# Exercise Neuroscientist: AI is Killing Our Critical Thinking Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068/exercise-neuroscientist-ai-is-killing-our-critical-thinking Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068/exercise-neuroscientist-ai-is-killing-our-critical-thinking.md Podcast: [Growth Minds with Sean Kim](https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068) Published: 2026-02-27T16:04:54+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/growth-minds/episodes/Exercise-Neuroscientist-AI-is-Killing-Our-Critical-Thinking-e3fmuk9 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO6201280151.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068/episodes/exercise-neuroscientist-ai-is-killing-our-critical-thinking Duration seconds: 4114 ## Resource Dr. Wendy Suzuki is an American neuroscientist and a professor at the New York University Center for Neural Science. Her research centers on brain plasticity—the brain’s power to change. Renowned for revealing how memory-critical circuits create and preserve long-term memories, she now investigates how aerobic exercise boosts learning, memory, and higher cognition. She is the author of Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better.In our conversation we discuss: (01:27) Why the Brain Is So Complex (Neuroscience Explained) (01:56) The Most Advanced Part of the Human Brain (02:47) The Prefrontal Cortex: The Brain’s CEO (04:49) Social Media & Shrinking Attention Spans (06:14) Brain Plasticity: How Your Habits Rewire You (09:26) Why Focus Is Becoming Rare (10:16) AI & Critical Thinking: Are We Outsourcing Our Brains? (13:55) Struggle & Learning: How Neurons Grow (14:50) Why Mental Effort Strengthens the Brain (17:57) Cold Plunges, Resilience & the ACC (23:55) How to Improve Memory & Focus Naturally (27:18) Dopamine, Doomscrolling & Social Media Addiction (35:14) Stress, PTSD & How Stress Shrinks the Brain (36:42) Positive Thinking, Gratitude & Brain Health (40:47) Loneliness, Community & Mental Health (44:00) 5 Pillars of Brain Longevity (48:35) Why 8 Hours of Sleep Matters for Brain Health (52:04) Early Signs of Dementia & Memory Loss (55:15) Brain Testing, MRIs & Prevention (59:34) The 6th Brain Health Pillar: Lifelong Learning (1:01:29) AirPods, EMF & Brain Safety (1:03:19) Neuralink & The Future of Brain Implants (1:07:47) Wendy Suzuki’s Work & ResourcesLearn more about Dr. Suzuki here:Website: https://www.wendysuzuki.com/"Healthy Brain Happy Life": https:/… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068/episodes/exercise-neuroscientist-ai-is-killing-our-critical-thinking/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068/exercise-neuroscientist-ai-is-killing-our-critical-thinking.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.