The Giants Shoulder
Episodes
#25 Evolution Expert: Meet the Scientist Running a 50,000 Generation Evolution Experiment!
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Will Ratcliff is an evolutionary biologist, professor, and researcher pioneering groundbreaking experiments in evolutionary biology and synthetic ...
#24 No. 1 Psychiatrist: Everything you NEED TO KNOW about the Molecule Controlling your Life! Dr Daniel Lieberman
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman is a clinical professor of psychiatry and author of *The Molecule of More*, one of the most influential neuroscience books of ...
Giant Moment #3 Are Psychedelics the Answer to the Mental Health Crisis? - Dr Christof Koch
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Giant Moment taken from Dr Christof Koch - Consciousness, Psychedelics and Mental Health Giants Shoulder 3
Giant Moment #2 Dr Kevin Mitchell Debunks the BIGGEST Brain Myths
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Mitchell is an associate professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. His research is aimed at understanding the genetic ...
#23 Sleep Expert Reveals SHOCKING Stories: Murder, Motorcycles, and Midnight Madness | Dr Guy Leschziner
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get the Comfiest Sleep Mask on the Planet at https://bit.ly/4ilzfBL (use Code GIANTSMANTA10)Dr. Guy Leschziner is a neurologist, world-renowned sleep ...
#22 Social Neuroscientist: "What Everyone Gets Wrong about Dopamine & Serotonin"
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Taylor Guthrie is a social neuroscientist, researcher, and one of the leading experts in how our sense of self emerges from our relationships, our ...
#21 No 1 Gut & Poo Expert Reveals the Hidden Mental Health Triggers in Your Microbiome | Dr Will Bulsiewicz
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Will Bulsiewicz is a board-certified gastroenterologist, bestselling author, and a leading expert on the microbiome.Understanding your gut is a li...
Giant Moment #1 The Most DISTURBING Psychological Case in a 50 Year Career
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This first giant moment is from episode #20 with inner experience expert Dr Russell Hurlburt. In this clip Dr Hurlburt talks about the clinical case t...
#20 No 1 Inner Experience Expert - Inner Monologue, Aphantasia and How Your Mind Lies to You
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Russell Hurlburt is a psychologist, researcher, and one of the leading experts in the study of inner experience.We all assume we know what’s happ...
#19 Dr William Li - Dementia & Cancer May Start in the Blood Vessels
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr William Li is a medical doctor, internet personality with over a million combined followers and author of Eat to Beat Disease. His viral Ted Talk “...
#18 750 Million Years of Brain Evolution in 2 Hours 3 Minutes - Dr Paul Cisek
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Paul Cisek is a professor of neuroscience at the University of Montreal, and focuses on understanding how the brain controls behaviour. Particular...
#17 Dr Luis Favela - The Mind Is NOT a Computer: Rethinking Consciousness, Perception and Intelligence
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the revolutionary field of ecological psychology with Dr. Luis Favela, author of The Ecological Brain. What if the brain...
#16 The Investigative Journalist Taking on Wim Hof, Andrew Huberman, Peter Attia and David Sinclair
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Carney is a New York Times Best Selling Author, Youtuber and Investigative Journalist. He's risen online from his popular investigations into th...
#15 Clinical Neuropsychologist - Mechanisms of Remembering, Confabulation and the Weirdest Cases of Amnesia
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brian Levine is a senior scientist at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Health Sciences, professor in the Departments of Psychology and Me...
#14 Faceblind Journalist - "How at 38 I Turned my Neurodiversity into my Superpower"
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donate to my Paypal. Thank you so much!https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=L38HCUYY5TDTGSadie Dingfelder, also known online as the Facebli...
#13 Politics & Biology: The Shocking Link Between Brain Differences and Political Ideologies!
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kevin Smith studies the biology and psychology of individual-level differences in political attitudes and behaviour. In this conversation, Dr. Kev...
#12 Dr Tony Zador NeuroAI Expert - “How to Model the Human Brain and Build Brain Based AI”
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tony Zador is a neuroscientist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, known for pioneering work on the connectome and computational neuroscience.In thi...
#11 Brain Decline Expert: “Why Alzheimer’s Research Is Failing and How We Can Win”
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Tara Spires Jones is one of the leading Alzheimers disease researchers in the entire world and is the current president of the British Neuroscience...
#10 Dr Robert Plomin: Controversial Findings in Behavioural Genetics, Parenting, Obesity & Divorce!
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Plomin is a prominent behavioural geneticist known for his pioneering work in the field of psychology and genetics. His research has significan...
#9 Computational Neuroscientist Dr Mark Humphries: Brain Computers, NeuroAI and the Mystery of Dark Neurons
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mark Humphries is a computational neuroscientist, researcher, and author exploring the fascinating world of how our brain cells communicate and ho...
#8 Luke O’ Neill - How COVID Affects the Brain, Master Drug for Inflammation and Pandemic Scandals
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Luke O'Neill is a renowned Irish immunologist whose groundbreaking research and charismatic public engagement have made significant contributions to t...
#7 Autism Expert Dr Laura Andreae - We Don't know what Autism is, Is Social Media Rewiring our Brains and AI Fears
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Laura Andreae is a Developmental Neuroscientist from King’s College London. She has conducted pioneering research into how our synaptic circuits ...
#6 Spatial Neuroscientist Dr Hugo Spiers - The Incredible way our Brain Constructs the World Around Us
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Hugo Spiers is a cognitive Neuroscientist from University College London. He has spent over 25 years studying our spatial navigation system and mem...
#5 Neuroscience Communicator (SenseOfMind) - Tools to build Emotional Resilience and increase Intrinsic Motivation.
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Cooper Sansone otherwise known as SenseofMind on his popular youtube channel is a prolific Neuroscience content creator and communicator. He ru...
#4 Social Neuroscientist Dr Redmond O' Connell - How we make Decisions, Free Will and How Intelligent is AI really?
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Redmond O’ Connell is a cognitive neuroscientist from Trinity College Dublin, the college where I received my degree. He has spent decades studyi...
#3 Dr Christof Koch - Consciousness and Sharing Personal Psychedelic Experiences
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christof Koch is a leading neuroscientist who has dedicated his life to unraveling the secrets of consciousness. As the Chief Scientist of the Min...
#2 Neuroscientist Shane O'Mara - Walking, Creativity and Dopamine
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Shane O' Mara is a Neuroscientist and professor of Experimental Brain Research in Trinity College Dublin. Dr O' Mara's academic research concerns t...
#1 Neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell - Free Will, Neuroplasticity, Microbiome Misinformation
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Mitchell is an associate professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. His research is aimed at understanding the genetic ...