Sid Desai: How to Use VR, AR, and AI to Improve Your Mental Well-being | Episode 27

In this interview, with Sid Desai, co-founder and CEO of Novobeing (formerly Rocket VR Health), we talk about how technologies like VR, AR, and AI can positively impact our health and well-being. Some of the things we discuss include: - Why does vision (what we see through our eyes) so powerfully impact our mental state? - What are some of the therapeutic and healthcare uses of VR? - How can we use VR to reduce stress, increase relaxation, and feel better? - How does the distance from which we view objects affect our brain? - How does our brain perceive 3D content differently from 2D content? - How does VR help us more accurately tap into our natural evolved ways of living? - How can you redesign your home environment and daily habits for improved mental health? - How do head and body position/movement affect your mental state? - How can VR widen your perception about identity, life, death, and reality? - What is the connection between virtual reality and Buddhism? - How can we use VR to change our perspective and better understand others'? - What is the future of AI and data tracking, and how can it make us healthier and happier? - How can these technologies bring us closer to nature and reality? - What are some ways VR/AR can promote healthy behavior and decision-making? - Why is it important to sometimes do or consume "unhealthy" things? - How can we use technology to increase our focus and productivity? - How is the mechanistic "machine" view of the body and health making us sicker? - What are some other basic (non-tech) ways we can improve our brain health?Resources:EDUCATION - Huberman Lab (podcast; YouTube channel) - The Enlightened Brain by Rick Hanson (audio program) - Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright (book)ENTERTAINMENT - Black Mirror (TV series)- Harvest Moon (video game)- Her (movie) - SimCity (video game)HEALTH CONDITIONS - peripheral neuropathy - phantom limbPEOPLE - Andrew Huberman (neuroscientist; podcaster) - Robert Wright (author; journalist) - V.S. Ramachandran (neuroscientist)TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES- cognitive behavioral therapy - chlorella (algae supplement) - mirror box - omnidirectional treadmills - Whoop (fitness tracker)SPECIAL OFFER *for a limited-time only*: until June 30th, you can get a FREE LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION to Novobeing, by signing up on the website: www.novobeing.com. You can also find it on SideQuest.