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Episode 100: Peter Attia gives an update on his views regarding longevity and health span

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Episode 99 : Dave Rabin on how psychedelics and wearable devices can help improve people’s lives

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Episode 98: Steven Austad talks about aging and preserving human health

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Episode 97: Francesca Rossi talks about AI ethics and the development of new AI systems

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Episode 96: Dick Despommier discusses vertical farming and fly fishing

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Episode 95: Dickson Despommier talks about 30 years of research into intracellular parasitism

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Episode 94: John Newman discusses how the ketogenic diet and fasting regulate the genes and pathways that control aging

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Episode 93: Emma Wilson talks about Toxoplasma gondii infection and its consequences

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Episode 92: Megan Roberts discusses the potential of a ketogenic diet to extend healthspan and lifespan

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Episode 91: Irina and Michael Conboy explain tissue repair and stem-cell rejuvenation

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Episode 90: Dawn and Ken answer listener questions

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Episode 89: Robert Epstein reflects on his career and the threat big tech poses to privacy and democracy

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Episode 88: Duane Mitchell talks about the uphill battle to treat aggressive brain tumors

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Episode 87: Dom D’Agostino reflects on his 10 years of research into ketogenic nutrition

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Episode 86: Matt Johnson talks about the power and future of human-machine teaming

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Episode 85: David Geary discusses our shrinking brains, cognitive development  and sex differences

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Episode 84: Joe Gomes discusses optimizing human performance and resiliency in the NFL and elite warfighters

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Episode 83: Ken and Dawn host their first Ask Me Anything episode

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Episode 82: Stu Phillips discusses the importance of dietary protein and its role in muscle

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Episode 81: Charles Brenner discusses NR and the benefits of boosting NAD as we age

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Episode 80: Butler Hine talks about paving the way for robotic space exploration

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Episode 79: Satchin Panda discusses circadian rhythms and time-restricted eating to improve health and even reverse disease

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Episode 78: Jeff Phillips talks about physiologic episodes among tactical aircrew

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Episode 77: John Ioannidis discusses why most published research findings are false

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Episode 76: Dava Newman on getting humans to Mars and creating the next-generation spacesuit

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Episode 75: Rob Mueller: Using the resources of space to build lunar outposts on the Moon and Mars

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Episode 74: Robert Whitaker: the drug-based paradigm of psychiatric care in the U.S.

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Episode 73: Michael Okun talks about the complexity and treatment of Parkinson’s disease

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Episode 72: Peter Norvig talks about working at Google, digital privacy, fake news, killer robots and AI’s future

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Episode 71: Elizabeth Nance talks about using nanotechnology to understand and treat brain diseases

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Episode 70: David Sabatini on the discovery of mTOR and its role in disease, longevity & healthspan

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Episode 69: David LeMay talks about countering inflammation with SPMs

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Episode 68: Steve Anton talks about diet, exercise, intermittent fasting and lifestyle interventions to improve health

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Episode 67: Doug Wallace talks about mitochondria, our human origins and the possibility of mitochondria-targeted therapies

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Episode 66: Peter Neuhaus talks about exoskeletons, robotics, and the development of exercise technologies for space and Earth

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Episode 65: Dr. Brendan Egan talks about the importance of muscle and his research into exogenous ketones

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Episode 64: Valter Longo talks about the fasting-mimicking diet and the keys to longevity

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Episode 63: Keith Baar talks about collagen synthesis, ketogenic diet, mTORC1 signaling, autophagy, post strength training nutrition, and more…

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Episode 62: Keith Baar talks about muscle and explains mTOR, PGC-1a, dystrophin, and the benefits of chocolate

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Episode 61: Chris McCurdy discusses kratom and the opioid crisis

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Episode 60: Marie Jackson talks about the amazing endurance of Roman concrete

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Episode 59: Stephen Cunnane discusses the role of ketones in human evolution and Alzheimer’s

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Episode 58: Flora Hammond discusses traumatic brain injuries and how treatments are evolving

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Episode 57: Lauren Jackson discusses radiation exposure, including the effects of a nuclear strike

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Episode 56: Jon Clark talks about NASA, supersonic jumps from the edge of space, and humans in extreme environments

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Episode 55: Jon Clark looks back at his Naval and NASA careers and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

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Episode 54: Brianna Stubbs talks about ketone esters and their application in sport

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Episode 53: Brian Caulfield on wearable technologies and the potential of electrical muscle stimulation

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Episode 52: Nina Teicholz on saturated fat, U.S. dietary guidelines, and the shortcomings of nutrition science

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Episode 51: Roger Smith talks about bears, raptors, and life as a field biologist

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Episode 50: Ken Ford talks about ketosis, optimizing exercise, and the future direction of science, technology, and culture

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Episode 49: Ken Ford talks about AI, its critics, and research at IHMC

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Episode 48: Dr Tommy Wood, part 2, discusses insulin resistance and the role of diet in athletic performance

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Episode 47: Dr. Tommy Wood talks about neonatal brain injuries and optimizing human performance

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Episode 46: NASA’s Chris McKay talks about the search for life in our solar system and travel to Mars

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Episode 45: David Spiegel talks about the science of hypnosis and the many ways it can help people

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Episode 44: Jerry Pratt discusses the evolution and future of humanoid robots and bipedal walking

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Episode 43: Jeff Volek explains the power of ketogenic diets to reverse type 2 diabetes

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Episode 42: Tom Jones discusses defending Earth against the threat of asteroids

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Episode 41: Dr. David Diamond talks about the role of fat, cholesterol, and statin drugs in heart disease

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Episode 40: Allan Savory talks about the global importance of restoring the earth’s grasslands

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Episode 39: Suzana Herculano provides a new understanding of how our brains became remarkable

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Episode 38: Dr. Mark Lupo discusses thyroid nodules and cancer

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Episode 37: Gary Taubes discusses low-carb diets and sheds light on the hazards of sugar

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Episode 36: Jeff “Skunk” Baxter Discusses His Life in Rock ‘n’ Roll and the U.S. Intelligence Community

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Episode 35: Stuart McGill explains the mechanics of back pain and the secrets to a healthy spine

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Episode 34: Jim Stray-Gundersen explains how blood flow restriction training builds muscle and improves performance

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Episode 33: Dr. Natalie Batalha talks about exoplanets and the possibility of life in our Milky Way and beyond

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Episode 32: Dr. Claire Fraser explains how our gut microbes improve our health, prevent disease and even play a role in our mental health

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Episode 31: Dr. Michael Turner, who coined the phrase ‘dark energy,’ talks about the deepest issues in cosmology

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Episode 30: Art De Vany Talks About Hollywood Economics, the Paleo Way, and the Role of Fitness and Diet in Aging

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Episode 29: Leonard Wong Discusses a Culture of Dishonesty in the Army

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Episode 28: Mike Gernhardt Discusses the Overlapping Challenges of Working Undersea and in Space

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Episode 27: Robb Wolf Discusses the Paleo Diet, Ketosis, Exercise, Nicotine … and Much More!

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Episode 26: Richard Moon discusses deep-sea and high-altitude medicine

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Episode 25: James Briscione discusses the art & science of food & flavor

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Episode 24: Doug McGuff talks about resistance training, myokines, strength and health

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Episode 23: Michael Griffin discusses his tenure as NASA administrator and the challenges of space exploration

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Episode 22: Dr. Kerry Emanuel Discusses Hurricane Prediction and Projection

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Episode 21: Yorick Wilks Discusses the History and Future of Natural Language Processing

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Episode 20: Dr. Alessio Fasano discusses the gut microbiome and how it affects our health

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Episode 19: Dr. Dawn Kernagis talks about life undersea during NASA’s NEEMO-21 Mission

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Episode 18: Dr. Colin Champ talks about how the right nutrition and exercise can help treat cancer

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Episode 17: Dr. Pascal Lee talks about preparing for the exploration of Mars & its moons

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Episode 16: Joan Vernikos discusses the effects of gravity on humans in space and on earth.

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Episode 15: Brian Shul talks about piloting the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane

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Episode 14: Dominic D’Agostino discusses the physiological benefits of nutritional ketosis

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Episode 13: Kelvin Droegemeier talks about the past, present and future of weather prediction

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Episode 12: Dale Bredesen discusses the metabolic factors underlying Alzheimer’s Disease

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Episode 11: Kirk Parsley discusses why good sleep is more important than nutrition and exercise

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Episode 10: Barry Barish discusses gravitational waves, LIGO, and the scientists who made it happen

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Episode 9: Rusty Schweickart discusses asteroids and planetary defense

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Episode 8: Greg Smith discusses the herpes virus

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Episode 7: Mark Mattson talks about benefits of intermittent fasting

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Episode 6: Michael Turner discusses LIGO & the detection of gravitational waves

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Episode 5: Margaret Leinen discusses health of the oceans

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Episode 4: Harrison Schmitt discusses being the first scientist on the moon

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Episode 3: Rhonda Patrick discusses why your genes influence what you should eat

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Episode 2: Br. Guy Consolmagno: The Vatican Astronomer

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Episode 1: Peter Attia on how to live longer and better