Getting Myopic with Sarah Zhang
More than 50% of the thinking part of the human brain is dedicated to processing visual information. We are, in a word, visual beings. And yet around the world, our vision is getting worse — and we’re...
4 Okt 202247min
The Gospel of Wellness with Rina Raphael
Green juices, skincare, yoga. We all want to keep up with our health. But what happens when corporations, influencers, and snake oil salesmen prey on our insecurities to sell us something we don't nee...
27 Sep 202243min
Malcolm Gladwell on Why What You Don’t See Can Help You
What would have happened if, like flouride, the COVID vaccine would have just been in the water? That’s one of the questions Malcolm Gladwell asks in his latest season of Revisionist History — a seaso...
20 Sep 202259min
ORGANized with Greg Segal
Organ transplantation is one of the miracles of modern medicine. And yet the system that we use to manage is anything but miraculous. Organs are damaged or lost, and people die because of it. Abdul ta...
13 Sep 202237min
Quack to the Future
Traditional science-based medicine has some gaps—but what happens when grifters and scammers take advantage? Dr. Abdul El-Sayed leads us inside the underbelly of the cult of wellness. Dr. Jen Gunter, ...
6 Sep 202234min
Don’t Pay Attention with Casey Schwartz
The pandemic drove major increases in depression, anxiety, and ADHD. But rates of ADHD–and its treatment–have been skyrocketing even before the pandemic. Abdul reflects on how our surroundings may be ...
30 Aug 202246min
Conceiving the Anti-Abortion Movement with Prof. Karissa Haugeberg
The anti-abortion movement notched a terrible win six weeks ago. But reasserting the right to a safe, legal abortion nationwide forces us to go back in time and understand the opposition. Abdul sits d...
23 Aug 202249min
Negotiating Prescription Drug Prices with Prof. Aaron Kesselheim
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a lot of things…including a healthcare reform bill. Along with extending healthcare subsidies for 13 million people, it also, for the first time, allows Medicare...
16 Aug 202237min
