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Neural Computation, Artificial Intelligence, Neuromodulators, Serotonin, Psychedelics, Subjective Experience | Zach Mainen | 98
Season 2 Episode 98
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Nick talks to computational neuroscientist Dr. Zach Mainen, a neuroscientist and director of the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme at…
3 years, 1 month ago
How Did the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Originate? | Alex Washburne | 97
Season 2 Episode 97
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Nick talks to mathematical biologist Dr. Alex Washburne about the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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3 years, 1 month ago
MDMA, Microdosing LSD, THC & Memory, Human Psychopharmacology | Harriet de Wit | 96
Season 2 Episode 96
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Nick talks to experimental psychologist Dr. Harriet de Wit, a professor at the University of Chicago whose lab studies the behavioral e…
3 years, 1 month ago
Purpose, Value, Evolution, Consciousness, Sentience, Life & Emergence of Mind From Matter | Terrence Deacon | 95
Season 2 Episode 95
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Nick talks to biological anthropologist & neuroscientist Dr. Terrence Deacon, who is a professor of biological anthropologist at UC-Ber…
3 years, 2 months ago
Neuroscience of Pleasure, Reward, Liking vs. Wanting, Motivation, Food vs. Drug Addiction & Emotion | Kent Berridge | 94
Season 2 Episode 94
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Nick talks to neuroscientist Dr. Kent Berridge, a professor of psychology & neuroscience at the University of Michigan. They discuss: t…
3 years, 2 months ago
Marijuana, Cognition, Psychosis, Addiction, Cannabinoids, THC, CBD, THCV | Amir Englund | 93
Season 2 Episode 93
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Nick talks to Dr. Amir Englund, a psychopharmacologist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College, Lon…
3 years, 2 months ago
Diet, Protein, Amino Acids, Fasting, Metabolic Health & Aging | Dudley Lamming | 92
Season 2 Episode 92
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Nick talks to molecular physiologist Dr. Dudley Lamming, a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whose lab studi…
3 years, 2 months ago
Population Genetics, Personal Genomics, History & Human Evolution | Razib Khan | 91
Season 2 Episode 91
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Nick talks to genetics researcher & writer Razib Khan. Razib did graduate work in genetics at the University of California-Davis and re…
3 years, 3 months ago
How Does Ketamine Work & Is It Addictive? | Christian Lüscher | 90
Season 2 Episode 90
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Nick talks to Christian Lüscher, MD, PhD, a neuroscientist at the University of Geneva whose lab studies the cellular mechanisms that u…
3 years, 3 months ago
Neuroscience of Aggression, Sex, Behavior, Hormones, Emotion & Consciousness | David Anderson | 89
Season 2 Episode 89
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Nick talks to neuroscientist Dr. David Anderson, a professor at Caltech whose lab studies the neurobiological basis of animal behavior …
3 years, 3 months ago