Mind & Matter
Episodes
Psychedelics, Functional Neuroimaging & the Human Brain | Joshua Siegel | 188
13 Nov 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Joshua Siegel, MD, PhD is a psychiatrist & systems neuroscience at New York University. He uses functional imaging ...
Synesthesia & Effects of Digital Technology on Brain & Mental Health | Richard Cytowic | 187
10 Nov 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Richard Cytowic is a neurologist, poplar science writer and professor at the George Washington University. Episode sum...
Kidney Biology: Simple Diet & Lifestyle Practices for Kidney Health | Thomas Weimbs | 186
06 Nov 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Thomas Weimbs, PhD is a biologist at UC-Santa Barbara whose lab studies kidney function in health and disease.Episode s...
Self-Experimentation (n=1) in Metabolic Health, Lipid-Energy, Trust in Medical Institutions | Nick Norwitz | 195
31 Oct 2024
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Send us a textFull version available on Substack and YouTube.About the guest: Nick Norwitz, PhD received his PhD in Physiology at Oxford University an...
Sugar & Sweeteners: Are They Really Addictive or Unhealthy? | Nicole Avena | 185
30 Oct 2024
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Send us a textFull version available on Substack and YouTube.About the guest: Nicole Avena, PhD is a neuroscientist at Mount Sinai. She studies the ef...
Endocrine Disruptors & Metabolism: Microplastics, BPA, Estrogen, Insulin, Pancreas & Metabolic Dysfunction | Angel Nadal | 184
27 Oct 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Angel Nadal, PhD is a biologist in Spain whose lab studies endocrine disruptors (e.g. microplastics), hormones (estroge...
Calorie Restriction & Fasting: Aging, Immunity, Health Biomarkers, Stress, Genetics | Gary Churchill | 183
23 Oct 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Gary Churchill, PhD is a statistician & geneticist at the Jackson Research laboratory in Maine. His lab uses a syst...
Neural Basis of Language in the Human Brain | Ev Fedorenko | 182
19 Oct 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Ev Fedorenko is a neuroscientist at MIT. Her lab studies the neural basis of language, speech, and thought in the human...
Neurosurgery, Blood-Brain Barrier, Ultrasound Technology for Brain Diseases & Disorders | Nir Lipsman | 181
15 Oct 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Nir Lipsman, MD, PhD is a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at the University of Toronto.Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Li...
Mother-Infant Bonding, Maternal Care & Breastfeeding, Neural Basis of Hunger & Social Behavior | Marcelo Dietrich | 180
11 Oct 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Marcelo Dietrich, MD, PhD is an associate professor in Comparative Medicine & Neuroscience at Yale University, wher...
Cave Art, Archaeology & the Emergence of Modern Humans | Maxime Aubert | 179
08 Oct 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Maxime Aubert, PhD is a geochemist & archeologist at Griffiths University in Australia. He specializes in the appli...
Ask Me Anything 1 | Nick Jikomes
27 Sep 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Nick Jikomes, PhD is the creator and host of the podcast. You can read more about him here.Episode summary: Nick answer...
Microbiome & Gut-Immune Interactions in Obesity & Metabolic Health | June Round | 178
20 Sep 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: June Round, PhD is a microbiologist whose lab at the University of Utah studies microbiome-host interactions, gut micro...
Neural Basis of Pain, Placebo Effects, Opioid Pain Relief & Addiction | Gregory Scherrer | 177
15 Sep 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Gregory Scherrer, PharmD, PhD is a neuroscientist whose lab at the University of North Carolina studies the neural basi...
Ancestral vs. Modern Human Diets, Seed Oils & Influence of Industry on Food Science | Steven Rofrano | 194
11 Sep 2024
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Send us a textEpisode summary: Nick and Steven discuss ancestral vs. modern foods; seed oils & polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs); inflammation, ...
Bad Science, Nutrition Epidemiology, History of Obesity Research, Diet & Metabolic Health | Gary Taubes | 176
06 Sep 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Gary Taubes is a researcher, science historian, and science journalist. He has written several books, including “Reth...
Aging, Biological Clocks, Proteomics, Longevity & Healthspan | Austin Argentieri | 175
03 Sep 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Austin Argentieri, PhD is a researcher in the Analytic & Translational Genetics Unit at the Massachusetts General H...
Adipose Tissue & Body Fat: Obesity, Insulin, Leptin, Fertility, Weight Loss & GLP-1 Drugs | Sean Hartig | 174
29 Aug 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Sean Hartig, PhD is an associate professor at the Baylor College of Medicine, where is lab studies adipose (fat) tissue...
Psychedelics, Consciousness, Mental Health & the Entropic Brain | Robin Carhart-Harris | 173
24 Aug 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD is a neuroscientist & psychopharmacologist. His lab at the University of California-San F...
Immune System, Gut Microbiome, Vitamin D, Cancer, Innate Immunity, Inflammation & Gut-Immune Interactions | Caetano Reis e Sousa | 172
21 Aug 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Caetano Reis e Sousa, DPhil is an immunologist and Principal Group Leader at the Francis Crick Institute in London. His...
Comparative Brain Evolution: Mammals, Primates & Humans | Robert Barton | 171
18 Aug 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Robert Barton, PhD is an evolutionary anthropologist and Professor at Durham University. He studies the evolution of th...
Sex Differences, Drugs & the Brain: Psychedelics, Psilocybin, Alcohol & Nicotine | Melissa Herman | 170
14 Aug 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Melissa Herman, PhD is a neuroscientist and associate professor at the University of North Carolina. Her lab studies th...
Epigenetics, Chromatin Plasticity & the Neural Basis of Memory | Giulia Santoni | 169
09 Aug 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Giulia Santoni, PhD is a neuroscientist who obtained her PhD at the EPFL in Switzerland, where she studied epigenetic i...
Sleep: Neural Circuits, Orexin/Hypocretin, Hypothalamus, Neuromodulators, Stress & Cortisol, Sleep Drugs & Ultrasound Technology | Luis de Lecea | 168
05 Aug 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Luis de Lecea, PhD is a neurobiologist whose lab at Stanford University studies the neural basis of sleep & wakeful...
Plant Chemistry & the Chemical Basis of Marijuana Aroma | Iain Oswald | 167
26 Jul 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Iain Oswald, PhD is an organic chemist and Director of Research & Development at Abstrax Tech.Episode summary: Nick...
History of Diet & Food, Population Size & Social Stability, Psychological Pandemics, Physical & Mental Health in Civilization Cycles | Rudyard Lynch | 193
19 Jul 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Rudyard Lynch is a history and anthropology scholar and host of the popular YouTube channel, whatifalthist.Episode summ...
Evolution: Natural Selection, Genetic Drift, Origin of Life, Cellular Complexity, Epigenetics | Michael Lynch | 166
14 Jul 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Michael Lynch, PhD is an evolutionary biologist at Arizona State University who studies the origins of genomic and cell...
PUFAs in Brain Health & Disease, Dietary Fats, Brain Lipids, Nutrition | Richard Bazinet | 165
10 Jul 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Richard Bazinet, PhD is neurochemist and nutritional scientist at the University of Toronto. His lab studies brain lipi...
Seed Oils, Chronic Disease, Diet & Religious Cults, Mainstream Medicine vs. Independent Research | Tucker Goodrich | 192
30 Jun 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Tucker Goodrich is an independent researcher and self-described “seed oil zealot” who credits many of his own healt...
Dopamine, Reward, Motivation, Lateral Hypothalamus, Feeding Behavior & Eating Disorders | Melissa Sharpe | 164
26 Jun 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Melissa Sharpe, PhD is a neuroscientist. Her lab at the University of Sydney studies reinforcement and reward learning ...
Anesthesia, Placebo Effects, Consciousness, Subjectivity, MDMA, Ketamine, Opioids, Psychedelics | Boris Heifets | 163
22 Jun 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Boris Heifets, MD, PhD is an anesthesiologist and researcher at Stanford University. His lab studies non-ordinary state...
Drugs, Addiction & Neuroplasticity: Psychedelics, MDMA, Opioids, Cocaine, Amphetamine (Adderall), Nicotine, Marijuana & Alcohol | Robert Malenka | 162
16 Jun 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Robert Malenka, MD, PhD is psychiatrist & neuroscientist. He has spent most of his career at Stanford University, w...
GLP-1, Weight Loss Drugs, Ozempic, Obesity, NMDA Receptors, Metabolism & Brain Health | Christoffer Clemmensen | 161
12 Jun 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Christoffer Clemmensen, PhD is scientist running the Metabolism & Molecular Pharmacology group at the University of...
Diet, Hunting, Culture and Evolution of Paleolithic Humans & Hunter Gatherers | Eugene Morin | 160
01 Jun 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Eugene Morin, PhD is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Trent who studies Paleolithic humans and animals....
Neuroscience of Social Behavior, Pain, Empathy, Emotion, Brain Mechanisms of MDMA | Monique Smith | 159
23 May 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Monique Smith, PhD is an assistant professor of neurobiology at the University of California-San Diego, where her lab s...
Ketosis & Ketogenic Diet: Brain & Mental Health, Metabolism, Diet & Exercise, Cancer, Diabetes | Dominic D'Agostino | M&M 158
16 May 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Dominic D'Agostino, PhD is a researcher and professor at the University of South Florida, where his lab studies me...
Preventative Medicine & Lies Taught in Medical Schools | Robert Lufkin | 157
09 May 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Robert Lufkin, MD is a radiologist and professor at UCLA. His new book is called, "Lies I Taught in Medical School...
Psychology of Stress, Resilience, Emotion & Child Development | Stephen Sideroff | 156
03 May 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Stephen Sideroff, PhD is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UCLA....
Cell Biology of Aging, Mitochondria, Metabolism, Autophagy & Stress | Andrew Dillin | 155
29 Apr 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Andrew Dillin, PhD is Professoer of Molecular & Cell Biology at UC-Berkeley and Howard Hughes Medical Institute inv...
Evolution & Genetics of Human Diet, Disease Risk, Skin Color & Origins of Modern Europeans | Eske Willerslev | 154
24 Apr 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Eske Willerslev, PhD is an evolutionary biologist and Professor of evolution at both the University of Copenhagen and U...
Diet, Nutrition, Metabolic Psychiatry, Brain & Mental Health | Georgia Ede | 153
19 Apr 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Georgia Ede, MD is a psychiatrist and author of, "Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A Powerful Plan to Improve M...
Plant Chemistry, Cannabinoids, Cannabis Terpenes & the Entourage Effect | Ryan Vandrey | 152
12 Apr 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Ryan Vandrey, PhD is a Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, where his lab stu...
Aging, mTOR, Sirtuins, Rapamycin, Metformin, the Truth of Resveratrol & Longevity Supplements, David Sinclair & Anti-Aging Myths | Matt Kaeberlein | 151
07 Apr 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Matt Kaeberlein, PhD is a Professor of at the University of Washington and CEO of OptiSpan. His research focuses on the...
Visual System, Visual Impairments & Cures, Amblyopia, Neuroplasticity, Critical Periods & Metaplasticity, Ketamine & Psychedelics | Mark Bear | 150
03 Apr 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Mark Bear, PhD is a Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, where his lab studies the visual system, neuroplasticity, and the...
DNA & RNA Biology, mRNA Vaccines, Vaccine Contamination & Side Effects, Spike Protein, Ivermectin, Hop Latent Viroid | Kevin McKernan | 149
30 Mar 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Kevin McKernan is the Chief Science Officer at Medicinal genomics and has been working the the biotechnology sector and...
Dietary Protein, Muscle Growth, Resistance Training, Amino Acids, Plant vs. Animal Protein Sources, Anabolic Growth | Luc van Loon | 148
27 Mar 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Luc van Loon, PhD is a Professor of Physiology of Exercise and Nutrition and Head of the M3-research group at the Depar...
Ketamine: Opioid System, Sex Differences, S- vs. R- Isomers, Depression & Ultrasound Imaging Technology | Tommaso Di Ianni | 147
22 Mar 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Tommaso Di Ianni, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Radiolog...
Photobiology, Sunlight, Firelight, Incandescent Bulbs vs. LEDs, Mitochondria, Melatonin, Sunscreen & the Optics of the Body | Scott Zimmerman | 146
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAbout the guest: Scott Zimmerman is an optical engineer and photobiology expertEpisode summary: Nick and Scott talk about: how light int...
Epigenetics, Hormones, Endocrine Disruptors, Microplastics, Xenoestrogens, Obesity, Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics | Bruce Blumberg | 145
14 Mar 2024
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Send us a textAbout the Guest: Bruce Blumberg, PhD is a Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology at UC-Irvine. HIs lab studies epigenetics, gene ...
Inflammation, Innate Immunity, Allergies & Allergens, Immune System Evolution, Fasting & Metabolism | Clare Bryant | 144
10 Mar 2024
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Send us a textAbout the Guest: Clare Bryant, DVM is a Professor of Innate Immunity at Cambridge University. Her lab studies the innate immune system, ...
Gut-Brain Communication, Vagus Nerve, Fats & Sugars, Food Addiction, Gut Hormones & Weight Loss Drugs | Will de Lartigue | 143
05 Mar 2024
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Send us a textDr. Guillaume (Will) de Lartigue is a neuroscientist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center. His lab studies the neurobiology of eating, i...
Endogenous DMT in the Mammalian Brain | Nicolas Glynos | 142
29 Feb 2024
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Send us a textDr. Nicolas Glynos received his PhD in Molecular & Integrative Physiology from the University of Michigan, where he studied the psyc...
Evolution, Language, Domestication, Symbolic Cognition, AI & Large Language Models | Terrence Deacon | 141
24 Feb 2024
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Send us a textAbout the Guest: Terrence Deacon, PhD is a Professor in the department of Anthropology at UC-Berkeley. He has written many papers and mu...
Obesogens, Oxidative Stress, Sugar, Statins, Diabetes & Causes of Metabolic Dysfunction & Chronic Disease | Robert Lustig | 140
17 Feb 2024
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Send us a textAbout the guest: Robert Lustig, MD is a physician-researcher and expert of metabolic health. He is Professor emeritus of Pediatrics, Div...
Metabolic Switching, Fasting, Ketosis, Neuroplasticity, Diet & Neurodegenerative Disease | Mark Mattson | 139
14 Feb 2024
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Send us a textAbout the Guest: Mark Mattson, PhD is a semi-retired neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins who ran a research lab at the NIH for many years. H...
Evolution & Animal Development: How Nature Builds & Changes Bodies | Sean B. Carroll | 138
09 Feb 2024
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Send us a textSean B. Carroll, PhD is an evolutionary developmental biologist at the University of Maryland, who recently stepped down as VP of Educat...
DMT, Serotonin, Inflammation, Psychedelics, and Past, Present & Future of Psychedelic Medicine | David & Charles Nichols | 137
06 Feb 2024
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Send us a textDr. David Nichols is a retired chemist and father of Dr. Charles Nichols, a researcher studying psychedelics at Louisiana State Universi...
Seed Oils, Omega-6 Fats, Inflammation, Obesity, Diabetes, Chronic Disease & Metabolic Dysfunction | Chris Knobbe | 136
23 Jan 2024
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Send us a textDr. Chris Knobbe is a physician, diet & nutrition researchers, and author of, "The Ancestral Diet Revolution." He discusse...
History of Diet Trends & Medical Advice in the US, Fat & Cholesterol, Seed Oils, Processed Food, Ketogenic Diet, Trust in Public Health Institutions | Orrin Devinsky | 135
10 Jan 2024
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Send us a textDr. Orrin Devinsky is a neurologist and Professor at the New York University School of Medicine. They discuss: dietary consumption trend...
Omega-6-9 Fats, Vegetable & Seed Oils, Sugar, Processed Food, Metabolic Health & Dietary Origins of Chronic Inflammatory Disease | Artemis Simopoulos | 134
03 Jan 2024
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Send us a textDr. Artemis Simopoulos is a physician and researcher specializing in endocrinology, nutrition, and metabolic health. They discuss: tradi...
Infant Microbiome & Breast Milk, Oral Microbiome & Cavities, Gut Health, Fiber, Probiotics, Diet, Sex Hormones, Soy Foods & Estrogens | Carolina Tropini | 133
20 Dec 2023
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Send us a textDr. Carolina Tropini is an assistant professor of Microbiology & Immunology at the University of British Columbia, where her lab stu...
Obesity Epidemic, Metabolism, Saturated Fat vs. PUFAs, Energy Expenditure, Weight Gain & Feeding Behavior | John Speakman | 132
05 Dec 2023
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Send us a textDr. John Speakman is a biologist whose research focuses on energy balance, energy expenditure, genetic and environmental drivers of obes...
Dietary Fat, Cholesterol, Cardiovascular Health & Disease, Carbohydrates, Dietary Guidelines, Food Industry & Diet Research | Ronald Krauss | 131
04 Dec 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Ronald Krauss, a physician and researcher at UCSF who studies the relationship between diet & cardiometabolic heal...
Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Flexibility & Control, Attention, Working Memory, Multitasking & Behavior | Tobias Egner | 130
05 Nov 2023
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Send us a textDr. Tobias Egner is a Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University, where his lab studies cognition, working memory, an...
Biological Sex, Sexual Selection, Sex Behavior, Mating Strategies, Sexual Orientation, Monogamy & Polygyny | David Puts | 129
22 Oct 2023
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Send us a textDr. David Puts is a biological anthropologist at the Penn State University. His research focuses on the evolution and development of hum...
Peripheral Nervous System in Health & Disease, Gut Health & Enteric Nervous System, Exercise & Neuroplasticity | Moses Chao | 128
16 Oct 2023
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Send us a textDr. Moses Chao is a professor at the New York University School of Medicine. His lab studies how the environment, neuronal activity, inf...
Psychedelics, Microdosing Psilocybin, Stress Resilience, Anxiety & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Mikael Palner | 127
11 Oct 2023
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Send us a textMikael Palner, PhD is a neuroscientist at the University of Souther Denmark. His lab studies the neuronal circuits involved in obsessive...
Evolution of Human Behavior, Anatomy & Diet, Homo naledi & the Cave of Bones | John Hawks | 126
28 Aug 2023
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Send us a textDr. John Hawks is a paleoanthropologist and professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They discuss: the evolutio...
Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Microglia, From Being a WWII Orphan to the Nobel Prize | Mario Capecchi | 125
21 Aug 2023
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Send us a textDr. Mario Capecchi is a professor of genetics at the University of Utah & Nobel laureate. He discussed: his latest work in neurobiol...
Hormonal Contraception, Sex Hormones, Menstruation, Pregnancy, Puberty, Estrogens, Androgens, Effects of Birth Control on Cognition | Adriene Beltz | 124
15 Aug 2023
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Send us a textDr. Adriene Beltz is an associated professor of psychology at the University of Michigan who studies the effects of sex hormones & h...
Endocannabinoids, Stress, Exercise, Cortisol, Anxiety, Cannabis & Effects of Marijuana on Brain Development | Matthew Hill | 123
10 Aug 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Matthew Hill, a neuroscientist at the University of Calgary whose lab studies how the endocannabinoid system and canna...
Cellular Aging, Taurine, Nutrition, Senescence, Longevity, Mitochondria, Metabolism | Vijay Yadav | 122
02 Aug 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to molecular physiologist Dr. Vijay Yadav, an assistant professor at Columbia University whose lab studies the molecular &...
Psychedelics, Metaplasticity, Critical Periods, Social Learning, Psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, Ketamine, Ibogaine & Neuroscience | Gül Dölen | 121
19 Jul 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Gül Dölen, MD, PhD, a neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University whose lab studies social behavior, synaptic plasticity,...
Psychedelics, Depression, Psychotherapy, SSRIs, Human Clinical Experience of Psychedelic Medicine | Alan Davis | 120
11 Jul 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Alan Davis, a clinical psychologist and Director of the Center for Psychedelic Drug Research & Education at Ohio S...
Psychedelics, Neuroplasticity, LSD, Psilocybin, Ketamine, MDMA, Latest Psychedelic Science | Bryan Roth | 119
06 Jul 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Bryan Roth, MD, PhD, a Professor of Pharmacology at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Roth has been studying the molec...
Psychedelics, Terence McKenna, Magic Mushrooms, DMT, Carl Jung, Culture | Dennis McKenna | M&M 118
28 Jun 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to ethnopharmacologist Dr. Dennis McKenna, who is the brother of psychonaut Terence McKenna and author of the book, "The...
Psychiatry, Psychedelic Medicine, LSD for Anxiety, MDMA for Autism, Medical Education, Patient Access & Mental Health | Daniel Karlin | 117
09 Jun 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Daniel Karlin, MD, a board-certified physician in psychiatry, addiction medicine & clinical informatics who is the Chi...
The Dirty Truth About Cooking Oils (Avocado, Olive, Vegetable Oil) | Selina Wang | 116
01 Jun 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to chemist & food scientist Dr. Selina Wang about: food quality & purity; cooking oils (avocado, olive, vegetable, et...
Exercise Science, Nutrition, Plant vs. Animal Protein, Muscle Physiology, Sleep, Endurance vs. Resistance Training, Fat, Carbs, Amino Acids | Luc van Loon | 115
25 May 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Luc van Loon, Professor of Exercise Physiology & Nutrition at Maastricht University, about topics in exercise scie...
Marijuana, Plant Chemistry, Terpenes, Volatile Sulfur Compounds, Cannabis Industry, What Pungent Weed Smells Like & Why | Iain Oswald | 114
08 May 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Iain Oswald, who has a PhD in chemistry from the University of Texas-Dallas and is principal scientist Abstrax Tech, a...
Alcohol Toxicity, Vaping vs. Smoking, Tobacco, Nicotine, Marijuana, Cannabis Terpenes, THC, Toxicology| Echo Rufer | 113
02 May 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to board-certified toxicologist Dr. Echo Rufer. The conversation starts with a brief overview of what the science of toxicolo...
The Age of Scientific Wellness: Why the Future of Medicine Is Personalized, Predictive, Data-Rich, and in Your Hands | Nathan Price | 112
13 Apr 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Nathan Price, who is a professor at the Institute of Systems Biology and Chief Science Officer of Thorne HealthTech. T...
Critical Periods, Neuroplasticity, Language, Synesthesia, Childhood Development, AI, DTC Marketing, Customer Segmentation, Orita.ai | Dan Brady | 111
05 Apr 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Daniel Brady, PhD a neuroscientist who studied sensory systems in the developing brain. Dr. Brady is also the co-founder a...
Neurogenesis, Stem Cells, Neuroplasticity, Aging, Exercise, Fasting & PTSD | Rusty Gage | 110
20 Mar 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Rusty Gage, a neurobiologist at the Salk Institute whose lab studies how genes & environment interact to influence...
Cannabis Lab Testing, THC, CBD, Cannabinoids, Terpenes, Pesticides, Heavy Metals, Consumer Safety, Marijuana Industry | Nick Mosley | 109
17 Mar 2023
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Send us a textNick talks with Nick Mosley, who is CEO of a cannabis testing lab called Confidence Analytics, which conducts analytical testing for leg...
Mind & Matter Podcast | Nick Jikomes, PhD | Neuroscience, Psychedelics, Psychology, Psychology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Evolution, Metabolism, Nutrition, Biotech
14 Mar 2023
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Send us a textWhat is Mind & Matter?Whether food, drugs or ideas, what you consume influences who you become. Learn directly from the best scienti...
Biology of Monogamy, Sexual & Parental Behavior, Social Attachment, Oxytocin, Sex Hormones, Childhood Psychosis, Menopause & Brain Development | Devanand Manoli | 108
08 Mar 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to psychiatrist & neuroscientist Devanand Manoli, MD, PhD, whose lab at UCSF studies the neural basis of social behavior ...
Evolution of Complex Behavior, Perception, Cognition, Consciousness & the Brain | Paul Cisek | 107
27 Feb 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Paul Cisek, a neuroscientist at the University of Montreal who studies sensorimotor control & decision making in p...
Dietary Nutrients, Taste, Whole vs. Processed Food, Obesity, Biology of Feeding Behavior | Stephen Simpson & David Raubenheimer | 106
20 Feb 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Stephen Simpson & Dr. David Raubenheimer, both professors at the University of Sydney who have been research colla...
Metabolism, Obesity & Psychedelics for Metabolic Disease | Christoffer Clemmensen | 105
07 Feb 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Christoffer Clemmensen, who runs the Metabolism & Molecular Pharmacology group at the University of Copenhagen in ...
Benefits & Risks of UV Radiation & Sunlight, Skin Health, Vitamin D, Nitric Oxide, Evolution of Skin Color | Richard Weller | 104
23 Jan 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to academic dermatologist Dr. Richard Weller about: skin health; benefits & risks of sunlight & UV radiation exposure...
Microbiome, Exercise, Diet, Metabolism, Circadian Rhythms, Endocannabinoids & Health | Christoph Thaiss | 103
17 Jan 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to biologist Dr. Christoph Thaiss, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. His lab studies how the body detects & ...
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Serotonin Receptors, Tryptamines & Psychedelics | Ryan Gumpper | 102
12 Jan 2023
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Send us a textNick talks to biochemist & biophysicist Dr Ryan Gumpper, a postdoc in Dr. Bryan Roth's lab at the University of North Carolina....
Consciousness, Anesthesia, Coma, Vegetative States, Sleep Pills (Ambien), Ketamine, AI & ChatGPT | Alex Proekt | 101
26 Dec 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to anesthesiologist & neuroscientist Dr. Alex Proekt, who runs a lab at the University of Pennsylvania, about altered sta...
Infectious Disease, Epidemiology, Pandemics, Health Policy, Big Science, Politicization of Science | Jay Bhattacharya | 100
19 Dec 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, who is a professor of medicine & economics at Stanford University. They discuss various asp...
Developmental Neurobiology, Brain Organoids, Human-Animal Transplantation, Reverse Engineering the Human Brain | Sergiu Pasca | 99
15 Dec 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Sergiu Pasca, a developmental neuroscientist and professor at Stanford University. They discuss topics related to huma...
Neural Computation, Artificial Intelligence, Neuromodulators, Serotonin, Psychedelics, Subjective Experience | Zach Mainen | 98
28 Nov 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to computational neuroscientist Dr. Zach Mainen, a neuroscientist and director of the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme at ...
How Did the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Originate? | Alex Washburne | 97
21 Nov 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to mathematical biologist Dr. Alex Washburne about the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.*Not medical advice.Support the showAf...
MDMA, Microdosing LSD, THC & Memory, Human Psychopharmacology | Harriet de Wit | 96
15 Nov 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to experimental psychologist Dr. Harriet de Wit, a professor at the University of Chicago whose lab studies the behavioral ef...
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Send us a textNick talks to biological anthropologist & neuroscientist Dr. Terrence Deacon, who is a professor of biological anthropologist at UC-...