Health, Wellness & Medicine
961: Dark Prognosis of Friend’s Postpartum Psychosis | Feedback Friday
Postpartum psychosis is a serious disorder that can make mothers kill their children. So why aren’t we talking more about it? Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn’t already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If […]
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958: Alison Young | Lab Leaks, Pandemics, and a World at Risk
Did the COVID-19 pandemic start with a lab leak? Pandora’s Gamble author Alison Young is here to crunch the numbers without entertaining conspiracies! What We Discuss with Alison Young: How often disease research lab leaks really occur. Why even the world’s best-run labs are susceptible to safety breaches. The prevalence of disinformation campaigns to cover […]
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956: Cannabis | Skeptical Sunday
What are the social, political, and medical ramifications of cannabis use? Michael Regilio is the Chong to Jordan’s Cheech on this Skeptical Sunday! On This Week’s Skeptical Sunday, We Discuss: The historical use of cannabis in the Middle Ages and colonial times. The criminalization of cannabis in the 20th century and the slow reversal of […]
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951: Anna Lembke | Finding Dopamine Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dopamine Nation author Anna Lembke helps us understand why it’s difficult to resist the temptations of a world designed to exploit our pursuit of pleasure. What We Discuss with Anna Lembke: The neuroscience of addiction and the role dopamine plays in keeping us hooked. How modern society’s unrestricted indulgence in pleasurable substances and behaviors can […]
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950: Emergency Medical Services | Skeptical Sunday
Why is relying on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) liable to send your bank balance to the morgue? Michael Regilio joins us on Skeptical Sunday to find out! On This Week’s Skeptical Sunday, We Discuss: Unlike police and fire departments, emergency medical services (EMS) are not deemed essential across most of the US — which means […]
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944: Zach Weinersmith | Out-of-This-World Hurdles to Colonizing Mars
What hurdles must humanity face before it can inhabit the final frontier? A City on Mars co-author Zach Weinersmith is here to ground us with the facts. What We Discuss with Zach Weinersmith: How tethered to reality are Elon Musk’s grand plans for the human colonization of Mars? Shouldn’t we focus on ensuring the sustainability […]
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