Podcast Episodes

Brain Rejuvenation | Tony Wyss-Coray

Season 1 Episode 8

Hi listeners, we're shifting to a biweekly release schedule after this episode. See you in a couple weeks!
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Most of us probably know someone who dev…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Building a bionic eye | EJ Chichilnisky

Season 1 Episode 7

We take this for granted, but our eyes are amazing.

They're incredible. We process the visual world so automatically and so instantaneously, we forge…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Respect your Biological Clock | Erin Gibson

Season 1 Episode 6

We've probably all heard of circadian rhythms, the idea that our bodies have biological clocks that keep track of the daily cycle, sunrise to sunset.…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Is Addiction a Disease? | Keith Humphreys

Season 1 Episode 5

What makes addiction a disease?

I think we all know at this point that addiction is another major epidemic that is sweeping our country and the world…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Your gut - the second brain? | Julia Kaltschmidt

Season 1 Episode 4

You may have heard the idea that the gut is the second brain, but what does that really mean?

Maybe it has to do with the fact that there are somethi…

3 years, 3 months ago

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The Octopus Brain | Ernie Hwaun & Matt McCoy

Season 1 Episode 3

What can octopus and squid brains teach us about intelligence?

One of the incredible things about octopus's is that not only do they have an advanced …

3 years, 3 months ago

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The Mystery of Migraines | Gabriella Muwanga

Season 1 Episode 2

If you've ever had a migraine, you know that the symptoms — splitting headache, nausea, sensitivity to light — mean you're going to want to spend som…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Psychedelics and Empathy | Rob Malenka

Season 1 Episode 1

Why are psychiatrists taking a fresh look at MDMA? Recently, there's been growing excitement in the scientific community about revisiting the potenti…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Announcing: From Our Neurons to Yours!

Season 1

Announcing:  From our Neurons to Yours, the new podcast from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University.

On this show, we criss-cross …

3 years, 4 months ago

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