Ready to begin or deepen your meditation practice? Join Dan Harris and world-class meditation teachers on the 10% with Dan Harris app here: https://app.danharris.com/membership The Silicon Valley longevity industry has gotten so insufferable that even Kara Swisher — who has been covering tech since approximately the Pleistocene — finally cracked and made a whole CNN docuseries to roast it. The result is one of the most useful, funny, and surprisingly profound takes on living and dying we've had on the show. Kara Swisher is one of the most respected tech journalists alive, co-host of the Pivot podcast with Scott Galloway, host of On with Kara Swisher, and now the star and host of the new CNN documentary Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever. She lost her father at five. She had her own stroke in her late 40s. Both shape how she thinks about all of this. In this episode: – The death that shaped Kara's life — and the one that almost ended it (the Oscar Mayer bologna song aphasia mid-stroke is worth the price of admission) – Bryan Johnson and "the Patrick Bateman killer look" – Why body hacking is essentially a male eating disorder dressed up as science – The Silicon Valley longevity tour — Larry Page's pollution monitor, Soylent, Elon's "meat sacks" – Kara's bullshit list: peptides, NAD, red light, hyperbaric chambers, electric vests, sound pods – Why "friction is good for you" — and chatbot relationships are not – The single best longevity move (it's not what your supplements rep is selling) – "I can't meditate" — Dan does the reframe (Kara is the third guest in a row to say this) – What Korea is doing that the US is catastrophically not – The real medical breakthroughs that are getting underfunded: mRNA cancer vaccines, stroke-eating nanobots, AI exoskeletons – Contemplating death — WeCroak, Steve Jobs, and the Bhutanese saying about thinking about death five times a day Subscribe to watch more 10% Happier videos: https://www.youtube.com/tenpercenthappier Follow Dan Harris on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/danharris/ https://www.tiktok.com/@danbharris https://www.facebook.com/DanHarrisABC https://twitter.com/danbharris https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-harris-91ba5716b/ 0:00:00 The deaths that shaped Kara's life — her father, and her own stroke 0:08:00 The Oscar Mayer bologna song mid-stroke in Hong Kong 0:11:00 Bryan Johnson and the "Patrick Bateman killer" look 0:15:00 Peter Attia, Epstein, and body hacking as a male eating disorder 0:19:00 Larry Page's pollution monitor, Elon's "meat sacks" 0:23:00 The bullshit list: peptides, NAD, hyperbaric chambers, electric vests 0:30:00 Why friction is good for you — and chatbots aren't 0:32:00 The #1 longevity move: don't be poor, and have community 0:36:00 "I can't meditate" — Dan does the reframe 0:38:00 VO2 max, running, and Kara's actual meditative state 0:40:00 What Korea is doing that the US is not 0:43:00 The 14-year gap between US healthspan and lifespan 0:45:00 The real breakthroughs: mRNA, stroke nanobots, exoskeletons 0:55:00 Contemplating death — WeCroak, Steve Jobs, Bhutan 0:57:00 Comparing tattoos #10PercentHappier #KaraSwisher #longevity This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep. Eight Sleep's Pod is a smart mattress cover that heats and cools each side of your bed automatically, anywhere from 55 to 110 degrees, and tracks your heart rate, HRV, respiratory rate, and sleep stages — no ring or watch required. Use the code DanHarris at https://www.eightsleep.com/danharris for up to $350 off the Pod 5. This episode is brought to you by Rosetta Stone. Rosetta Stone Sapphire combines Rosetta Stone's trusted immersion method with the latest in language learning to help you go from knowing phrases to speaking confidently about what you actually care about. Get 20% off your Rosetta Stone Sapphire subscription, plus unlimited access to all 25 languages, at https://www.rosettastone.com/happier. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox. ButcherBox delivers premium, responsibly sourced meat right to your door — over 100 protein options, from grass-fed beef to wild-caught seafood, all raised without antibiotics, added hormones, or fillers. New listeners can choose between free ribeye or top sirloins for a year, OR ground beef and bacon for a year, plus $20 off, when you go to https://www.butcherbox.com/happier. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. With over 30,000 therapists, BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform, having served over six million people globally. Therapists work according to a strict code of conduct and are fully licensed in the US. Sign up and get 10% off at https://www.betterhelp.com/happier.