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Depression, Serotonin, SSRIs, Psychiatry, Mental Health & Social Media | Joanna Moncrieff | 88
Season 2 Episode 88
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Nick talks to psychiatrist Dr. Joanna Moncrieff about depression. What causes it? How do SSRIs work? How well do antidepressants work? …
3 years, 3 months ago
Sociology, Social Psychology, Homelessness, Drug Addiction, Cultural Capital, Elite Overproduction & Decline of Civilization | Leighton Woodhouse | 87
Season 2 Episode 87
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Nick talks to journalist & documentary filmmaker Leighton Woodhouse. They discuss: homelessness & drug addiction; religion & ideology; …
3 years, 3 months ago
Shamanism, Psychedelics, Social Behavior, Religion & Evolution of Human Culture | Michael Winkelman | 86
Season 2 Episode 86
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Nick talks to anthropologist Dr. Michael Winkelman, who was a professor at Arizona State University for many years, where he studied to…
3 years, 4 months ago
Biochemistry of Psilocybin Production, Psychedelic Tryptamines & Magic Mushrooms | Dirk Hoffmeister | 85
Season 2 Episode 85
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Nick talks to pharmaceutical microbiologist Dr. Dirk Hoffmeister, who is professor at the Hans Knöll Institute in Germany. Professor Ho…
3 years, 4 months ago
Climatology, Climate Change, Computer Modeling, Green Energy, Politicization of Science | Judith Curry | 84
Season 2 Episode 84
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Nick talks to climatologist Dr. Judith Curry, the former chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute…
3 years, 4 months ago
Prescription Drugs, Psychiatric Medicine, Big Pharma & the Medicalization of Everything | David Cohen | 83
Season 2 Episode 83
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Nick talks to Dr. David Cohen, a professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. His research looks at psychoactive drugs (presc…
3 years, 5 months ago
Inflammation, Memory, Epigenetics, Skin Health, Stem Cells, Tissue Repair & Cancer | Shruti Naik | 82
Season 2 Episode 82
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Nick talks to Dr. Shruti Naik, assistant professor of pathology & medicine at the NYU Langone. Her lab studies the interactions between…
3 years, 5 months ago
Sex Differences in Brain, Endocannabinoid Biology, Juvenile Play Behavior, Cannabis & Pregnancy | Margaret McCarthy | 81
Season 2 Episode 81
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Nick talks to neuroscientist Dr. Margaret McCarthy, whose lab at the University of Maryland studies the origins and mechanisms of sex d…
3 years, 5 months ago
Origins of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus | Matt Ridley | 80
Season 2 Episode 80
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Nick talks to science writer Matt Ridley, who most recently published the book, "Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19" together…
3 years, 5 months ago
Psychedelic Startups, Biotech, Drug Discovery, Psilocybin, DMT, Psychedelics & Society | Sam Banister | 79
Season 2 Episode 79
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Nick talks to medicinal chemist Sam Banister, who is co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Psylo, a biotech startup focused on develo…
3 years, 5 months ago