E163 | How Can We Master Our Emotions? (w/ Prof Laith Al Shawaf)
Dr. Laith Al-Shawaf is an award-winning professor, research psychologist, and writer at the University of Colorado. His research focuses on emotions, cognitive biases, and personality & individual dif...
20 Helmi 1h
E162 | Training Your Mind to Break World Records (w/ Neil Agius)
Neil Agius is a Maltese former Olympian and world record-breaking ultra long-distance swimmer. Neil has completed some of the longest unassisted open-water swims in history, including record-breaking ...
13 Helmi 1h 5min
E161 | How do Psychedelics Help with Depression? (Professor Emma Robinson)
Professor Emma Robinson is Professor of Psychopharmacology at the University of Bristol. Professor Robinson conducts research with rodents, which can help us to better understand how emotions get form...
5 Helmi 48min
E160 | How AI Hacks Your Mind (w/ Jacob Ward)
Jacob Ward is a veteran journalist with more than 20 years of experience covering technology, power, and the unintended consequences of innovation. He’s currently a reporter-in-residence at Omidyar Ne...
30 Tammi 1h 5min
E159 | The Fundamentals of Weight Loss
Today Alex discusses the fundamentals of weight loss and sustainable weight management including: - How to approach the problem of being overweight or obese - The role of nutrition, exercise, sleep a...
23 Tammi 54min
E158 | Thinking Films: Blue Valentine (2010)
Today Alex discussed the 2010 film Blue Valentine, directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Ryan Gosling & Michelle Williams. Including themes of attachment, regret, addiction and unmet potential. Wi...
16 Tammi 39min
E157 | How can AI Technology help Therapists? (w/ Sean Ruane)
Sean Ruane is the founder and CEO of Mind Data. A lifelong entrepreneur, Sean's goal is to combine his business accumen with his own experiences of mental health difficulties to form a company than ca...
9 Tammi 1h 3min
E156 | How Should We Prepare for the Future? (feat. the Examined Life Podcast)
This week Alex presents his conversation on the Examined Life podcast with Kenneth Primrose. Alex discusses the more troubling aspects of modern life, and how we might prepare for an uncertain future...
2 Tammi 1h 9min
