Interview #22: Cannabis & Psychosis (with Dr. Marta Di Forti and Professor Robin Murray)
In this episode Dr. Marta Di Forti and Professor Sir Robin Murray discuss the link between cannabis use and psychotic illness in depth, including: - How cannabis has changed over recent decades - Th...
1 Sep 20211h 15min
Interview #21: Introducing New Hosts Anya & Rebecca
Alex chats with new ML Podcast hosts Dr. Anya Borissova and Dr. Rebecca Wilkinson, both training psychiatrists. In this episode they discuss what makes psychiatry different from other medical specialt...
5 Aug 202144min
Interview #20: Being both the doctor and the patient with Dr Rebecca Lawrence
Dr. Rebecca Lawrence is an addictions psychiatrist and blogger. On her blog doctor-and-patient.com she writes about the challenges of working in mental health whilst also having a diagnosis of bipola...
12 Jul 20211h 18min
Interview #19: Tribalism and the Value of Disagreement (with Dr. Julian-Pascal Saadi)
Alex chats with Dr Julian-Pascal Saadi about tribalism, therapy, cognitive dissonance and many other topics in the first in-person ML podcast since the pandemic began. Dr Julian-Pascal Saadi is a Co...
21 Jun 20211h 15min
Interview #18: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are (with Robert Plomin)
Robert Plomin is MRC Research Professor in Behavioural Genetics at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. He is the author of the book Blueprint: How DNA Make...
23 Mai 20211h 37min
How DNA Makes Us Who We Are (Interview #18 Teaser)
In this upcoming interview Alex talks to Robert Plomin about the the genetic influences of psychological traits, the DNA revolution and much more. Robert Plomin is MRC Research Professor in Behaviou...
19 Mai 202130s
Interview #17: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (with Michelle Batcock)
Alex chats about DBT with Michelle Batcock, an Accredited DBT Therapist & Member of the Board of Accreditation for the Society for DBT. DBT is a modified form of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with pron...
8 Mai 202156min
Audio Essay #8: What are Emotions for?
How should we think about our emotions? What purpose do they serve? In this podcast we examine 9 common Emotions: Sadness, Anger, Disgust, Joy, Love, Fear, Guilt, Shame and Regret. We also discuss so...
30 Mar 202125min
