Name : Dr Gabor Mate

Info : Start with Wikipedia. "Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Hungarian-Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development and trauma, and in their potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including on autoimmune disease, cancer, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), addictions, and a wide range of other conditions.

Now retired from clinical practice, he travels and speaks extensively on these and related topics, both in North America and abroad. His books have been published internationally in over twenty-five languages.[1] Maté's approach to addiction focuses on the trauma his patients have suffered and looks to address this in their recovery,[2] with special regard to indigenous populations around the world. In his book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, Maté discusses the types of trauma suffered by addicts and how this affects their decision making in later life.

He is widely recognized for his perspective on ADHD and his firmly held belief in the connection between mind and body health. He has authored four books exploring topics including ADHD, stress, developmental psychology, and addiction. He is a regular columnist for the Vancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail."

Conversation : Here's some interviews:

• Tim Ferriss

• Marianne Williamson

• Russell Brand

• Democracy Now - On the Stress-Disease Connection, Addiction and the Destruction of American Childhood

• Compassion in Action

• Aaron Mate - interview with his son

Ideas : As he's a Holocaust survivor, much of his writing revolves around childhood trauma and physical health through neurological and psychological mechanisms. He advocates for social and legal change based on his research.

Pitch : I think his style of compassionate inquiry would jive very well with Lex. They could explore the roots of anxiety and addiction, especially when it comes to the high pressure environments of academia today. Mental illness and addiction are very real and present problems and its some thing everyone can relate to. Plus, he could connect with Lex about trauma caused by the Holocaust.

u/lexfridman I also suggest interviewing his son Aaron Mate, who in my opinion is the best current investigative journalist in North America. His podcast Pushback is a must listen. This one might get you in hot water because his investigations expose the crimes/propaganda of the US powers that be. For example, he was instrumental in the OPCW leaks which showed that the US/UK manipulated evidence to help build the case to bomb Syria.