What happens in your brain when you taste food | Camilla Arndal Andersen (Senses Miniseries #2)
With fascinating research and hilarious anecdotes, neuroscientist Camilla Arndal Andersen takes us into the lab where she studies people's s...
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20 of 324 episodesDoes touch strengthen your brain? with David Eagleman (Senses Miniseries #1)
David Eagleman is a neuroscientist who studies brain plasticity and how our senses help us perceive the world. Over the next 5 weeks, Shosha...
What we're getting wrong about teens and tech | Candice Odgers | Your Body on Tech
Trigger warning - this episode contains mention of suicide and severe depression. For years, the warning has been: smartphones are destroyin...
Shoshana's Summer Playlist (1/5): How to stop feeling tired all the time with Dr. Alexandra Crosswell
Why do we feel exhausted all the time? We’ll get through the workday, collapse on the couch, scroll for a while, and go to bed… but wake up...
Shoshana's Summer Playlist (2/5): What happens to your brain without any social contact? with Dr. Vivek Murthy
In this episode, Shoshana invites Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States, to discuss the ongoing lonelines...
Shoshana's Summer Playlist (3/5): The secrets to aging well with Zeke Emanuel
When has healthcare advice become so complicated? And how should we be thinking about long-term wellness? Zeke Emanuel is an oncologist and...
Shoshana's Summer Playlist (4/5): Your gut’s guide to a happier microbiome | Megan Rossi
In this episode, Shoshana sits down with Dr. Megan Rossi, aka The Gut Health Doctor. As a leading scientist, registered dietitian, and nutri...
Shoshana's Summer Playlist (5/5): What happens in your brain when you pay attention? with Dr. Sasha Hamdani
Attention isn't just about what we focus on -- it's also about what our brains filter out. By investigating patterns in the brain as people...
The women’s health conversation we’re not having with Elizabeth Micks, Chen X. Chen, and Alison Edelman
Many women move through major life transitions without getting clear information about what's happening in their own bodies. Whether it’s co...
The science on improving your brain health with Dr. Ayesha and Dean Sherzai
When does normal aging end and something more concerning begins? In this episode Shoshana invites neurologist Drs. Ayesha and Dean Sherzai t...
The science of gratitude and happiness with Sonja Lyubomirsky
What’s something that makes your life immeasurably better? For Shoshana, it’s habits people often overlook, such as a good night's rest or a...
How nearly dying helped me discover my own cure (and many more) | David Fajgenbaum
Physician-scientist David Fajgenbaum was dying from a rare disease that didn't have a cure — until he discovered a lifesaving drug that wasn...
How to support parents of children with autism | Quentin Mezetin
In this powerful and personal talk, Quentin Mezetin shares his journey raising two sons with autism—and the challenges of parenting in a wor...
The Data Center Next Door with Dr. Jacoby Wilson | from TED Tech
Imagine if one day, your quiet neighborhood came alive with a steady hum… and it never went away? All throughout the United States, data cen...
A medical mythbuster's mission to improve health care | Joel Bervell (re-release)
Joel Bervell was one of the only Black students in his medical school program. After noticing how misconceptions about race were embedded in...
Athletes fear concussions—why don’t they report them? | Ben Jones
In a society that grows ever more risk averse, how do we balance fun and competition with our responsibilities to keep one another safe? In...
The future of cancer treatment and immunotherapy with researcher Dr. Alicia Zhou
Dr. Alicia Zhou is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cancer Research Institute—the oldest nonprofit in the world devoted exclusively to can...
How your brain affects your mind with Alex Rosenthal and Susan G. Wardle
Picture this. You're scrolling late at night and a reel pops up advertising a seemingly magical wellness product with some scientific-soundi...
How to stop feeling tired all the time with Dr. Alexandra Crosswell
Why do we feel exhausted all the time? We’ll get through the workday, collapse on the couch, scroll for a while, and go to bed… but wake up...
Silence and stillness, the universal medicine | Pico Iyer, Elise Hu
In a world growing louder, faster and more fractured, author Pico Iyer makes the case for a radical act of repair. Explore why tapping into...