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This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg
This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg provides a fascinating look into the human brain, with each episode asking new questions — and finding new answers — about our most mysterious organ. Together with his expert guests, Dr. Stieg takes us on a journey that reveals unexpected secrets at every turn,...
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Coming Next Friday - "Awestruck!" With Dr. Beau Lotto
What is awe? It's not wonder, or surprise, or pleasure — it's a state of mind that Dr. Beau Lotto calls "finding the impossible in the common."
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The Mercurial Genius of Candace Pert
Candace Pert discovered the opioid receptor, created a drug to stop AIDS in the brain, and identified stress as a cause of disease. She also inadvert...
Coming Next Friday - The Mercurial Genius of Candace Pert
Candace Pert discovered the opioid receptor, created a drug to stop AIDS in the brain, and identified stress as a cause of disease. She also inadvert...
The Mother of all Brain Changes - Chelsea Conaboy
New parents - especially moms - experience profound changes in the brain when they are expecting and welcoming a new baby. Health journalist Chelsea C...
Coming Next Friday - The Mother of all Brain Changes
New parents - especially moms - experience profound changes in the brain when they are expecting and welcoming a new baby. Health journalist Chelsea C...
Cultivating Confidence
Where in the brain is that little something that makes top performers feel so confident in their ability? Can that confidence be developed in someone...
Coming Next Friday - Cultivating Confidence
Where in the brain is that little something that makes top performers feel so confident in their ability? Can that confidence be developed in someone...
Why We Procrastinate -- with Joseph Ferrari
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Coming This Friday - Why We Procrastinate
We all do it – put things off, tell ourselves we'll start tomorrow, and somehow still miss the deadline. But chronic procrastination isn't just a bad...
"Not Just Another Victim" – Nancy Jarecki's recovery from a stroke
Nancy Jarecki's stroke could have reduced her to a statistic. But her determination, humor and style paved a different path to recovery.
For o...
Coming Next Friday - "Not Just Another Victim" – Nancy Jarecki's recovery from a stroke
Nancy Jarecki's stroke could have reduced her to a statistic. But her determination, humor and style paved a different path to recovery...
"I Think I Look Ugly" – Body Dysmorphia
Most of us have a bad hair day or we're not happy if we have a little pimple on our face. But that's quite different from the experience of people wit...
Coming Next Friday - I Think I Look Ugly
Many of us experience moments of insecurity about our looks, but for some people, their reflection in the mirror becomes a source of severe distress.<...
I Never Forget a Face
Imagine a world where everyone looks the same and you can't recognize one person from another – even you own child! It sounds like a frightening episo...
Coming Next Friday - I Never Forget A Face?
The human brain has a remarkable ability to recognize faces and decode identity, emotion, and intent almost instantly. But what happens when that abil...
Why We Drink Too Much
Why do we sometimes drink too much, even when we know the risks? In this episode, surgeon, author, and recovering alcoholic Dr. Charles Knowles joins...
Coming next Friday - Why We Drink Too Much
Alcohol is one of the most ubiquitous and celebrated substances on the planet. It is woven throughout our social lives and culture, often without ackn...
Why Wisdom is Necessary
Although memories fade, hearing declines and our bodies suffer aches and pains, there is one benefit to aging that we can actually gain with each pass...
Coming Next Friday - Why Wisdom is Necessary
Although memories fade, hearing declines and our bodies suffer aches and pains, there is one benefit to aging that we can actually gain with each pass...
Tell-Tale Signs That You Are in a Cult
Cults and high-control groups influence beliefs and fundamentally reshape identity, decision-making, and autonomy.
In this episode, Dr. Phil St...
Coming Next Friday - Tell-Tale Signs That You Are in a Cult
From Jim Jones, David Koresh, and the Branch Davidians, to online conspiracy theory groups, cults and coercive systems of control can shape how people...
How to Deal with a Narcissist
Narcissism is a term that gets used constantly - but what does it actually mean in psychological terms, and how is it shaping our society? In this ep...
Coming Next Friday: How to Deal with a Narcissist
Narcissism is a term that gets thrown around often. But what does it really mean in psychological terms and how is it shaping our society?
Next...
Can Music Heal Your Brain?
Whether it's rock and roll, classical, hip hop, or rap, most people enjoy music in one form or another. (Even newborn babies respond to it.) But why?...
Coming Next Friday - Can Music Heal Your Brain?
Whether we play music to relax, to dance, to recharge, or perhaps to evoke happy memories, it's clear that music affects our mood -- or more specifica...
What Makes Us Vulnerable to Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we think, live, and make choices, but are our brains ready for it? Award-winning tech journalist Jacob Ward j...
Coming Next Friday - What Makes Us Vulnerable to Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence is transforming every part of our lives, from how we work and communicate to how we make decisions. But as we hand over more c...
Is Retirement Bad For You?
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Coming Next Friday - Is Retirement Bad For You?
Dr. Ross Andel, a gerontologist, who has been studying what happens to our brains when we retire, reveals how it can have serious consequences for ou...
Why Brains Need Friends
We all know the importance of a good diet, sufficient exercise and a good night's sleep, but there's one more essential thing we all need to be health...
Coming Next Friday - Why Brains Need Friends
Loneliness has become a serious epidemic with nearly 60% of American adults saying they were lonely. We know that this can lead to depression, anxiety...
The Power Of Touch
Touch is the first sense we develop, and one of the most powerful tools we have for connection, healing, and communication.
In this episode, so...
Coming Next Friday: "The Power of Touch"
"Reach out and touch someone" isn't just a slogan from a long distance phone ad. It's also a powerful statement about human connection.
Dr. Mic...
Can Big Tech Read My Mind?
Whether it's our shopping habits, Google searches, or Facebook friends, we are all aware that our personal information is being collected and often so...
Coming Next Friday: "Can Big Tech Read My Mind?"
Our personal data is online and it's for sale. But what about the information from our brains, in our thoughts? With the exponential increase in neur...
The Neuroscience of Your Workout
Why do you exercise? It might be to lose weight, maintain or improve your health, reduce stress, or perhaps a combination of all of these. But what...
The Neuroscience of Your Workout
We all know that exercise is good for our bodies, but do our brains benefit as well? In our next episode Dr. Gary Wenk of the Ohio State University...
Is Ketamine a Miracle Drug?
Until the death of actor Matthew Perry many people had never even heard of Ketamine. As a recreational drug, known as "Special K", it can be extreme...
Is Ketamine A Miracle Drug?
Following the 2023 death of actor Matthew Perry, more people have become aware of Ketamine, also known as "Special K", a popular but very dangerous pa...
When The Surgeon Becomes The Patient - Henry Marsh
At age 70, after a long career as a neurosurgeon and best-selling author, the tables were turned on Dr. Henry Marsh.
Diagnosed with cancer, and...