Dharma Lab
Episodes
DL Ep. 18: The Neuroscience of Giving
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Dharma Lab, we explore the neuroscience and contemplative practice of what it means to truly give.Recorded in the middle of the hol...
DL Ep. 17: Trauma, Memory, and the Brain's Capacity to Change
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REMINDER: Live Q&A with Richie and Cort TODAY at 7pm ET on Substack.Why do certain memories feel like they still live in our bodies years after they ...
DL Ep. 16: Mingyur Rinpoche - Meditation is Easier Than You Think
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mingyur Rinpoche has spent his life immersed in meditation practice — beginning a three-year retreat at 13, and eventually logging more than 50,000 ...
DL Ep. 15: The False Promise of Desire - Our Addiction to a More Ideal Future
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We spend so much of life chasing the next moment… and missing the one we’re in.This week on Dharma Lab, we dig into the neuroscience of wanting vs...
DL Ep. 14: The Neuroscience of Service
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Dharma Lab conversation, we’ll dive into the science and contemplative wisdom behind generosity, purpose, and everyday altruism.How...
DL Ep. 13: The Neuroscience of Being - Turning Anxiety into Insight
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to simply be?In this episode of Dharma Lab, we explore the neuroscience and contemplative practice of being — that effortless, nat...
Recording of AMA#3 with Dr. Richie Davidson & Dr. Cortland Dahl
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dharmalabco.substack.comThank you to those who tuned into our 3rd live video with Dr. Ri...
DL Ep.12: Dosage of Meditation
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Highlights:1. Small doses make a difference. Even a few mindful minutes a day can reshape the brain. Recent MRI research shows that short, con...
DL Ep.11: Meditation Apps - The Impacts on Brain Health to Gut Health
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Dharma Lab, we sit down with our friend and colleague Dr. Simon Goldberg, one of the world’s leading researchers on meditation ap...
AMA Recording #1: Guided Practices & Q&A
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dharmalabco.substack.comWe’re so grateful to everyone who joined us for our very first...
DL Ep. 10: Loneliness as Deadly as Smoking 15 Cigarettes a Day
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Dharma Lab, Richie Davidson and Cortland Dahl dive into one of the most startling findings in modern science: that loneliness and s...
DL Ep.9: Overthinking and Rumination (Part 2)
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Dharma Lab episode, we pick up where we left off—moving from why our minds get so restless to what we can actually do about it, exploring th...
DL Ep.8: Overthinking and Rumination (Part 1)
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast, Cort and Richie explore why the mind so often gets stuck in rumination, how our evolutionary wiring and contrast-detecting b...
DL Ep.7: The Science of Micro Practices
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the questions we hear most often is: how much practice do I really need to do? Do the benefits of meditation only come after logging hours on t...
DL Ep.6: The Science of Uncertainty
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast, Cort and Richie discuss how fear shrinks our perception, but harnessing awareness widens the lens again. See chapter list b...
DL Ep.5: Meditation Is Not What You Think
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richie and Cort discuss how small shifts in perspective lead to lasting changes in the brain and experience This is a public episode. If you'd like to...
DL Ep.4: The Science of Discomfort
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Notes from Dharma Lab* Please see written primer below on The Science of Discomfort (released Tuesday 8/26)Ep.4 Chapter List:0:00 Stories of Discomfor...
DL Ep.3: Beyond Burnout - Research Discussion
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dear Dharma Lab readers,Join Richie and Cort in Dharma Lab Episode 3 in a wide ranging research discussion on the findings from the JAMA article annou...
DL Ep.2: Your Brain on AI
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on Episode #2 on Youtube, Spotify, Apple:YoutubeSpotifyApple PodcastsEpisode 2 Chapter List:0:00 Intro0:32 Episode Overview by Cort2:35 “This...
DL Ep.1: The Most Important Thing
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richie and Cort discuss The Most Important Thing in Episode #1 of Dharma Lab. 02:22 – "My religion is Kindness" 05:25 – Kindness is the most imp...