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Paul Barrett: Dinosaurs, Mass Extinctions, Paleontology, Evolution, Past & Future of Life | #54
About the Guest: Paul Barrett, PhD a paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London, UK. Paul has spent nearly 30 years as a...
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Feb 6, 20221 min read


Reggie Gaudino: Phytochemistry, Biochemistry, Genomics & Breeding of Commercial Cannabis | #53
About the Guest: Reggie Gaudino, PhD is a molecular geneticist and expert in the phytochemistry, biochemistry, genomics, and breeding of...
njikomes
Jan 17, 20221 min read


David Roberson: NSAIDs, Opioids, Oxycodone, Heroin, Fentanyl & the Neuroscience of Pain | Show Notes
About the Guest: David Roberson, PhD is a neuroscientist and co-founder of three ongoing biotech companies: Nocion Therapeutics, Blue...
njikomes
Jan 7, 20221 min read


Alexandros Marinos: Systems Thinking, Organizational Structures, Startups | Show Notes
About the Guest: Alexandros Marinos, PhD is founder & CEO of the edge computing technology startup, Balena. His PhD is in computer...
njikomes
Jan 7, 20221 min read


Chris Weikart: Medical Glass, Materials Science & the COVID Vaccine Supply Chain | Show Notes
About the Guest: Dr. Christopher Weikart has a PhD in chemical engineering and is chief scientist at SiO2, an advanced materials science...
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Dec 27, 20211 min read


Jonathan Schaefer: Does Adolescent Cannabis (Marijuana) Use Cause Psychosis? | Show Notes
About the Guest: Dr. Jonathan Schaefer has a PhD in clinical psychology and he is currently a research psychologist at the University of...
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Dec 27, 20211 min read


Sam Wang: Autism, the Cerebellum, Gerrymandering & Using Data to Repair our Democracy | Show Notes
About the Guest: Dr. Sam Wang is a professor of neuroscience at Princeton University. Dr. Wong’s lab investigates how brains learn from...
njikomes
Dec 9, 20211 min read


Nathan Price: Metabolism, Aging, Microbiome, Blood Sugar, Diet & Personalized Medicine | Show Notes
About the Guest: Dr. Nathan Price has a PhD is in bioengineering and has been faculty at the University of Washington and the Institute...
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Dec 3, 20211 min read


David Olson: Psychedelics, Psychoplastogens, Brain Chemistry, Microdosing & Mental Health
About the Guest: Dr. David Olson is a medicinal chemist whose lab at the University of California-Davis studies a class of compounds...
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Dec 3, 20211 min read


Alina Chan: The Mystery of COVID-19 & the Origins of SARS-CoV-2 | Show Notes
About the Guest: Dr. Alina Chan is a genetic engineer at the Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT. She co-wrote, together with science writer...
njikomes
Dec 3, 20211 min read


Ep #44 Show Notes | Anil Seth: Consciousness, Perception, Hallucinations, Selfhood & Psychedelics
About the Guest: Dr. Anil Seth is a neuroscientist and professor of cognitive & computational neuroscience at the University of Sussex....
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Dec 3, 20211 min read


Show Notes | Erik Hoel: Dreaming, Sleep, Machine Learning, Evolution of Fiction & Art
About the Guest: Dr. Erik Hoel is a professor of biology at Tufts University. He received his PhD in neuroscience from the University of...
njikomes
Dec 1, 20211 min read


Ep #42 Show Notes | Steve Laviolette: THC, CBD, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, L-Theanine, Opioids, Pregnancy
About the Guest: Dr. Steven Laviolette a neuroscientist at the University of Western Ontario. His lab focuses on unraveling the mysteries...
njikomes
Dec 1, 20211 min read


Ep #41 Show Notes | Saoirse O'Sullivan: THC, CBD, Inflammation, Brain Injury, Diabetes, Gut Health
About the Guest: Saoirse O'Sullivan, PhD is a physiologist specializing in the physiological effects of cannabinoids. Dr. O'Sullivan ran...
njikomes
Nov 30, 20211 min read


Ep #40 Show Notes | Christian Luscher: Drug Addiction, Cocaine, Nicotine, Caffeine, THC & Opioids
About the Guest: Christian Luscher, MD, PhD is a neuroscientist and neurologist who runs a research lab at the University of Geneva in...
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Nov 30, 20211 min read


Ep #39 Show Notes | Nicholas Wade: Origin of COVID-19 & SARS-CoV-2 - Lab Leak or Wildlife Spillover?
About the Guest: Nicholas Wade is a science writer and journalist. He has has authored many popular science books and written for the New...
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Nov 30, 20211 min read


Ep #38 Show Notes | Lee Berger: Human Evolution, Homo Naledi, Ancient Drug Use, Ritual Burials
About the Guest: Dr. Lee Berger is a professor of anthropology in South Africa, explorer-in-residence for National Geographic. His team...
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Nov 30, 20211 min read


Ep #37 Show Notes | Michael Crair: Brain Development, Neuroplasticity, Sensory Maps & Simulations
About the Guest: Dr. Michael Crair is a neuroscientist who runs a lab at Yale University studying mechanisms of brain development....
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Nov 30, 20211 min read


Ep #36 Show Notes | Heather Heying & Bret Weinstein: Culture, Food, Medicine, Dating & Evolution
About the Guest: Dr. Heather Heying and Dr. Bret Weinstein are evolutionary biologists, co-hosts of the Darkhorse Podcast, and co-authors...
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Nov 17, 20211 min read


Ep #35 Show Notes | Karl Deisseroth: Psychiatry, Autism, Depression, Anxiety, & "Projections"
About the Guest: Dr. Karl Deisseroth is a professor of psychiatry and bioengineering at Stanford university. He is co-inventor of the...
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Nov 17, 20211 min read
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