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Ketamine, SSRIs, Depression, Psychiatric Disorders & the Brain | Lisa Monteggia | 29
Season 1 Episode 29
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Nick talks to neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Monteggia about research on psychiatric disorders of the brain. Lisa described how psychiatric di…
4 years, 6 months ago
Origins of Life, Alien Biochemistry, Extraterrestrial Biology, Assembly Theory & Consciousness | Lee Cronin | 28
Season 1 Episode 28
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Nick talks to chemist Dr. Lee Cronin about life: how it originated on Earth, how we might detect signs of alien life in the universe, w…
4 years, 6 months ago
Genomics, CRISPR, Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology Startups, Dyslexia & Narcolepsy | George Church | 27
Season 1 Episode 27
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Harvard-MIT geneticist George Church, PhD talks about advances in genome sequencing and editing technologies, interesting biotech start…
4 years, 6 months ago
MDMA (Ecstasy), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychotherapy & MAPS | Berra Yazar-Klosinski | 26
Season 1 Episode 26
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Nick talks to Dr. Berra Yazar-Klosinski, the Chief Science Officer for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS…
4 years, 6 months ago
Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), Brain Waves & the Psychedelic Experience | Chris Timmermann | 25
Season 1 Episode 25
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Nick talks to neuroscientist & psychologist, Dr. Chris Timmermann, a scientist at the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial Colle…
4 years, 7 months ago
Microbiome, Gut Health, Probiotics, Diet & Intermittent Fasting | Emeran Mayer | 24
Season 1 Episode 24
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Nick talks to gastroenterologist and neuroscientist, Dr. Emeran Mayer. Emeran is a distinguished professor at UCLA and an expert in gut…
4 years, 7 months ago
Psilocybin Therapy, Alcohol Addiction & Being a Clinical Study Participant | Jon Kostakopoulos | 23
Season 1 Episode 23
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Nick talks to Jon Kostakopoulos, an early participant in an NYU study looking at psilocybin for the treatment of alcoholism. Jon went t…
4 years, 7 months ago
Machine Learning, Animal Behavior, Artificial Intelligence & Giving Computers a Sense of Smell | Alex Wiltschko | 22
Season 1 Episode 22
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Nick talks to neuroscientist and machine learning engineer, Alex Wiltschko, PhD. Alex is a senior scientist at Google Brain, where he l…
4 years, 7 months ago
"Life's Edge," Extreme Lifeforms & the Origins of Life | Carl Zimmer | 21
Season 1 Episode 21
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Nick talks to science writer and NYT columnist Carl Zimmer about his new book, "Life's Edge: The Search For What It Means To Be Alive."…
4 years, 8 months ago
Language Evolution, Symbolic Cognition, Language Acquisition, Brain Development, Origin of the Human Mind | Terrence Deacon | 20
Season 1 Episode 20
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Nick talks to biological anthropologist and cognitive scientist, Terrence Deacon. The conversation focuses on ideas from Terrence's boo…
4 years, 8 months ago