The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

What if getting better sleep has less to do with sleeping longer, and more to do with your daily habits?

Dr. Kristen Holmes is a performance scientist whose work focuses on sleep, recovery, circadian rhythms and the everyday behaviours that influence how well our bodies and minds perform.

In this moment, Dr. Kristen Holmes opens up about her childhood and the catalyst to her passion for health and human potential. She reveals the overlooked habits that can quietly disrupt recovery and answers common questions about sleep disruption. Is one glass of wine really going to impact my sleep? What about caffeine? If I don't have time for 9 hours of sleep every night, can my sleep still be restorative?

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Is the West collapsing, or is the planet? Political commentator Konstantin Kisin and rebel economist Steve Keen go head-to-head on the biggest questions facing the West: immigration, the debt crisis, climate change, Trump, China and the future of AI.

Konstantin Kisin is a satirist, social commentator and author, best known as the co-host of the Triggernometry podcast and the author of ‘An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West’. Born in the Soviet Union and now based in Britain, he has become one of the most prominent voices on free speech, culture and the rise of populism.

Steve Keen is an economist, author and one of the most vocal critics of mainstream economic thinking. A former Professor of Economics, he is the author of several books including ‘Debunking Economics’ and ‘The New Economics: A Manifesto’, and is currently writing his upcoming book ‘How Economists Will Destroy Capitalism’. He is known for his work on private debt, financial crises and the failures of conventional economic models, and for correctly warning of the 2008 financial crash.

They debate:
◼ Why almost everything governments tell you about debt and borrowing could be wrong
◼ Whether a socialist government could actually be good for the economy
◼ Why AI could quietly strip away human free will
◼ Why Konstantin believes mass immigration is pushing the West toward civil unrest
◼ Why Steve thinks climate change, not politics, is the real threat that dwarfs everything else

Chapters

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:05 We're on the Road to Civil Unrest
00:08:04 Where This Leads: Unrest and Violence
00:11:11 I Grew Up in the Soviet Union
00:12:12 Steve Keen: Capitalism Is About to Fail
00:20:49 "We're Not Spending Enough"
00:23:58 Should Britain Drill in the North Sea?
00:28:39 "You Can't Defend Yourself Against This"
00:32:48 The World Government Admission
00:36:55 "Brace for Impact" - Climate Change Is Here
00:40:03 "It's Too Late" - What Breakdown Looks Like
00:45:11 The Trap Trump Walked Into
00:48:49 The Famine He Says Is Coming
00:50:53 How Does Trump Get Out of This?
00:53:35 Does America Need a Socialist President?
00:55:37 Why China Works and the Soviet Union Didn't
01:01:10 "Would You Prefer the Chinese System?" — "Yes"
01:05:09 Will Andy Burnham Change Britain's Trajectory?
01:11:00 Wokeism: A Hierarchy of Oppression
01:13:30 AI, Mass Unemployment and The Hunger Games
01:17:21 Best Case a Pet, Worst Case a Cow
01:20:54 Can You Program Love Into an AI?
01:26:07 Nobody Can Stop It So How Do You Live?

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Professor Brian Greene reveals the biggest questions science still can’t answer, whether we’re living in a simulation, why AI may deserve human rights, and what happens at the end of the universe! 

Professor Brian Greene is a theoretical physicist, mathematician, and Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University, where he also directs the Center for Theoretical Physics. He is a leading researcher in string theory, the co-founder of the World Science Festival, and the bestselling author of several books, including ‘Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe’. 

He explains:
◼ Why most physicists believe time travel into the future is already possible
◼ Why he believes humans don't actually have free will
◼ How string theory could reveal what everything in the universe is really made of
◼ Why the "Pale Blue Dot" changes how you see your own life and problems
◼ Why the search for meaning may matter more than finding the answer itself

Chapters

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:22 The Big Question Science Is Trying to Answer
00:03:49 How String Theory Could Explain Our Universe
00:04:44 How Could We Ever Prove String Theory Is Real?
00:06:17 What Makes the Strings in String Theory Vibrate?
00:07:52 Can String Theory Explain Why We’re Here?
00:09:16 What If We’re Living in a Simulation?
00:11:23 How Can Physics Explain Human Emotions?
00:17:23 Could Humans One Day Manufacture Emotions?
00:18:53 Would Knowing We’re in a Simulation Change Anything?
00:20:24 Could Humans and AI Eventually Merge?
00:20:59 Could Humans Ever Achieve Immortality?
00:24:57 How Knowing We’ll Die Shapes Every Decision We Make
00:26:59 Why Are We Here? The Optimistic and Pessimistic Answers
00:30:24 How Did Gods and Religions First Emerge?
00:33:33 What’s the Most Compelling Case for a God?
00:36:41 How Can We Comprehend Billions of Years?
00:40:12 Does Our Place in the Universe Make Us Insignificant?
00:42:48 How Big Is the Observable Universe, Really?
00:46:59 What Exists Beyond the Observable Universe?
00:47:56 Why Are Humans So Obsessed With Aliens?
00:51:45 Ads
00:54:26 What Is the Meaning of Life?
00:56:26 Is Free Will Actually Real?
01:00:41 What If Consciousness Is the Foundation of Reality?
01:08:05 Are Animals Conscious Like We Are?
01:10:11 What If the Universe Isn’t Infinite?
01:12:12 Could Aliens Have Already Visited Earth?
01:13:03 Could Humans Ever Travel Across the Universe?
01:15:53 How Time Travel Could Actually Be Possible
01:18:55 Who Was the Smartest Person Who Ever Lived?
01:21:26 Could AI Become the Next Einstein or Newton?
01:24:37 Ads
01:28:20 How AI Could Accelerate Science—and Even Tackle Mortality
01:29:48 Could AI Evolve Faster Than Humans Ever Could?
01:32:47 Could AI Become an Existential Threat to Humanity?
01:40:51 Can AI Ever See the World the Way Humans Do?
01:45:01 What Happens to Humanity in an Age of Abundance?
01:47:39 Could AI Ever Become Truly Conscious?
01:50:29 Why Go Vegan? The Case for Rethinking What We Eat
01:53:56 What Happens at the End of Time?
01:56:38 What Could Matter More Than What You Value Most?

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What if fear isn’t something you need to overcome?

Alex Honnold is the legendary professional rock climber behind Free Solo, best known for becoming the first person to free solo Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan without ropes or safety equipment.

In this moment, Alex explains why he still feels fear, and how decades of repeatedly confronting it have changed the way he responds to it. He reveals how to make seemingly impossible challenges feel manageable, and shares a provocative perspective on modern life and what it means to feel free.

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Performance Scientist Dr Andy Galpin reveals the BIGGEST sleep mistakes ruining your health, how to build better energy every day, why your sleep tracker could be making things worse, and whether health optimisation can actually backfire!

Dr. Andy Galpin is a Professor of Kinesiology and Executive Director of the Human Performance Center at Parker University. He has spent over 2 decades working with Olympic gold medallists, world champions, professional athletes, military special forces, and also hosts the Perform with Dr Andy Galpin podcast. 

He explains: 
◼ Why millions unknowingly have a sleep disorder that's silently damaging their health
◼ The morning routine that resets your body clock for better sleep at night
◼ The truth about melatonin, and why most people are taking it the wrong way
◼ The simple sleep tests you can do at home before visiting a specialist
◼ Why waking up exhausted after 8 hours could be a warning sign

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Chapters

00:00:00 Why do you do what you do
00:03:38 What goals bring people to you?
00:07:30 Health anxiety and over-optimising
00:08:33 Sleep disorders are a health crisis
00:10:29 Does sleep apnea disrupt sleep?
00:14:20 Why is sleep apnea so common?
00:15:17 Do I have a sleep issue?
00:18:28 Pros and cons of wearables
00:21:20 What causes a high resting heart rate?
00:21:48 Why is sleep getting worse?
00:22:58 Morning light and light pollution
00:25:16 How much does sound matter?
00:26:51 Best evidence-based sleep supplements
00:29:25 Do you recommend melatonin?
00:34:38 Is there a downside to coffee?
00:36:46 What mattress should I sleep on?
00:37:49 The real issue with screen time
00:47:08 Sleeping when you share a bed
00:48:48 Sleeping in new environments
00:49:34 Optimal temperature for sleep
00:55:34 Ads
00:57:32 Energy management for high performers
01:02:35 Steve's cholesterol results
01:07:06 Why healthy people can have an enlarged heart
01:10:20 Lowering cholesterol with lifestyle and medicine
01:13:55 Low vitamin D
01:16:42 Omega 3 and mercury levels
01:17:32 Exercise and the SAID principle
01:23:17 Use it or lose it with age
01:27:51 Ads
01:28:53 Is grip strength linked to mortality?
01:33:53 How to build muscle power
01:36:26 Does more exercise equal better?
01:40:59 What supplements do you take?
01:42:56 The best way to lose weight
01:50:25 Exercise and weight loss myths
01:52:32 The 54321 method for fat loss
01:54:08 Why am I not progressing?
01:55:50 Can AI create a workout plan?
02:00:06 What motivates people to change?
02:06:26 Are my goals bad?
02:08:43 What is worth doing if you might fail?

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