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So you've proven then that certain words can calm us down.

So you've proven then that certain words can calm us down.

For better or for worse.

For better or for worse.

You really made me think differently about stress as well, generally. Because if I think about my life through the lens of this metabolic budget and stress is a burden to this budget, then if I don't limit my stress, I'm much more likely to go over budget. And if I go over budget, my immune system might be the thing that I cut the costs of or something else.

You really made me think differently about stress as well, generally. Because if I think about my life through the lens of this metabolic budget and stress is a burden to this budget, then if I don't limit my stress, I'm much more likely to go over budget. And if I go over budget, my immune system might be the thing that I cut the costs of or something else.

Chronic stress.

Chronic stress.

With all that you know about the brain, I wondered if it's changed your view at all on... religion and God and spirituality. And if there is a higher power at all, the brain is such a wonderfully complex, beautiful thing. You know, it's the objective observer in 2025 looks at a brain because this is fantastic. Many people then conclude that there must be a creator of that brain.

With all that you know about the brain, I wondered if it's changed your view at all on... religion and God and spirituality. And if there is a higher power at all, the brain is such a wonderfully complex, beautiful thing. You know, it's the objective observer in 2025 looks at a brain because this is fantastic. Many people then conclude that there must be a creator of that brain.

But also we've talked so much today about meaning and the point of it all. So everything you've learned about the brain and neuroscience and psychology, has it made you believe in a God?

But also we've talked so much today about meaning and the point of it all. So everything you've learned about the brain and neuroscience and psychology, has it made you believe in a God?

Has it made you more atheist or agnostic?

Has it made you more atheist or agnostic?

So this is obviously a terrible leap, but do you therefore think that there's no inherent meaning to life outside of, you know, the like reproduction and.

So this is obviously a terrible leap, but do you therefore think that there's no inherent meaning to life outside of, you know, the like reproduction and.

Dr. Lisa is one of the most influential figures in the field of emotion, neuroscience, and the nature of the brain. She's among the top 0.1% cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience.

Dr. Lisa is one of the most influential figures in the field of emotion, neuroscience, and the nature of the brain. She's among the top 0.1% cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience.

We have a closing tradition on this podcast where the last guest leaves a question for the next guest, not knowing who they're leaving it for. Question is... how to live a life without attaining anything. I have some context on this person. They are a black belt Shaolin monk. So they talk a lot about identity.

We have a closing tradition on this podcast where the last guest leaves a question for the next guest, not knowing who they're leaving it for. Question is... how to live a life without attaining anything. I have some context on this person. They are a black belt Shaolin monk. So they talk a lot about identity.