E148 | Is Modern Life Making Us Sick? (w/ Prof. Derek Tracy)
Professor Derek Tracy is the Chief Medical Officer of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Derek is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s ...
7 Nov 202546min
E147 | Thinking Films: The Wolf of Wallstreet (2013)
Today Alex discusses the classic 2013 financial crime epic the Wolf of Wallstreet directed by Martin Scorcese and starring Leonardo Dicaprio, Margot Robbie and Jonah Hill. Including themes such as nar...
31 Okt 202540min
E146 | Should We Decriminalise Drugs? (w/ Prof. David Nutt)
Professor David Nutt is a Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London and Chair of Drug Science, an organisation which aims to educate the public about drugs and their effects. A ...
23 Okt 202548min
E144 | Brain Stimulation Headsets for Depression (w/Daniel Månsson)
Daniel Månsson is a clinical psychologist and co-founder of Flow Neuroscience, a medical device comapny which produces transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) headsets for depression. Today we...
9 Okt 202549min
E143 | Does ChatGPT Make a Good Therapist? (w/ Jared Moore)
Jared Moore is a computer science Ph.D. student at Stanford University. There he recently taught a course about AI called on How to Make a Moral Agent. He has previously been lectured at the Universi...
2 Okt 202542min
E142 | Thinking Films: Her (2013)
Today Alex discusses the classic 2013 sci-fi romance Her directed by Spike Jonze and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Chris Pratt. Including themes such as loneliness, attachmement , artifiical...
25 Sep 202549min
E141 | Are Dating Apps Ruining Love? (Modern Relationships w/ Prof. Viren Swami)
Professor Viren Swami is an international expert on attraction and body image and has written and edited several books on these topics. He is a chartered psychologist and associate Fellow of the Briti...
18 Sep 20251h 14min
