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Exercise Science, Nutrition, Plant vs. Animal Protein, Muscle Physiology, Sleep, Fat, Carbs, Health
About the Guests: Dr. Luc van Loon is a Professor of Exercise Physiology & Nutrition at Maastricht University. Episode Summary: Nick...
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May 25, 20231 min read
Marijuana, Plant Chemistry, Terpenes, Volatile Sulfur Compounds, Cannabis Industry, Aroma & Smell
About the Guests: Dr. Iain Oswald has a PhD in chemistry from the University of Texas-Dallas and is principal scientist Abstrax Tech, a...
njikomes
May 8, 20231 min read
Alcohol Toxicity, Vaping vs. Smoking, Tobacco, Nicotine, Marijuana, Terpenes, THC, Toxicology
About the Guests: Dr. Echo Rufer is a board-certified toxicologist and Director of Health Sciences at PAX Labs. Episode Summary: Nick...
njikomes
May 2, 20231 min read
The Age of Scientific Wellness: Why the Future of Medicine Is Personalized | Nathan Price | #112
About the Guests: Dr. Nathan Price is a professor at the Institute of Systems Biology and Chief Science Officer of Thorne HealthTech....
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Apr 13, 20231 min read
Critical Periods, Neuroplasticity, Language Acquisition, Synesthesia, Machine Learning, AI, Orita.ai
About the Guests: Dr. Daniel Brady a neuroscientist who studied sensory systems in the developing brain. Dr. Brady is also the co-founder...
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Apr 5, 20231 min read
Neurogenesis, Stem Cells, Neuroplasticity, Aging, Exercise, Fasting & PTSD | Rusty Gage | #110
About the Guests: Dr. Rusty Gage is a neurobiologist at the Salk Institute whose lab studies how genes & environment interact to...
njikomes
Mar 20, 20231 min read
Cannabis Lab Testing, THC, CBD, Cannabinoids, Terpenes, Pesticides, Heavy Metals, Marijuana Industry
About the Guests: Nick Mosley, M.S. is founder & CEO of a cannabis testing lab called Confidence Analytics, which conducts analytical...
njikomes
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Monogamy, Sexual & Parent Behavior, Social Attachment, Oxytocin, Sex Hormones, Childhood Psychosis
About the Guests: Dr. Devanand Manoli is a psychiatrist & neuroscientist whose lab at University of California-San Francisco studies the...
njikomes
Mar 8, 20231 min read
Evolution of Complex Behavior, Perception, Cognition, Consciousness & the Brain | Paul Cisek | #107
About the Guests: Dr. Paul Cisek is a neuroscientist at the University of Montreal who studies sensorimotor control & decision making....
njikomes
Feb 28, 20231 min read
Diet, Macro- & Micronutrients, Taste, Whole vs. Processed Food, Obesity & Weight Loss, Evolution
About the Guests: Dr. Stephen Simpson & Dr. David Raubenheimer are professors at the University of Sydney who have been research...
njikomes
Feb 19, 20231 min read
Metabolism, Obesity & Psychedelics for Metabolic Disease | Christoffer Clemmensen | #105
About the Guest: Dr. Christoffer Clemmensen runs the Metabolism & Molecular Pharmacology group at the University of Copenhagen in...
njikomes
Feb 7, 20231 min read
Benefits & Risks of UV & Sunlight, Skin Health, Vitamin D, Nitric Oxide, Evolution of Skin Color
About the Guest: Dr. Richard Weller is an academic dermatologist at the University of Edinburgh. He treats patients as a dermatologist &...
njikomes
Jan 23, 20231 min read
Microbiome, Exercise, Diet, Metabolism, Circadian Rhythms, Endocannabinoids | Christoph Thaiss
About the Guest: Dr. Christoph Thaiss is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. His lab studies how the body detects & responds...
njikomes
Jan 17, 20231 min read
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Serotonin Receptors, Tryptamines & Psychedelics | Ryan Gumpper
About the Guest: Dr. Ryan Gumpper is a biochemist & biophysicist in Dr. Bryan Roth's lab at the University of North Carolina. Episode...
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Jan 12, 20231 min read
Consciousness, Anesthesia, Coma, Vegetative States, Sleep Pills (Ambien), Ketamine, AI | Alex Proekt
About the Guest: Dr. Alex Proekt is an anesthesiologist and professor of neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. Episode Summary:...
njikomes
Dec 24, 20221 min read
COVID, Epidemiology, Pandemics, Health Policy, Public Trust of Science | Jay Bhattacharya
About the Guest: Dr. Bhattacharya is a professor of medicine & economics at Stanford University. Episode Summary: Nick Jikomes talks to...
njikomes
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Developmental Neurobiology, Brain Organoids, Human-Animal Transplantation,Human Brain | Sergiu Pasca
About the Guest: Dr. Alex Washburne is an entrepreneur and mathematical biologist. He got his doctorate in quantitative & computational...
njikomes
Dec 15, 20221 min read
Neural Computation, Neuromodulators, Serotonin, Psychedelics, Subjective Experience | Zach Mainen
About the Guest: Dr. Zach Mainen is a neuroscientist and director of the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme at the Centre of the Unknown...
njikomes
Nov 28, 20221 min read
How Did the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Originate? | Alex Washburne | #97
About the Guest: Dr. Alex Washburne is an entrepreneur and mathematical biologist. He got his doctorate in quantitative & computational...
njikomes
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Harriet de Wit: MDMA, Microdosing LSD, THC & Memory, Human Psychopharmacology | #96
Nick talks to experimental psychologist Dr. Harriet de Wit, a professor at the University of Chicago whose lab studies the behavioral...
njikomes
Nov 15, 20221 min read
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