Aug 25, 2026 · 35 min · 16 segments
Most sleep trackers count hours. Jonathan "JB" Berent set out to measure something else: slow waves, the deep brain activity that actually restores the body overnight. He built NextSense, a pair of…
Jonathan "JB" BerentGuest
Tamara NallHost
What if your earbuds could do more than play music? What if they could actually help you understand your brain? Today, I'm joined by JB Behrendt, CEO of NexSense, a company bringing brain sensing technology and AI into something as familiar and accessible as the ear.

From understanding sleep to unlocking new insights into brain health, NextSense is exploring an entirely new frontier for AI-powered wearables.

In each episode, we will take you behind the scenes with the visionary leaders shaping the future of AI across public and private sectors.

Join us as we explore groundbreaking projects and innovations that are transforming industries and making a real impact on people's lives.

I'm your host, Dr. T, and every week we bring you a new AI tool, our technology, and the founders behind them.

Before I interview our next guest, I wanted to say thank you so very much for tuning in every week, for liking, forwarding, commenting.

number one in technology on apple podcast last year as well as a w3 and a webby award so it's so exciting so thank you thank you thank you it's because of you and it's because of our great guests and today i have someone who is fascinating and who is really really changing the game around ai technology and our health and our sleep so welcome jb barrett the ceo of next sense how are you jb

Who are you as a person? What are you passionate about? And how did you even learn there was a gap that your technology could fill?
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