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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...
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Dec 1, 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 #37 Transcript | Michael Crair: Brain Development, Neuroplasticity, Sensory Maps & Simulations
Full audio-only episode Full video episode Show Notes Full episode transcript below. Beware of typos! Nick Jikomes Professor Michael...
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Nov 30, 202140 min read


Ep #36 Transcript | Heather Heying & Bret Weinstein: Culture, Food, Medicine, Dating & Evolution
Full audio-only episode Full video episode Show Notes Buy "A Hunter Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century" Full episode transcript below....
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Nov 17, 2021103 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 #32 Show Notes | Sarah Otto: SARS-CoV-2 Variants, mRNA Vaccines, Virus Evolution & the Future of
About the Guest: Dr. Sarah Otto is a population geneticist, evolutionary biologist, and professor at the University of British Columbia...
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Nov 17, 20211 min read


Ep #32 Transcript | Sarah Otto: SARS-CoV-2 Variants, mRNA Vaccines, Virus Evolution & the Future of
Full audio-only episode Full video episode Show Notes Full episode transcript (beware of typos!) below: Nick Jikomes Sarah Otto, thank...
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Nov 17, 202138 min read


Ep #28 Transcript | Lee Cronin: Life's Origins, Alien Biochemistry, Discovering Life Beyond Earth
Full audio-only episode Full video episode Show Notes Full episode transcript (beware of typos!) below: Nick Jikomes Professor Lee...
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Nov 16, 202167 min read


Ep #28 Show Notes | Lee Cronin: Life's Origins, Alien Biochemistry, Discovering Life Beyond Earth
About the Guest: Dr. Lee Cronin is a chemist and a professor at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. He research focuses...
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Nov 16, 20211 min read


Ep #27 Show Notes | George Church: Genomics, CRISPR, Synthetic Biology, Biotech Startups, & Dyslexia
About the Guest: Dr. George Church is a geneticist and professor at Harvard & MIT. He has done groundbreaking work in the general areas...
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Nov 16, 20211 min read


Ep #24 Show Notes | Emeran Mayer: Gut Health, Microbiome, Probiotics, Dieting & Fasting
About the Guest: Dr. Emeran Mayer is a gastroenterologist and neuroscientist. Emeran is a distinguished professor at UCLA and an expert...
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Nov 16, 20211 min read


Ep #24 Transcript | Emeran Mayer: Gut Health, Microbiome, Probiotics, Dieting & Fasting
Full audio-only episode Full video episode Show Notes Full episode transcript (beware of typos!) below: Nick Jikomes Professor Emeran...
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Nov 16, 202153 min read


Ep #22 Show Notes | Alex Wiltschko: Machine Learning, Animal Behavior, AI & Sense of Smell
About the Guest: Alex Wiltschko, PhD is a senior scientist at Google Brain, where he leads the digital olfaction group, where are working...
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Nov 16, 20211 min read


Ep #21 Show Notes | Carl Zimmer: "Life's Edge," Extreme Lifeforms & the Origins of Life
About the Guest: Carl Zimmer is a science writer, New York Times columnist, and the author of many popular science books. Episode...
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Nov 16, 20211 min read


Ep #21 Transcript | Carl Zimmer: "Life's Edge," Extreme Lifeforms & the Origins of Life
Full audio-only episode Full video episode Show Notes Full episode transcript (beware of typos!) below: Nick Jikomes Carl Zimmer, thank...
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Nov 16, 202145 min read


Ep #19 Show Notes | Yasmin Hurd: CBD (Cannabidiol), Opioids & the Neurobiology of Addiction
About the Guest: Dr. Yasmin Hurd is Chair of Translational Neuroscience and the Director of the Addiction Institute at the Icahn School...
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Oct 27, 20211 min read


Ep #19 Transcript | Yasmin Hurd: CBD (Cannabidiol), Opioids & the Neurobiology of Addiction
Full audio-only episode Full video episode Show Notes Full episode transcript (beware of typos!) below: Nick Jikomes Dr. Yasmin Hurd,...
njikomes
Oct 27, 202183 min read


Ep #18 Show Notes | Alina Chan: Virus Biology and the Origins of SARS-CoV-2 & COVID-19
About the Guest: Dr. Alina Chan is a genetic engineer working on engineering new forms of gene therapy using viral vectors to target...
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Oct 9, 20211 min read


Ep #18 Transcript | Alina Chan: Virus Biology and the Origins of SARS-CoV-2 & COVID-19
Full audio-only episode Full video episode Show Notes Full episode transcript (beware of typos!) below: Nick Jikomes Alina Chan, thank...
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Oct 9, 202157 min read


Ep #16 Show Notes | Robert Stickgold: Sleep, Dreams, Memory & the Brain
About the Guest: Dr. Robert Stickgold is a cognitive neuroscientist and sleep exert. He is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical...
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Oct 9, 20211 min read
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