Neuroscientist Reveals How You Can Rewire Your Brain Without Surgery
What if suffering isn’t caused by pain, but by broken predictions in your brain?In this episode, neuroscientist Dr. Jay Sanguinetti explains how trauma rewires us, why targeted ultrasound could transform mental health, and what it means to reach “God Mode” as a human.Follow Dilan: www.x.com/dilanFollow Ben: www.x.com/realbentauberAbout Dr. Jay Sanguinetti: https://www.jaysanguinetti.com/⸻Timestamps:00:00 – Welcome + Jay’s bio02:10 – What is “God Mode”?06:00 – Childhood trauma and grief11:20 – Catholic guilt + early death16:00 – Aphantasia + memory blocks21:00 – Parenting + inner child work26:30 – Are parts of us conscious?32:00 – Is consciousness real or illusion?37:00 – From X-Files to neuroscience42:40 – Pain vs. suffering49:30 – Predictive coding explained55:00 – Narrative consciousness + climate grief01:01:30 – Brain surgery + DBS stories01:08:00 – Why ultrasound changes the game01:15:30 – How it works + healing potential01:22:00 – Building mental health tech at scale01:29:10 – Supernormal states + TMS01:34:50 – The next 10–20 years01:39:00 – Final thoughts + wrap-up
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Psychedelics Expert: How to Reprogram Your Brain Faster
In this episode of Almost Got It, we sit down with Dr. Jeehan Chowdhury — physician, Rhodes Scholar, biotech founder, and former CEO of Journey Colab — to unpack the cutting edge science of how to reprogram your brain.Jeehan shares how he went from being bullied as an immigrant kid in Canada to raising millions for a psychedelic biotech startup.He talks openly about shutting it all down, confronting his own victim mindset, and why ibogaine might be the most powerful addiction treatment we've never heard of.From machine learning metaphors to frozen trauma states, this conversation explores what it actually takes to rewire your brain — and why integration, not the trip, is what changes lives.Follow the hosts and guest:Dilan: https://x.com/dilanBen: https://x.com/realbentauberJeehan: https://x.com/jeeshanjourneyTimestamps:00:00 – Ibogaine: The Addiction Cure No One Talks About01:05 – Who Is Jeehan Chowdhury?03:12 – From Rhodes Scholar to Psychedelic Biotech CEO06:40 – Why He Shut Down His Startup09:25 – Victim Mentality & the Cost of Success12:05 – What an Ibogaine Trip Actually Feels Like15:30 – The Life Review Experience Explained18:55 – How Psychedelics Reset the Brain22:10 – Ibogaine’s Miraculous Effect on Opioid Addiction25:00 – Why Integration Is More Important Than the Trip27:45 – The “Critical Period” of Neuroplasticity30:22 – Rewriting Trauma Like a Machine Learning Model33:50 – Why We Repeat Painful Relationships36:10 – The Explore vs Exploit Model of the Mind38:55 – The Real Reason Healing Feels Unsafe42:00 – Brute Force Achievement vs Actual Fulfillment44:20 – How Jeehan Found Psychedelic Therapy46:30 – Therapy, Burning Man, and the Ride Home That Changed Everything49:10 – What Keeps People Stuck — and How to Move Forward
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Heart Transplant Survivor: I Thought It Was a Cough - It Was Heart Failure
n this unforgettable episode of Almost Got It, we sit down with Trent Rankin — a U.S. Army Ranger, Apple engineer, and heart transplant survivor — to uncover the story of how a seemingly harmless cough turned out to be a deadly sign of heart failure.From growing up in Alabama to enduring Ranger School, landing a role at Apple, and then suddenly waking up in the ICU unable to breathe — Trent's journey is one of discipline, denial, and ultimately, survival.He opens up about:• Getting medically discharged from the military• Rebuilding his identity in Silicon Valley• The terrifying moment his lungs filled with fluid• What it’s like to wake up with a new heartThis isn’t just a story about near-death — it’s a story about what comes after.—Follow the hosts and guest:Dilan: https://x.com/dilanBen: https://x.com/realbentauberTrent: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trenton-rankin-445392152/⏱️ Chapters:00:00 – Intro: From Alabama to Apple01:10 – Trent’s Childhood on the Gulf Coast02:35 – Why He Joined the Military04:15 – “I Was Already Disciplined Before the Army”07:00 – Becoming an Extrovert Through Camaraderie09:00 – The Hardest Part of Military Life11:10 – Mental Adaptation vs Physical Limits14:00 – Why He Got Kicked Out of Ranger School15:30 – A Surprise Heart Diagnosis18:00 – Rebuilding His Life After Discharge21:00 – From Denial to Engineering at Apple23:10 – Signs of Heart Failure at Age 2824:30 – ICU Emergency: Lungs Full of Fluid26:15 – The Biology of a Failing Heart29:20 – The Medications That Keep You Alive31:45 – What Hospitalization Does to the Mind34:00 – What He’d Tell His 24-Year-Old Self35:30 – Would He Do It All Again?37:10 – Heart Transplant: Facing Death, Twice40:00 – Recovery and What Surprised Him Most43:00 – The Day His New Heart Arrived45:20 – Living With a Heart That Isn’t Yours48:00 – How Facing Mortality Changed His Philosophy50:40 – The Future of Bioengineering and Transplants52:15 – Final Reflections: Humor, Purpose & Survival
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Former Google Employee Turned Comedian: "Comedy Helped Me Survive Tech Burnout"
In this episode of Almost Got It, we dive deep with Will Rocklin — former Google & YouTube Product Manager turned comedian, screenwriter and still product manager — about the chaos, comedy, and clarity of navigating a midlife career reinvention.Follow the hosts and guest:Dilan: https://x.com/dilanBen: https://x.com/realbentauberWilliam: https://x.com/willrocklinTimestamps:00:00 – Intro: Transhumanism, AI & Comedy Collide01:09 – Who Is Will Rocklin?02:35 – Why Will Left Tech for Comedy05:34 – What “Going All In” Really Feels Like07:15 – The Truth About Art and Authenticity08:46 – Does Will Actually Want to Be a Comedian?10:17 – Comedy as a Healing Tool13:03 – The Universe Has a Sense of Humor16:18 – Relationships: Seriousness vs Play18:49 – The “Finger in the Butt” Rule21:06 – Parenthood & Playfulness24:05 – The Moment That Could’ve Broken Me26:01 – Can You Actually Change a Pattern in the Moment?29:02 – Why Conventional Therapy Might Not Work31:02 – Blame, Bananas, and Emotional Ownership33:00 – Living with Anxiety in a High-Performance World36:20 – Thought Work vs Nervous System Rewiring39:10 – Childhood, Identity, and the Myth of Fulfillment41:10 – Ideal Parent Figure Protocol42:16 – Coaching Mode: How to Rewire Your Brain43:32 – Dario Amodei’s AI Job Loss Prediction46:04 – Mass Panic vs Present Reality49:14 – The Responsibility of Tech Leaders50:56 – Who Do We Trust on AI?
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Tulpas, Starship, and the Death of Faith
This week, we dive into tulpas, AI's emotional future, the Starship launch, and why asking why might be the most radical thing you can do.From ancient Buddhist wisdom to Google’s AI breakthroughs – this one gets deep.Follow Dilan: https://x.com/dilanFollow Ben: https://x.com/realbentauberTimestamps:00:00 – Intro01:30 – What is a tulpa? The strange origin story04:45 – Can an imaginary friend become conscious?08:15 – Multiple personalities & ethical dilemmas12:30 – Google I/O: AI characters fear being turned off16:00 – Prompt theory, memes & simulation jokes18:30 – Grief as consciousness collapse: losing a partner22:40 – Is your partner embedded in your brain?26:00 – Nested minds, IFS, and split identities31:00 – LLMs mirror human brains? The Kim K neuron35:30 – When will AI match human intelligence?40:20 – Why the U.S. is losing the energy race to China44:00 – Nuclear regulation and the profit flywheel47:30 – SpaceX Starship launch: why it matters52:00 – Steve Jobs and the lost art of asking “why”56:30 – Applying rapid iteration to your relationship1:01:00 – Prenups, MDMA & deep partner conversations1:07:30 – Buddha, first principles & the death of faith1:12:00 – Will AI kill creativity—or reinvent it?
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