The Brain Surgeon's Take
Episodes
Laura Grelck - The V Foundation
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded by ESPN and legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano with one goal in mind: to achieve Victory Over Can...
Danny Weitzner - Cybersecurity and Cyberattacks
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Weitzner is Founding Director of the MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative, Principal Research Scientist at CSAIL, and teaches Internet publi...
Dan Lambert - Bring Back the U
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Lambert founded American Top Team in 2001. Their vision was to build a world class training facility where MMA fighters could get all of their tra...
Robert D. Cabana - The Future of Space Exploration
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cabana graduated from the US Naval Academy with a degree in mathematics. He was commissioned a second lieutenant and served as an A-6 bombardier. Caba...
Nicole Stott - What is it like to go to Space?
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Stott is a veteran of multiple spaceflights and 104 days living and working in space on both the Space Shuttle and the International Space Stat...
Nicole Lynn - Gender Inequality in Sports
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Lynn is truly a force of nature and trailblazer in every sense of the word. In 2015, she became the first female agent to represent top NFL age...
Michael Buttrick - United States Military Special Forces
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Buttrick is a member of the US Army 3rd Special Forces Group and Senior Special Forces Medical Sergeant. He is actively engaged in planning an...
Kellon Akeem - The Black Lives Matter Movement
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kellon Akeem has blazed his own trail within the entertainment industry. Mr Akeem has a keen ability to enterprise and bring ideas from conception to ...
Jeremy Schaap - The Importance of Sports in American Society
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of ESPN’s most respected and longest-tenured personalities, Jeremy Schaap has been with the network since 1994. He is a regular contributor to N...
Mike Hayes - A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Hayes is the former Commanding Officer of SEAL Team TWO, leading a two thousand–person Special Operations Task Force in Southeastern Afghanista...
Scott Galloway - Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Galloway is a Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business where he teaches Brand Strategy and Digital Marketing to second-year MBA st...
Scott Becker - AVOIDING THE NEXT DR. DEATH: Implementing Quality Metrics in Medicine
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Becker previously served on the McGuireWoods LLP Board of Partners and served for nearly 15 years as chairman of the firm’s national Healthcar...
Mecole Hardman - The 2021 NFL Season
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a reason why Mecole Hardman’s nickname is ‘The Jet’; blink once and you’ll miss him, blink twice and he’ll be celebrating in the e...
Mabel Valdivia - Saving Haiti: Empowering the Poor Across Haiti
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mabel Valdivia is Executive Director at Fonkoze USA, the entity that oversees fund development and donor education for the broader Fonkoze family. A d...
Chip Lamarca - PAY FOR PLAY: The NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness Policy
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chip LaMarca serves the coastal communities in the Florida State House of Representatives representing District 93. He has earned a reputation for bei...
Jaclyn Sklaver - NUTRITION and DIETS: What’s Real and What’s Fake.
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jaclyn is a concierge sports nutritionist who works with the active population through professional athletes to optimize performance, body composition...
Julio Morales - THE ULTIMATE WORKOUT: How to Maximize Your Training
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julio Morales is a nationally recognized personal trainer and founder of Strength Nation Miami. Through years of experience and various high caliber c...
Daniella Cava Levine - Combating Gun Violence in Miami Dade: Operation Summer Heat
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County’s first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. She enters the Mayor's office following a nearly ...
Desert Horse Grant - Innovation in Medicine
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Desert Horse-Grant is a world leader in facilitating the translation of discoveries from the lab to the clinical environment, being recently named by ...
Dr. Phyllis Zee - Why We Sleep
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Zee oversees an interdisciplinary program in sleep and circadian rhythm research, with findings that have paved the way for innovative approaches ...
Dr. Stephen Nimer - The Future of Cancer Care
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nimer is the Director of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami, Florida. He is also a world renowned hematologist...
Dr. Dana Born - The Art of Leadership
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Born is a retired Brigadier General with 30 years of service in the United States Air Force. Prior to coming to Harvard she served two terms as th...
Dr. Robert Spetzler - The Business of Brain Tumors: A Legend’s Perspective
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Spetzler, MD, is a world-renowned neurosurgeon who is a pioneer and legend in the field. He has been honored by professional societies, includi...
Manuela Testolini - In a Perfect World Foundation
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Manuela Testolini has a deep, impact-driven history in the philanthropic space. Manuela believes that kids have the power to change the world, and cre...
Steve Stowe - The Miami HEAT Charitable Fund
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Entering his 20th season with the Miami HEAT, and third as Vice President/Executive Director of the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund, Steve Stowe oversees t...
Sal Pace - Legalization of Marijuana: Facts and Fiction
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sal Pace is Chairman of the Board for the National Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) — the nation’s largest cannabis policy reform organization. Sal ...
David S. Nolan - Climate Change and Global Warming
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David Nolan is Chair and Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the Uni...
Ted Miguel - Post-COVID Global Economic Recovery
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Edward Miguel is the Oxfam Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics and Faculty Director of the Center for Effective Global Action at the Uni...
Manny Diaz - The Return of the "U"
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Manny Diaz is in his 2nd year as Head Football Coach of the Miami Hurricanes. Beforehand he was the team’s defensive coordinator from 2016-2018, whe...
Chef Lorena Garcia - The Glioblastoma Research Organization
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of brain tumor. It is non-genetic, rapidly forming, and the causes of it are unclear. The current treatment o...
Dr. Charles Rice - The Discovery of Hepatitis C Virus
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rice is a virologist who is known for the development of effective treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV). His work to generate a version of HCV t...
Cassie Gaston - Global Warming
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cassandra Gaston is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and At...
Carlos A. Gimenez - The Future of Miami-Dade: 2020 and Beyond
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mayor Gimenez is a Cuban American and former fire fighter. He was chief of the Miami Fire Department before entering politics. Carlos Gimenez has been...
Bryan Norcross - The 2021 Hurricane Season
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan became nationally known as the man who “talked South Florida through” Hurricane Andrew in 1992, which lead to his work on NBC and as the CBS...
Brent Gleeson - EMBRACE THE SUCK: The Navy SEAL way to an Extraordinary Life
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Gleeson is an acclaimed speaker on topics ranging from leadership and building high performance teams to culture, resilience, and organizational...
Sergey Young - The Science and Technology of Growing Young
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sergey Young is a longevity investor and visionary on a mission to extend healthy lifespans of one billion people. To do that, Sergey founded the Long...
Dr. Ben Carson - The Transition from Neurosurgeon to Politician
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A member of the Presidential Cabinet, Dr. Carson first made a name for himself as a pioneer in neurosurgery. He became Director of Pediatric Neurosurg...
Alberto Carvalho - The Reopening of America’s Schools
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alberto Carvalho has been Superintendent of Miami-Dade Public Schools since 2008. As director of the 4th largest school district in the USA, Mr. Carva...
Adie von Gontard - The Business of Sports
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Immersed in sports his entire life as his great grandfather founded Anheuser-Busch and his grandfather owned the St. Louis Cardinals. After graduating...