In this conversation with Kayla and Harper, faith and values meet real-world health choices, from navigating modern wellness culture to building relationships that actually last. We share perspectives on logic and belief, the role of Christ-centered principles, and how those foundations shape marriage, trust, and everyday decisions.
Alongside the personal, we dive into the frontier: mitochondria and gene therapies, wearables and data privacy, and the latest AI breakthroughs from image editing to generative 3D worlds. It’s a blend of lived experience, cutting-edge science, and reflections on the kind of life worth aiming for.
We explore:
▪️ Soft wellness vs. “hardcore” biohacking, why basics still matter more than extreme interventions
▪️ Psychedelics: where clinical supervision belongs and where the culture goes wrong
▪️ Cannabis & sleep: how nighttime heart rate and REM/deep sleep can get derailed
▪️ Friendship dynamics: males vs. females
▪️ Dating to marriage: Kayla’s first dating experience
▪️ Mitochondria 101: circadian rhythm, HIIT/mitophagy, food quality and what new interventions could unlock
▪️ Gene therapy & muscle: follistatin, aging, and what appointments of the future might look like
▪️ AI now: Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Image “nano banana”, video models, generative 3D worlds, plus the reality of references, hallucinations, and why NotebookLM is underratedChapters
00:00 – Opening & catching up
03:00 – Travel stories, conferences & mispronouncing cities
05:20 – Soft wellness vs. hardcore biohacking
06:30 – Psychedelics & ketamine in wellness culture
08:10 – Cannabis, sleep quality & brain health
09:30 – Plant medicine, ayahuasca & searching for healing
12:00 – Longevity updates: mitochondria & circadian rhythm
13:40 – Gene therapies, follistatin & muscle growth
15:40 – Future of gene therapies in medicine
16:10 – AI stethoscopes, wearables & health data privacy
18:00 – Oura, Palantir & DoD: separating facts from rumors
21:00 – Male vs. female friendship dynamics
24:00 – Kayla’s dating story & fast engagement with Warren
27:40 – Marriage, faith & Christ-centered relationships
31:20 – Anniversary reflections & healthy lifestyle dates
32:00 – AI breakthroughs: Google Gemini “Nano Banana”
34:00 – Generative 3D worlds & next-level AI models
36:20 – Claude vs. Gemini, references & hallucinations
38:50 – NotebookLM, research tools & Google ecosystem
40:40 – Geoffrey Hinton, maternal instincts in AI & GROK 5
44:30 – GPUs, Nvidia chips & how AI is trained
50:00 – Wrapping up, weekend plans & sourdough bread
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