Mind & Matter
Episodes
Neuroscience of Pleasure, Reward, Liking vs. Wanting, Motivation, Food vs. Drug Addiction & Emotion | Kent Berridge | 94
31 Oct 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist Dr. Kent Berridge, a professor of psychology & neuroscience at the University of Michigan. They discuss...
Marijuana, Cognition, Psychosis, Addiction, Cannabinoids, THC, CBD, THCV | Amir Englund | 93
24 Oct 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Amir Englund, a psychopharmacologist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's Coll...
Diet, Protein, Amino Acids, Fasting, Metabolic Health & Aging | Dudley Lamming | 92
18 Oct 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to molecular physiologist Dr. Dudley Lamming, a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whose lab studie...
Population Genetics, Personal Genomics, History & Human Evolution | Razib Khan | 91
11 Oct 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to genetics researcher & writer Razib Khan. Razib did graduate work in genetics at the University of California-Davis and...
How Does Ketamine Work & Is It Addictive? | Christian Lüscher | 90
04 Oct 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Christian Lüscher, MD, PhD, a neuroscientist at the University of Geneva whose lab studies the cellular mechanisms that u...
Neuroscience of Aggression, Sex, Behavior, Hormones, Emotion & Consciousness | David Anderson | 89
28 Sep 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist Dr. David Anderson, a professor at Caltech whose lab studies the neurobiological basis of animal behavior a...
Depression, Serotonin, SSRIs, Psychiatry, Mental Health & Social Media | Joanna Moncrieff | 88
21 Sep 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to psychiatrist Dr. Joanna Moncrieff about depression. What causes it? How do SSRIs work? How well do antidepressants work? W...
Sociology, Social Psychology, Homelessness, Drug Addiction, Cultural Capital, Elite Overproduction & Decline of Civilization | Leighton Woodhouse | 87
15 Sep 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to journalist & documentary filmmaker Leighton Woodhouse. They discuss: homelessness & drug addiction; religion &...
Shamanism, Psychedelics, Social Behavior, Religion & Evolution of Human Culture | Michael Winkelman | 86
31 Aug 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to anthropologist Dr. Michael Winkelman, who was a professor at Arizona State University for many years, where he studied top...
Biochemistry of Psilocybin Production, Psychedelic Tryptamines & Magic Mushrooms | Dirk Hoffmeister | 85
25 Aug 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to pharmaceutical microbiologist Dr. Dirk Hoffmeister, who is professor at the Hans Knöll Institute in Germany. Professor Ho...
Climatology, Climate Change, Computer Modeling, Green Energy, Politicization of Science | Judith Curry | 84
18 Aug 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to climatologist Dr. Judith Curry, the former chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute ...
Prescription Drugs, Psychiatric Medicine, Big Pharma & the Medicalization of Everything | David Cohen | 83
11 Aug 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. David Cohen, a professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. His research looks at psychoactive drugs (prescr...
Inflammation, Memory, Epigenetics, Skin Health, Stem Cells, Tissue Repair & Cancer | Shruti Naik | 82
04 Aug 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Shruti Naik, assistant professor of pathology & medicine at the NYU Langone. Her lab studies the interactions betw...
Sex Differences in Brain, Endocannabinoid Biology, Juvenile Play Behavior, Cannabis & Pregnancy | Margaret McCarthy | 81
28 Jul 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist Dr. Margaret McCarthy, whose lab at the University of Maryland studies the origins and mechanisms of sex di...
Origins of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus | Matt Ridley | 80
21 Jul 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to science writer Matt Ridley, who most recently published the book, "Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19"...
Psychedelic Startups, Biotech, Drug Discovery, Psilocybin, DMT, Psychedelics & Society | Sam Banister | 79
14 Jul 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to medicinal chemist Sam Banister, who is co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Psylo, a biotech startup focused on develop...
Nature vs. Nurture, Neurogenetics, Personality, Autism, Schizophrenia, Synesthesia & Free Will | Kevin Mitchell | 78
07 Jul 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist & geneticist Dr. Kevin Mitchell about: 'Nature vs. Nurture,' the genetics of brain developmen...
Addiction, Nicotine, Deep Brain Stimulation, Neurotechnology & Parkinson’s Disease | Michael Fox | 77
30 Jun 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to neurologist & neuroscientist Michael Fox, MD, PhD about his recent work mapping out an "addiction remission netwo...
Metabolism, Fat, Carbs, Protein, Ketogenic Diet, Nutrition, Blood Sugar & Personal Health Monitoring | Dominic D'Agostino | 76
23 Jun 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to physiologist and neuroscientist Dr. Dominic D'Agostino about human metabolism & nutrition; fats, carbohydrates, s...
Ritual Behavior, Habits, Human Culture, Religion, Civilization, Marriage, Death, Music, Burning Man & Community | Dimitris Xygalatas | 75
16 Jun 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to anthropologist Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas, who is an associate professor at the University of Connecticut. His research intere...
Psychoactive Drugs & Memory (Sedatives, Stimulants, Cannabinoids, Psychedelics, MDMA) | Manoj Doss | 74
09 Jun 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to cognitive psychopharmacologist Dr. Manoj Doss about the effects of psychoactive drugs on memory, including sedatives, stim...
Emotion, Cognition, Consciousness, Behavior & Brain Evolution | Joseph LeDoux | 73
02 Jun 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist Dr. Joseph LeDoux, who runs a research lab at New York University. His research focuses on the neurobiology...
Ketogenic Diet, Cancer, Microbiome, Nutrition & the Immune System | Maayan Levy | 72
26 May 2022
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Send us a textDr. Maayan Levy is an assistant professor of microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania, where her lab studies the communication bet...
Chemistry of Magic Mushrooms, DMT Analogues, Entourage Effects in Cannabis & Fungi, Novel Psychedelics, Psychedelic Startups | Andrew Chadeayne | 71
19 May 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to chemist & patent attorney Dr. Andrew Chadeayne, who is the CEO of the psychedelic startup CaaMTech. They discussed: th...
Mitochondria, Aging, Cellular Energy, Metabolism, Gray Hair Reversal & Brain-Body Communication | Martin Picard | 70
12 May 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Martin Picard, a biologist at Columbia University whose lab studies mitochondrial psychobiology, linking together mole...
Cellular Aging, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants, Life Extension & Health Supplements | Leonard Guarente | 69
05 May 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to biologist Dr. Leonard Guarente about the biology of aging, life extension, health supplements, and related topics. Dr. Gua...
Biology of Sex Hormones, Chromosomes, Development & Evolution of Sexual Reproduction | Blanche Capel | 68
28 Apr 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to cell & developmental biologist Dr. Blanche Capel. They discussed the nature of sexual reproduction and sexual dimorphi...
Stress, PTSD, Intergenerational Trauma, Epigenetics & Psychedelic Medicine | Rachel Yehuda | 67
21 Apr 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist & clinical researcher Dr. Rachel Yehuda, who is a professor of psychiatry & neuroscience at the Ica...
Psychology of Human Power, Social Status & Influence | Robert Greene | 66
14 Apr 2022
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Send us a textNick speaks to writer Robert Greene, who is the author of several books exploring different, and sometimes dark, aspects of human psycho...
Consciousness, Perception, Evolution, Spacetime & the Nature of Reality | Donald Hoffman | 65
07 Apr 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to cognitive scientist Dr. Donald Hoffman, who is professor emeritus of cognitive sciences at UC-Irvine and the author of man...
Aging, Metabolism, Calorie Restriction, NAD, Resveratrol, Rapamycin, Sirtuins, Longer Life | Joe Baur | 64
31 Mar 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to biochemist Joe Baur, PhD, whose lab at the University of Pennsylvania studies the molecular mechanisms of aging and metabo...
Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis in Health & Disease | John Cryan | 63
23 Mar 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. John Cryan, a Professor of Anatomy & Neuroscience at University College-Cork in Ireland whose lab studies the micr...
Social Cognition, Oxytocin, MDMA, Critical Periods, Metaplasticity, Autism, Psychedelics & Octopus Neurobiology | Gül Dölen | 62
16 Mar 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Gül Dölen, a professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. Her lab studies the circuit and synaptic mechani...
Public Health, Epidemiology, Pandemics, Immunity, SARS-CoV-2 & COVID-19 Public Policy | Martin Kulldorff | 61
07 Mar 2022
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Send us a textMartin Kulldorff, PhD is an epidemiologist & biostatistician who has been studying infectious diseases for over two decades. He was ...
Consciousness, Dissociation, Metacognition, Idealism, Materialism, Philosophy, Psychedelics, Death & Mind | Bernardo Kastrup | 60
02 Mar 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to computer scientist and philosopher Bernardo Kastrup about various topics related to consciousness and the nature of realit...
CBD (Cannabidiol), Antiviral Drugs, SARS-CoV-2 & Cancer Biology | Marsha Rosner | 59
23 Feb 2022
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to cancer biologist Dr. Marsha Rosner, who is a Professor of Cancer Research at the University of Chicago. Her lab fo...
Genomics, PCR, COVID Testing, mRNA Vaccines, Blockchain Technology, Psilocybin Mushroom & Cannabis Genomes | Kevin McKernan | 58
15 Feb 2022
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Send us a textKevin McKernan is a renowned leader in DNA sequencing technology. He led a research team part of the original Human Genome Project and i...
Sci-Hub, Open Data, Freedom of Information & the Democratization of Science | Alexandra Elbakyan | 57
10 Feb 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Alexandra Elbakyan, the founder of Sci-hub, a shadow library website that provides free access to millions of research pap...
Gut Microbiome, Diet, Inflammation, Probiotics, Skin Care, Acne, Obesity & IBS | Suzanne Devkota | 56
03 Feb 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Suzanne Devkota, a microbiologist whose lab studies the gut microbiome in health and disease.They discuss a variety of...
Diet, Eating Habits, Obesity, Food Addiction, Psychedelics, Nutrition & the Brain | Amy Reichelt | 55
27 Jan 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Amy Reichelt, a neuroscientist and expert on the effects of diet and nutrition on the brain. They discussed how the br...
Dinosaurs, Paleontology, Mass Extinctions, Evolution, Past & Future of Life on Earth | Paul Barrett | 54
20 Jan 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Paul Barrett, a paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London, UK. Paul has spent nearly 30 years as a paleon...
Phytochemistry, Biochemistry, Genomics & Breeding of Commercial Cannabis | Reggie Gaudino | 53
13 Jan 2022
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Reggie Gaudino, a molecular geneticist and expert in the phytochemistry, biochemistry, genomics, and breeding of comme...
Painkillers, Opioids, Heroin, Fentanyl, Oxycodone, NSAIDs, & Neuroscience of Pain | David Roberson | 52
06 Jan 2022
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to Dr. David Roberson, a neuroscientist and co-founder of three ongoing biotech companies: Nocion Therapeutics, Blue ...
Systems Thinking, Organizational Structures, Building Startups, Remote Work & Control vs. Enablement | Alexandros Marinos | 51
30 Dec 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to Alexandros Marinos, PhD, founder & CEO of the edge computing technology startup, Balena. They discuss the internal org...
Medical Glass, Materials Science & the COVID Vaccine Supply Chain | Chris Weikart | 50
23 Dec 2021
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to materials scientist Dr. Chris Weikart, who is currently chief scientist at SiO2, an advanced materials science c...
Does Adolescent Marijuana (Cannabis) Use Cause Psychosis? | Jonathan Schaefer | 49
16 Dec 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Jonathan Schaefer about the link between adolescent cannabis (marijuana) use and psychosis. Jonathan has a PhD in cli...
Autism, the Cerebellum, Learning, Brain Development, Gerrymandering & Using Data Science to Repair Democracy | Sam Wang | 48
09 Dec 2021
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to Sam Wang, PhD professor of neuroscience at Princeton University. Dr. Wong’s lab investigates how brains learn fr...
Metabolism, Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Microbiome, Diet, Aging, Digital Phenotyping & Personalized Medicine | Nathan Price | 47
02 Dec 2021
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to Dr. Nathan Price, who has a Ph.D. in bioengineering and has been faculty at the University of Washington and the I...
Psychedelics, Psychoplastogens, Microdosing, Brain Chemistry, Mental Health, Novel Drugs | David Olson | 46
24 Nov 2021
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to medicinal chemist Dr. David Olson whose lab at the University of California-Davis studies a class of compounds cal...
The Mystery of SARS-CoV-2 & Origins of COVID-19 | Alina Chan | 45
16 Nov 2021
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to genetic engineer Dr. Alina Chan about the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
Consciousness, Perception, Hallucinations, Selfhood, Neuroscience, Psychedelics & "Being You" | Anil Seth | 44
11 Nov 2021
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Send us a textNick talks with Dr. Anil Seth, a neuroscientist and professor of cognitive & computational neuroscience at the University of Sussex....
Sleep, Dreaming, Deep Neural Networks, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Overfitted Brain Hypothesis, Evolution of Fiction & Art | Erik Hoel | 43
04 Nov 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist and writer Dr. Erik Hoel. Erik is a professor of biology at Tufts University. He received his PhD in neuros...
THC, CBD, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, L-Theanine, Opioids, Pregnancy, Brain Development, Addiction, Anxiety & Schizophrenia | Steve Laviolette | 42
27 Oct 2021
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to Dr. Steven Laviolette, a neuroscientist at the University of Western Ontario. They discuss how different types of ...
Cannabinoids, CBD, THCV, CBG, Inflammation, Brain Injury, Diabetes, Gut Health & Academia vs. Industry | Saoirse O'Sullivan | 41
21 Oct 2021
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to Saoirse O'Sullivan, PhD, a physiologist specializing in the physiological effects of cannabinoids. Dr. O&apos...
Drug Addiction, Cocaine, Nicotine, Caffeine, Amphetamines, Opioids, THC & Neuroscience | Christian Luscher | 40
14 Oct 2021
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Send us a textChristian Luscher, MD, PhD is a neuroscientist and neurologist who runs a research lab at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Dr. L...
Origins of COVID-19 & SARS-CoV-2 Virus: Lab Leak or Wildlife Spillover? | Nicholas Wade | 39
30 Sep 2021
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to writer and science journalist Nicholas Wade about the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 pandemic. N...
Human Evolution, Ancient Drug Use, Ritual Burials, Homo Naledi, Origins of Human Mind, Paleoanthropology | Lee Berger | 38
24 Sep 2021
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to paleoanthropologist Dr. Lee Berger about human evolution. Dr. Berger is a professor of anthropology in South Afric...
Brain Development, Neuroplasticity, Learning, Sensory Maps & Simulations | Michael Crair | 37
17 Sep 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to physicist and neuroscientist Dr. Michael Crair. Michael runs a lab at Yale University studying mechanisms of brain develop...
Culture, Consciousness, Diet, Medicine, Sleep, Mating & Dating Behavior, Civilization, Evolution | Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying | 36
09 Sep 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to evolutionary biologists Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying about using evolutionary thinking to understand humanity'...
Psychiatry, Depression, Anxiety, Autism, Dissociation & "Projections: A Story of Human Emotions" | Karl Deisseroth | 35
03 Sep 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to Stanford psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Karl Deisseroth. They discuss a range of topics about the brain, including au...
Social Status, Luxury Beliefs, Social Psychology & Human Social Behavior | Rob Henderson | 34
27 Aug 2021
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Send us a textNick to talks to psychology student Rob Henderson about social status, social signaling, luxury beliefs, and related topics in social ps...
LSD, Mescaline, DMT, MDMA, Medicinal Chemistry & Psychedelic Medicine | David Nichols | 33
19 Aug 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to medicinal chemist Dr. David Nichols, who has spent decades studying the chemistry and pharmacology of psychedelics. Dr. Ni...
SARS-CoV-2 Variants, mRNA Vaccines, Virology, Evolution & Future of COVID-19 | Sarah Otto | 32
11 Aug 2021
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Send us a textNick talks with evolutionary biologist Dr. Sarah Otto about the evolutionary dynamics of SARS-CoV-2, the emergence of new variants, whet...
Cognition, Decision Making, Learning, Schemas & the Brain | Aaron Gruber | 31
06 Aug 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist Dr. Aaron Gruber about topics related to cognition and learning in the brain, including what we know about ...
Psilocybin, Ketamine, Neuroplasticity, Depression & Imaging the Brain | Alex Kwan | 30
16 Jul 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to applied physicist and neuroscientist, Dr. Alex Kwan. His lab studies how neuropsychiatric drugs, such as psilocybin and ke...
Ketamine, SSRIs, Depression, Psychiatric Disorders & the Brain | Lisa Monteggia | 29
09 Jul 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Monteggia about research on psychiatric disorders of the brain. Lisa described how psychiatric dis...
Origins of Life, Alien Biochemistry, Extraterrestrial Biology, Assembly Theory & Consciousness | Lee Cronin | 28
25 Jun 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to chemist Dr. Lee Cronin about life: how it originated on Earth, how we might detect signs of alien life in the universe, wh...
Genomics, CRISPR, Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology Startups, Dyslexia & Narcolepsy | George Church | 27
18 Jun 2021
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Send us a textHarvard-MIT geneticist George Church, PhD talks about advances in genome sequencing and editing technologies, interesting biotech startu...
MDMA (Ecstasy), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychotherapy & MAPS | Berra Yazar-Klosinski | 26
11 Jun 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Berra Yazar-Klosinski, the Chief Science Officer for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS...
Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), Brain Waves & the Psychedelic Experience | Chris Timmermann | 25
04 Jun 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist & psychologist, Dr. Chris Timmermann, a scientist at the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial Co...
Microbiome, Gut Health, Probiotics, Diet & Intermittent Fasting | Emeran Mayer | 24
28 May 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to gastroenterologist and neuroscientist, Dr. Emeran Mayer. Emeran is a distinguished professor at UCLA and an expert in gut ...
Psilocybin Therapy, Alcohol Addiction & Being a Clinical Study Participant | Jon Kostakopoulos | 23
21 May 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to Jon Kostakopoulos, an early participant in an NYU study looking at psilocybin for the treatment of alcoholism. Jon went th...
Machine Learning, Animal Behavior, Artificial Intelligence & Giving Computers a Sense of Smell | Alex Wiltschko | 22
14 May 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist and machine learning engineer, Alex Wiltschko, PhD. Alex is a senior scientist at Google Brain, where he le...
"Life's Edge," Extreme Lifeforms & the Origins of Life | Carl Zimmer | 21
07 May 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to science writer and NYT columnist Carl Zimmer about his new book, "Life's Edge: The Search For What It Means To B...
Language Evolution, Symbolic Cognition, Language Acquisition, Brain Development, Origin of the Human Mind | Terrence Deacon | 20
29 Apr 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to biological anthropologist and cognitive scientist, Terrence Deacon. The conversation focuses on ideas from Terrence's...
CBD (Cannabidiol), Opioids & the Neurobiology of Addiction | Yasmin Hurd | 19
23 Apr 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Yasmin Hurd, a neuroscientist studying medical cannabis, CBD, and opioid addiction. Dr. Hurd is investigating the abil...
Virus Biology, SARS-CoV-2, & Origins of COVID-19 | Alina Chan | 18
16 Apr 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to genetic engineer Alina Chan, PhD. She is working on engineering new forms of gene therapy using viral vectors to target di...
Scientific Publishing, Academic Peer Review & the Business of Science | Michael Eisen | 17
09 Apr 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Michael Eisen, a biologist at UC-Berkeley and editor-in-chief for eLife, a non-profit open access science journal. Thr...
Sleep, Dreaming, Memory & the Brain | Robert Stickgold | 16
02 Apr 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Bob Stickgold, a cognitive neuroscientist and sleep expert. Dr. Stickgold is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medi...
Chemical Analysis of Magic Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest | Michael Beug | Bonus Episode
31 Mar 2021
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Send us a textThis bonus episode is a lecture given by mushroom expert Dr. Michael Beug (probably from the 1980s). Professor Beug describes the result...
Medical Marijuana, Cannabis, Clinical Research & Cannabinoid Therapeutics | Ziva Cooper | 15
26 Mar 2021
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Send us a textDr. Ziva Cooper, Director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, discusses the latest medical cannabis research. She goes into everyt...
Demetrix & Bioengineering Rare Cannabinoids | Jeff Ubersax | 14
20 Mar 2021
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Send us a textNick Jikomes talks to Jeff Ubersax, PhD, CEO of the biotechnology company Demetrix (who supported this episode). Jeff discussed the scie...
Social Networks, Dominance Hierarchies & Animal Behavior | Elizabeth Hobson | 13
12 Mar 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to Elizabeth Hobson, PhD, whose lab studies the evolution of decision-making, social cognition, social networks, and dominanc...
Cities, Companies, Organisms and the Science of Growth & Scale | Geoffrey West | 12
04 Mar 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to theoretical physicist Dr. Geoffrey West about the universal scaling laws that describe how organisms, companies, and citie...
Endocannabinoid System, Stress & PTSD | Matthew Hill | 11
27 Feb 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to Dr. Matthew Hill about the role of the endocannabinoid system in regulating stress and emotional behavior. They also discu...
Human Evolution, Neanderthals, Paleoanthropology, Ancient DNA & Human Diversity | John Hawks | 10
19 Feb 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to paleoanthropologist John Hawks about the story of human evolution.Listen to a more recent conversation with John Hawks.Sup...
Medical Marijuana, Plant Medicine, Cannabis, Cannabinoids, Terpenes & the Entourage Effect | Ethan Russo | 9
15 Feb 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to neurologist and plant medicine expert Dr. Ethan Russo about medical cannabis and related topics, such as cannabinoids (e.g...
Empathy, Addiction, MDMA ("Ecstasy"), Psychedelics & Social Cognition | Katrin Preller | 8
06 Feb 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to neuropsychologist Katrin Preller, PhD about psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin, empathogens like MDMA, and stimulants li...
Psychedelics, Ibogaine, DMT, Ketamine, Hamilton's Pharmacopeia | Hamilton Morris | #6
02 Feb 2021
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Send us a textSupport the showAffiliates: Lumen device to optimize your metabolism for weight loss or athletic performance. Special sale Nov 10 - De...
Salvia divinorum, Dissociation & Psychotherapy | Peter Addy | 7
30 Jan 2021
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Send us a textNick talks to Peter Addy, PhD about the atypical, dissociative psychedelic, salvia. Peter is a psychotherapist and spent several years a...
Cannabis Science, Plant Chemistry & Marijuana Startups | Jon Page | 5
16 Jan 2021
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Send us a textJonathan Page, PhD is a botanist and entrepreneur with deep expertise in Cannabis. Nick and Jon talked about all things Cannabis science...
Drugs, Brain Receptors, Zen Meditation, Nondualism & Psychedelics | Bryan Roth | 4
09 Jan 2021
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Send us a textBryan Roth, MD, PhD discusses his career studying how psychedelics and other psychoactive drugs affect the brain, the massive $27 millio...
Chance, Evolution & the Nature of Innovation | Sean B. Carroll | 3
01 Jan 2021
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Send us a textSean B. Carroll, PhD is an award-winning biologist, author, and filmmaker. Nick and Sean discuss everything from Sean's unique care...
Psilocybin, LSD, Ketamine, DMT Facts & Myths, Inflammation & Novel Psychedelic Medicines | Charles Nichols | 2
25 Dec 2020
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Send us a textDr. Nichols is a professor of pharmacology at Louisiana State University. He has been studying the molecular, genetic, and behavioral ef...
Psychedelics, Civilization, Religion, Ancient History, Plant Medicine & Death | Brian Muraresku | 1
14 Dec 2020
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Send us a textBrian is the author of the New York Times-bestselling book, "The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion With No Name.&...