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Episode 200: From rogue AI agents to factchecking AI, Ken Ford responds to more listener AI questions
Episode 199: Ken and Dawn respond to listener questions on aging, meat consumption and dementia, genetic testing, AI, exercise, a lunar mission and much more
Episode 198: Blessing or curse? Dawn grills Ken on listeners’ toughest AI questions in this all-AI AMA
Episode 197: Scott Sherr discusses hyperbaric oxygen therapy, methylene blue, and more
Episode 196: Dominic D’Agostino discusses advances in ketogenic metabolic therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Episode 195: Doug Cooke discusses NASA’s challenges in the space race to the Moon and Mars
Episode 194: Tommy Wood discusses how to future-proof the adult brain
Episode 193: Tommy Wood and his new book bust the belief that the adult brain is fixed
Episode 192: Ken and Dawn weigh in on ChatGPT, ketamine, urolithin-A, rapamycin, and more in wide-ranging AMA
Episode 191: Francisco Gonzalez-Lima discusses methylene blue & noninvasive human brain stimulation
Episode 190: Judith Curry and the Consequences of Climate Alarmism
Episode 189: NASA’s Flawed Plan to Return to the Moon – with Mike Griffin & Lisa Porter
Episode 188: Marina Walther-Antonio discusses the microbiome’s role in women’s health and cancer
Episode 187: Dawn Kernagis talks about creating permanent subsea human habitats
Episode 186: Mari Dezawa discusses her discovery of MUSE cells and the role of stem cells in regenerative medicine
Episode 185: Andrew Koutnik discusses metabolic health, athletic performance and growing up with type-1 diabetes
Episode 184: Ken and Dawn answer listener questions on AI, grip strength, ketamine, protein, digital twins, and more!
Episode 183: Michael Schmidt on the challenges of building a space-faring civilization
Episode 182: Michael Schmidt on what precision medicine means to human spaceflight
Episode 181: Ken Forbus talks about AI and his development of the Structure Mapping Engine
Episode 180: Pascal Lee on NASA’s ambitions to send humans to the Moon and Mars
Episode 179: JP Errico explains how vagus-nerve stimulation reduces inflammation and chronic diseases
Episode 178: Karl Herrup discusses the shortcomings of Alzheimer’s research
Episode 177: Frank Butler talks about revolutionizing combat casualty care
Episode 176: JoAnn Manson on Women’s Health Initiative, menopause and her findings on hormone therapy
Episode 175: Hans Van Dongen on how fatigue and sleep loss lead to cognitive deficits
Episode 174: Rudy Tanzi talks about genetics, aging and the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s
Episode 173: Anurag Singh on urolithin-A’s ability to optimize mitochondrial efficiency
Episode 172: Kevin Tracey on neuro-immunology and the treatment of inflammatory diseases
Episode 171: Ken and Dawn on AI, Alzheimer’s, global security, keto vs low carb and more
Episode 170: Charles Serhan on the use of specialized pro-resolving mediators to resolve inflammation
Episode 169: Dave Feldman talks about cholesterol and the ketogenic diet
Episode 168: Alessio Fasano discusses celiac disease and gluten-related disorders
Episode 167: Nicholas Norwitz discusses a ketogenic diet as metabolic medicine
Episode 166: Vyvyane Loh on atherosclerotic heart disease
Episode 165: John Edwards on ketamine treatment for depression and suicide prevention
Episode 164: Michael Leon on olfactory stimulation as a buffer for dementia symptoms
Episode 163: Mark Mattson discusses glutamate, the brain’s most important neurotransmitter
Episode 162: Marc Hamilton discusses the soleus push-up and the health hazard of excessive sitting
Episode 161: Sten Stray-Gundersen on the benefits of blood-flow restriction training
Episode 160: Euan Ashley on precision medicine and predicting, preventing, and diagnosing diseases
Episode 159: Ken and Dawn discuss chatbots, termites, kratom, ketosis, and the future of AI
Episode 158: Judith Curry talks about the uncertainties of climate change
Episode 157: Don Layman on the role of dietary protein in muscle, health, and disease
Episode 156: Josh Hagen discusses optimizing performance in athletes and warfighters
Episode 155: Chris McCurdy discusses kratom’s benefits and possible risks
Episode 154: Orthopedic surgeon Brian Cole discusses advances in the treatment of knee, elbow and shoulder injuries
Episode 153: Dominic D’Agostino discusses new advances in the study of nutritional ketosis
Episode 152: Mark Shelhamer talks about the effects of spaceflight on humans and NASA’s Planned Mars Mission
Episode 151: John Ioannidis talks about the bungled response to COVID-19
Episode 150: Barbara Thorne talks about E.O. Wilson, the conehead termite and the sociality of termites
Episode 149: Jeff Volek discusses ketogenic diet to improve metabolic health and treat disease
Episode 148: Ed Weiler on the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, Mars rovers and NASA’s search for life
Episode 147: Gwen Bryan talks about advances in wearable robotic devices and exoskeletons
Episode 146: Dan Pardi talks about behaviors to improve healthspan
Episode 145: Ken answers questions about hypersonic flight, sentient AI, ketogenic vs Mediterranean diets, and more
Episode 144: Jason Fung on how fasting and a low-carb diet improve insulin resistance and metabolic health
Episode 143: Ben Bikman on the roles of insulin and ketones in metabolic function
Episode 142: Vyvyane Loh on weight management, ketogenic diet, and the treatment of metabolic diseases
Episode 141: Jeff Iliff on newly discovered system that clears waste from the brain
Episode 140: Kaleen Lavin on the benefits of exercise on Parkinson’s and “inflammaging”
Episode 139: Matt Kaeberlein discusses healthspan, longevity, and rapamycin
Episode 138: Mark Lewis discusses hypersonics and the importance of research in national defense
Episode 137: Greg Potter discusses lifestyle changes for better health and sounder sleep
Episode 136: Greg Potter talks about circadian biology and the importance of sleep
Episode 135: Elaine Lee discusses human performance, resilience and healthspan
Episode 134: Mike Griffin discusses America’s hypersonic arms race with Russia and China
Episode 133: Mark Mattson talks about the benefits and science of intermittent fasting
Episode 132: Martin Kulldorff discusses vaccines, lockdowns, school closings and the global response to COVID-19
Episode 131: Christopher Logothetis discusses advances in prostate cancer therapies
Episode 130: Josh Turknett talks about holistic approaches that help people end chronic migraines
Episode 129: Morley Stone talks about biomimetics and human performance augmentation
Episode 128: Tommy Wood talks about high-fat diets and the metabolic flexibility of the human gut
Episode 127: From UFOs to fasting to the keto flu, Ken & Dawn answer questions
Episode 126: Christoffer Clemmensen discusses therapeutic strategies to correct obesity and its disorders
Episode 125: Gary Taubes addresses common arguments used against ketogenic diets
Episode 124: Gary Taubes makes a case for the ketogenic diet and its metabolic benefits
Episode 123: Steve Chien talks about AI, Mars rovers, and the possibility of intelligent alien life
Episode 122: James Kirkland on targeting senescent cells to reverse age-related diseases
Episode 121: Pascal Lee on the Mars mission and our search for alien life in the galaxy
Episode 120: Gordon Lithgow on alpha-ketoglutarate’s potential to affect healthspan and lifespan
Episode 119: Gordon Lithgow talks about the biology of aging and prolonging lifespan
Episode 118: Julie Andersen talks about urolithin-A’s potential to prevent and treat neurodegenerative diseases
Episode 117: Julie Andersen talks about her research into aging and neurodegenerative diseases
Episode 116: Marcas Bamman on the many benefits of exercise and strength training
Episode 115: Ken and Dawn answer listener questions about ketogenic diets, Viagra, methylene blue, fasting, Mars and more
Episode 114: Lilianne Mujica-Parodi talks about how diet and ketones affect brain aging
Episode 113: Peter Pirolli discusses information foraging, AI and the future of human interaction with technology
Episode 112: Tim Broderick discusses biotechnology and increasing the biological aptitude and careers of elite special forces
Episode 111: Tommy Wood talks about lifestyle approaches to improve health span and lifespan
Episode 110 : Tommy Wood talks about nourishing developing brains and the importance of metabolic health
Episode 109: Robb Wolf discusses whether eating meat is bad for you and the environment … and his new book “Sacred Cow”
Episode 108: Ken and Dawn tackle questions ranging from AI to amino acids to methylene blue to ketosis to COVID-19
Episode 107: Francisco Gonzalez-Lima discusses methylene blue and near-infrared light as therapies for cognitive disorders
Episode 106: Francisco Gonzalez-Lima talks about brain metabolic mapping and Alzheimer’s
Episode 105: Art De Vany talks about healthspan, lifespan and healing the wounds of aging
Episode 104: Katherine Eban talks about the dangers associated with relying on generic drugs manufactured overseas
Episode 103: Abe Morgentaler talks about men’s health, sex drive and the benefits of testosterone therapy
Episode 102: Adam Konopka talks about metformin’s effects on healthspan and lifespan
Episode 101: Rachel Yehuda talks about epigenetic inheritance, PTSD and the potential of MDMA therapies