{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"2967: Dr. Mike Israetel on His Dissertation Controversy \u2014 Here Is What Actually Happened","description":"My Maps Program: https:\/\/mymapsprogram.com $297 for a fully customized MAPS program. Answer 20 questions, get a program built for your specific goals and equipment, plus a 1-on-1 call with a trainer to review it.   Dr. Mike Israetel \u2014 co-founder of RP Strength, sport science PhD and competitive bodybuilder \u2014 joins the guys in person for a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from vanity and body image to AI, GLP-1, UFOs and the future of humanity. Mike shares the thesis of his new book on vanity \u2014 that caring about your appearance is not inherently bad, that most people in gyms are there to look better even if they say otherwise, and that the data on plastic surgery and weight loss shows a small to moderate psychological uplift for most people with significant variation at the extremes. He and the guys debate whether looking better or the process of earning it is what actually improves quality of life. They also dig into the dissertation controversy and how it happened, the toxic cycle of comparing yourself to others online, why building a brand by taking others down is a losing long-term strategy, Mike's AI optimism and why he thinks the early 2030s will see dramatic breakthroughs in disease, age reversal and mental health treatment, a surprisingly nuanced conversation on GLP-1 \u2014 why it works brilliantly when used correctly and terribly when not \u2014 homelessness policy, capitalism vs. socialism, libertarianism and the UFO disclosure question with what decorated fighter pilots have actually reported seeing.   SPONSORS Vuori: https:\/\/vuoriclothing.com\/mindpump 20% off first order, no code needed.   GUEST LINKS Dr. Mike Israetel: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drmikeisraetel RP Strength: https:\/\/www.rpstrength.com Book \u2014 Aesthetic Revolution: available in bookstores and online now   LINKS Mind Pump Store: https:\/\/mindpumpstore.com Maps Fitness Products: https:\/\/mapsfitnessproducts.com Instagram: @mindpumpmedia   0:00 - Intro 1:56 - Dr. Mike is back \u2014 writing a book on vanity, returning to jiu jitsu and recovering from surgery 3:52 - Why vanity is not as bad as people say \u2014 the thesis behind the book 7:21 - What the data actually shows about how looking better affects your quality of life 12:15 - How the process of earning a better physique differs from getting it through surgery 17:43 - Vanity goes bad when you play the comparison game or chase perfectionism 23:38 - The dissertation controversy explained \u2014 what actually happened and why 31:31 - Why building a brand by attacking others is a losing long-term strategy 39:03 - Dr. Mike's controversial AI opinions and why he goes on tech podcasts 44:39 - Intelligence is substrate independent \u2014 why machines will surpass humans soon 47:03 - The optimistic AI future \u2014 disease elimination, age reversal and genetic engineering 54:33 - GLP-1 \u2014 why it works brilliantly when used correctly and terribly when not 1:01:35 - Homelessness, capitalism, libertarianism and the hard political questions nobody wants to answer 1:24:12 - UFO disclosure \u2014 what decorated fighter pilots have actually reported seeing ","author_name":"Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth","author_url":"http:\/\/www.mindpumpmedia.com","html":"