Perusing with Parsa

This episode is an interview with Davide Pasanisi, a PhD student in philosophy.In this episode, we discussed the following questions:- Is being a philosopher a lifestyle rather than a job?- Is happiness the final goal of philosophy?- How can philosophy help us answer the question of who I am?- Does knowing several languages help us think better?

This episode is an interview with Professor Alessandro Moscatelli, Associate Professor in Physiology. In this episode, we talked about: - Why academia is sometimes boring - Perception of time for humans - The newest research on the haptic technologies - Perception of beauty from a neurophysiological point of view

This episode features an interview with Allegra Linnaks Passani, a second-generation Canadian medical student at the University of Tor Vergata. In this episode, we talked about: - Allegra's experiences as a second-generation Canadian. - Identity crisis that a second-generation immigrant might face in their teenage. - Difficulties of parenting for immigrants - Canadian educational system - The integrity of Canadian society

This episode is an interview with professor Luisa Campagnolo, professor of histology and embryology at the University of Tor Vergata. In this episode we talked about: - The importance of art as a way to get to know other cultures - How the use of religions might be more important than their validity - The experience of living abroad and how it helps us reinvent ourselves. - Dilemma of having or not having children as a professionally successful woman

This episode is an interview with Howard Miller, a development economist. In this episode, we discussed his experiences traveling the world as a backpacker and living and working on four different continents as a development economist.

This episode is an interview with Professor Uzi Rabi, a professor of Middle Eastern history. In this episode, we talked about: - The Sykes-Picot Agreement - Politics in Iran before the 1979 revolution - The modern-day relations between Iran and Israel

This episode is an interview with Dr. Joana Babo, a veterinarian and product developer. In this episode, we talked about: - Perks of not fitting into the boxes and questioning the conventional pathways. - The importance of moderate and sustainable consumption. - What does it mean to be honest to oneself?

This episode is an interview with Sofia Coppola, a medical student and musician. In this episode, we talked about: - Whether pain can help us grow? - The importance of art as a component of a balanced lifestyle. - Her experience of encountering the Chinese language and culture.

This episode is the story of a young Italian medical student who moved to the US and lived there for ten years before returning back to Italy again. Ladies and gentlemen, Professor Gianfranco Bosco, Professor of Physiology.

The 'Coolidge effect', is defined as a decline in the propensity of a male to copulate repeatedly with the same female combined with a heightened sexual interest in novel females. This episode is the second part of the interview with Professor Emmanuele Jannini, Professor of endocrinology and medical sexology.

In this episode, I interviewed Professor Emmanuele Janinni, Professor of endocrinology and medical sexology at the University of Tor Vergata. We discussed the differences in the concept of love between the West and the East.