EPISODE · Aug 16, 2026 · 23 MIN
Is The Drive To Optimize Ruining Your Health? | Who Pays For Innovation Pt.2: Threatening The Future Of American Invention
from In Good Health · host Kristen Farrah, Dr. Barbara Bawer, Greg Johnson, Sally Kornbluth, Darren Lipomi, Maayan Voss de Bettancourt, Amirah Zaveri, Jason Dickey
Is The Drive To Optimize Ruining Your Health? Wearable technology has given us unprecedented access to personal health metrics. However, this surge in data has allowed wellness companies to manipulate our health anxieties, flooding the market with hyper-specific products promising quick fixes. Our expert cuts through the marketing hype to reveal what will actually make us the healthiest versions of ourselves. Guest: Dr. Barbara Bawer, primary care physician, assistant clinical professor, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Host and Producer: Kristen Farrah Who Pays For Innovation Pt.2: Threatening The Future Of American Invention The steep drops in federal awards and funding values have forced top institutions to scale back active scientific projects. Our experts break down the escalating financial strain on higher education, exploring how funding slashes and shifting tax laws threaten the future of American innovation. Guests: Sally Kornbluth, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Darren Lipomi, professor & chair of the department of chemical & sustainability engineering, University of Rochester, author, Science Nonfiction Host: Greg Johnson Producer: Kristen Farrah Facebook: ingoodhealthpodX: @ ingoodhealthpodIG: @ingoodhealthpodYouTube: @ingoodhealthpodSpotify Apple Podcast In Good Health PodcastSubscribed to the newsletterFull ArchiveContact UsBecome an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Wearable technology has given us unprecedented access to personal health metrics. However, this surge in data has allowed wellness companies to manipulate our health anxieties, flooding the market with hyper-specific products promising quick fixes. Our expert cuts through the marketing hype to reveal what will actually make us the healthiest versions of ourselves. Then, the steep drops in federal awards and funding values have forced top institutions to scale back active scientific projects. Our experts break down the escalating financial strain on higher education, exploring how funding slashes and shifting tax laws threaten the future of American innovation.
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