Karl Deisseroth is a professor of bioengineering, psychiatry, and behavioral sciences at Stanford University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - BiOptimizers: http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex to get 10% off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Notion: https://notion.com/startups to get up to $1000 off team plan - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off EPISODE LINKS: Karl's Twitter: https://twitter.com/karldeisseroth Karl's Website: https://web.stanford.edu/group/dlab Projections (book): https://amzn.to/3NKmdiJ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:48 - Mental disorders 9:21 - Intelligence 11:59 - James Joyce 20:36 - Writing 24:00 - Projections 27:35 - Translation 30:06 - Poetry 38:49 - Love 44:23 - Psychiatry 47:35 - Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung 56:19 - Data in cells 1:00:23 - Optogenetics 1:15:50 - Neuralink 1:28:39 - Psychedelics 1:35:02 - Depression 1:50:28 - Talk therapy and psychoanalysis 1:54:09 - Good Will Hunting 2:04:44 - Darkest moments 2:06:15 - Suicide 2:23:21 - Autism 2:42:58 - Schizophrenia 2:54:07 - Why we cry 3:01:19 - Consciousness 3:15:50 - Mortality 3:17:30 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman