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Bryan Johnson: Kernel Brain-Computer Interfaces | Lex Fridman Podcast #186
Lex Fridman interviews Bryan Johnson, founder of Kernel and previously Braintree, about brain-computer interfaces and Kernel's non-invasive brain monitoring hardware. It covers what the devices can do today and the company's plans.
Why HN readers recommended it
Cited as an accessible overview of Kernel's technology whenever its brain-sensing helmets come up.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Lex Fridman
- Topic
- brain-computer interfaces
- Format
- podcast
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2023
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From the original HN conversations
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