
Dr. Christina Maher combines software engineering, finance, and neuroscience backgrounds to develop brain-computer interfaces for enhanced human communication
- Free Will research by Sam Harris and Behave by Robert Sapolsky suggest humans may lack true Free Will due to subconscious brain processes
- Personalized medicine will enable disease prediction and treatment before symptoms appear, addressing individual brain chemistry differences
- Your nervous system chooses your partners before your mind does - chaos can feel like chemistry
- The Citrini article caused market panic that reminded Haydek of 1984 - 'just science fiction' creating Orwellian-style fear
- The Hot Hand was released March 10, 2020 — the book party was Tuesday, and 'the world shut down on Wednesday,' making for a uniquely strange launch experience.
- The 'learning budget' strategy involves dedicating 1-10% of monthly income to skill acquisition and business experiments
- Tracy Letts lived through 1976 at age 11, getting a Honda 50 dirt bike for his bicentennial birthday while his parents ran a disastrous grocery store experiment
Episodes
Sami Inkinen of Virta Health — Reversing Type 2 Diabetes, Rowing 2,750 Miles, and Lessons from Fixing Metabolic Health in 100,000+ People
The Most Incredible Transformation I’ve Ever Seen — Jerzy Gregorek on Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Coaching, and the Power of Micro-Progressions
Elad Gil, Consigliere to Empire Builders — How to Spot Billion-Dollar Companies Before Everyone Else, The Misty AI Frontier, How Coke Beat Pepsi, When Consensus Pays, and Much More
4-Hour Workweek Success Story, Brian Dean — From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies
Daredevil Michelle Khare — How to Become a YouTube Superstar, Open Impossible Doors (FBI, Secret Service, etc.), Craft Jedi-Level Cold Emails, and Use Fear-Setting to Change Your Life
Q&A with Tim — The Upcoming AI Tsunami and Building Offline Advantage, Book Recommendations, Spotting Psychedelic Red Flags, Courage as a Learnable Skill, and More
The Random Show, Couch Edition! — Supplements, Hummingbirds, Cock Rings, Optimizing Mitochondria, Breathing and Balance Training, Cool Grip Strength Tools, and More
How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Maria Popova, Morgan Housel, Cal Newport, Craig Mod, and Debbie Millman
Jim Collins — What to Make of a Life and How to Maximize Your Return on Luck
Tish Rabe — 200+ Children's Books, Getting Picked for Dr. Seuss, Lessons from Early Sesame Street, How to Write 300+ Songs, and More
Dr. Tommy Wood — How to Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia
From Stress to Stillness — Guided Meditation with Zen Master Henry Shukman
Permission to Do Nothing — Guided Meditation with Zen Master Henry Shukman
How to Use Ketosis for Enhanced Mood, Cognition, and Long-Term Brain Protection — A Practical and Tactical Guide with Dr. Dominic D'Agostino (Plus: Deconstructing Tim’s Latest Keto Experiment)
Be Still — Guided Meditation with Zen Master Henry Shukman
The Story Behind EpiPen, The Rise of Food Allergies, and What Doctors Got Wrong
Bill Gurley — Investing in The AI Era, 10 Days in China, and Important Life Lessons from Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld, MrBeast, and More
Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI — Asking Audacious Questions, Civilizational Technology, and Finding Your North Star ( #839)
The Random Show — The 2–2–2 Rule, The Future of AI, Bioelectric Medicine, Surviving Modern Dating, The Promises of DORAs for Alzheimer’s, and Wisdom from Anthony de Mello
Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D. — Protocols for Fasting, Lowering Dementia Risk, Reversing Heart Aging, & More
Why Luxury Hotels Are Lying To You (Toxic Air) — James Nestor
Dr. Gabor Maté — Trauma, Addiction, Ayahuasca, and More
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