Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

David Sussillo (on foster care and neuroscience)

March 25, 2026·1h 52m·6-min readconversationalcomedy
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David Sussillo, a neuroscientist and former Google Brain researcher, shares his harrowing journey from childhood poverty and neglect to academic and technological triumph, framed by a memoir that blends personal trauma with computational insight.


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David Sussillo

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

David SussilloDax

Books

Emergenceby David Sussillo

Companies

Google BrainMeta

Research & Papers

Restricted Boltzmann Machine

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningMental HealthNeuroscienceParentingPersonal Finance

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