Episodes
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Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Constraints can unlock agency and creativity
The episode reframes adaptability as the ability to act meaningfully within limits rather than waiting for unrestricted freedom.
Sep 11, 2026 · 23 min
Radiolab
Juniper’s survival tests the limits of premature birth
Juniper’s 196-day NICU stay exposes how medicine, law, and parents navigate treatment when viability is uncertain and suffering is possible.
Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 9m
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty argues confidence starts before approval
The episode addresses how feedback and social expectations can displace personal judgment, offering a framework for rebuilding self-trust.
Sep 11, 2026 · 34 min
The Thyroid (and Hormone) Fixer Podcast: Thyropause, Menopause, Metabolism and How to Fix It
Glyphosate debate reaches the gut, thyroid and brain
The episode examines how everyday glyphosate exposure may affect microbiome health, thyroid function and neurological disease, while separating proposed mechanisms from practical risk reduction.
Sep 11, 2026 · 49 min
Science Vs
Insects face a crisis built from many pressures
Insect declines threaten pollination, soil health, food webs, and ecosystems, while the evidence resists both easy reassurance and simple catastrophe narratives.
Sep 10, 2026 · 50 min
Science Friday
LZ detector spots a tantalizing dark matter candidate
A confirmed signal would reshape decades of dark matter searches, but one unusual event still falls well short of proof.
Sep 10, 2026 · 13 min
Passion Struck with John R. Miles
David Epstein argues constraints make progress possible
The conversation reframes limits as practical tools for creativity, better problem-solving, focused attention, and meaningful change.
Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 1m
Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD
Vision training reframes focus, balance and brain health
The episode argues that visual function shapes learning, movement, balance and aging in ways routine eyesight tests may miss.
Sep 10, 2026 · 59 min
Something You Should Know
Safety engineers test products against the real world
The episode connects hidden safety systems with a practical case for treating emotional sensitivity as a capacity to manage, not a flaw to erase.
Sep 10, 2026 · 53 min
Huberman Lab Essentials
How environmental experiences alter germ cells and pass memories to offspring
This episode redefines our understanding of heredity by proving that lifestyle and environmental stress can biologically influence the health and behavior of future generations.
Sep 10, 2026 · 36 min
10% Happier with Dan Harris
Small resets can break the cycle of feeling stuck
The conversation treats stuckness as a pattern that can be interrupted through tailored changes to attention, routines, decisions, and relationships.
Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 3m
Short Wave
Postpartum psychosis remains dangerously misunderstood
The episode shows how gaps in research, diagnosis, and care can obscure a serious condition while amplifying misconceptions about who is at risk.
Sep 9, 2026 · 14 min
Ologies with Alie Ward — Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE)
Marshall Shepherd explains why warming brings heavier storms
Understanding forecast uncertainty and climate-driven extremes helps communities prepare for hazards while reducing emissions.
Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 16m
Science Friday
Rovelli argues physics needs philosophy to question its assumptions
The episode shows how philosophical scrutiny helps science navigate counterintuitive discoveries and remain productive without promising absolute certainty.
Sep 9, 2026 · 18 min
The Dr. Hyman Show
A near-fatal surgery reshaped Mark Hyman’s view of health
Hyman’s experience as a seriously ill physician exposes the tension between emerging interventions, medical uncertainty, and the fundamentals that sustain recovery.
Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 15m
The Rest Is Science
Collagen supplements promise more than evidence can prove
The episode separates collagen’s real biological role from the uncertain benefits, costs, and placebo effects surrounding supplements.
Sep 9, 2026 · 44 min
Science of Perception Box
Common knowledge quietly coordinates society—and can destabilize it
The episode shows how shared assumptions govern politeness, markets, emergencies, and political change, while revealing when making them explicit helps or harms.
Sep 9, 2026 · 44 min
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty challenges the timelines shaping our lives
The episode examines how comparison and inherited expectations can turn an imagined future into a source of unnecessary grief.
Sep 9, 2026 · 34 min
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast
Will Cole connects cellular health to chronic disease
The conversation examines whether symptoms, cholesterol, stress, sleep, and environmental exposures should be understood as interconnected signals rather than isolated problems.
Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 36m
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Physics explains craters, clocks, and the limits of life
The episode connects familiar puzzles about time, impacts, and animal size to the physical laws that constrain Earth and living organisms.
Sep 8, 2026 · 46 min
Short Wave
Hurricanes may accelerate evolution in island lizards
The episode shows how sudden environmental shocks can leave measurable biological changes while widening the picture of heat-related risk and artifact fraud.
Sep 8, 2026 · 11 min
This Podcast Will Kill You
ECT offers powerful treatment while leaving hard questions unanswered
Modern ECT can rapidly help severe illness, but memory risks, limited access, stigma, and uncertain mechanisms complicate its use.
Sep 8, 2026 · 58 min
Science Friday
Food recalls expose fragile oversight as car-fire risks evolve
The episode connects food-safety failures and vehicle fires through a shared question: whether prevention and oversight are keeping pace with complex risks.
Sep 8, 2026 · 18 min
Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Seligman argues agency drives human progress
The conversation tests how people can preserve freedom, meaning, and resilience while collective systems and AI reshape everyday life.
Sep 8, 2026 · 1h 7m