Brown University
private university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Videos Mentioning Brown University

#41–Jake Kushner, M.D.: How to thrive with T1D and the valuable insights that can benefit anyone
Peter Attia MD
Where Dr. Kushner completed his pediatric residency.

Glenn Loury: Race, Racism, Identity Politics, and Cancel Culture | Lex Fridman Podcast #285
Lex Fridman
Where Glenn Loury is a professor, and where he observes trends in identity politics affecting the academic environment.

Ep. 221: Can Parents Do Deep Work?
Cal Newport
University where Yael Schonbrun is an assistant professor of psychology.

Jimmy Pedro: Judo and the Forging of Champions | Lex Fridman Podcast #236
Lex Fridman
University where Jimmy Pedro's wrestling teammates supported him during his 1996 Atlanta Olympics bronze medal match.

Ep. 219: The Deep Reset And Intentionally Reconfiguring Your Life
Cal Newport
University mentioned as the affiliation of a psychologist expert on work-life balance for parents.

The Best Kept Secret In History?: A Conversation with Brian Muraresku (Episode #346)
Sam Harris
University where Brian Muraresku studied Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit.

E150: Israel/Gaza escalating or not? EU censorship regime, Penn donors revolt, GLP-1 hype cycle
All-In Podcast
Ranked poorly in a FIRE survey on free speech.

Sean Kelly: Existentialism, Nihilism, and the Search for Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #227
Lex Fridman
Sean Kelly's undergraduate institution, where he had a teacher, Jim Anderson, influential in neural networks.

Your Brain's Logic & Function | Dr. David Berson
Andrew Huberman
The academic institution where Dr. David Berson is a professor.

How to Get Started, Doing Things that Don't Scale, and Press (How to Start a Startup 2014: 8)
Y Combinator
University where Walker Williams was a student and experienced a personal pain point related to creating merchandise for a bar, which influenced Teespring's founding.

Maximizing Productivity, Physical & Mental Health with Daily Tools
Andrew Huberman
Academic institution where David Berson's lab conducts research on circadian biology.

Charles Isbell and Michael Littman: Machine Learning and Education | Lex Fridman Podcast #148
Lex Fridman
Michael Littman's current academic institution, contrasted with Georgia Tech's ethos regarding student experience.

Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #144
Lex Fridman
The academic institution where Michael Littman is a computer science professor.

Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses | Lex Fridman Podcast #172
Lex Fridman
Listed as one of the Ivy League schools.

Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance | Lex Fridman Podcast #139
Lex Fridman
The institution where David Berson discovered intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells.

Joe Gebbia Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A university whose students and community attended RISD basketball games, and whose bookstore was the first store Joe Gebbia pitched Crit Buns to.

Rethinking Psychedelics, Octopuses on MDMA, and The Master Key of Metaplasticity | Dr. Gül Dölen
Tim Ferriss
The institution where Dr. Dölen earned her MD PhD.

How Nobel Prize Winners Focus | Cal Newport + Brian Keating
Cal Newport
University from which Brian Keating graduated before starting his postdocs.

Peptide & Hormone Therapies for Health, Performance & Longevity | Dr. Craig Koniver
Andrew Huberman
One of the academic institutions where Dr. Craig Koniver completed his medical training.

Journal Club with Dr. Peter Attia | Effects of Light & Dark on Mental Health & Treatments for Cancer
Andrew Huberman
The institution where David Berson conducted groundbreaking research on retinal ganglion cells.

Krista Tippett Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Krista Tippett's college, which she described as a different planet from her hometown; also where East German stasi kept files on her.

Jimmy Pedro: Judo | Take It Uneasy Podcast
Lex Fridman
University where Jimmy Pedro pursued his education and continued his Judo training.

A.J. Jacobs (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
AJ Jacobs' alma mater, mentioned as a liberal college from which Kevin Roose transferred to Liberty University.

#40–Tom Catena, M.D.: The world’s most important doctor in the war-torn and remote villages of Sudan
Peter Attia MD
The university where Tom Catena pursued his mechanical engineering degree and first considered missionary work.