A Chemist's Retrospective (Featuring Vittorio Farina)
This episode features none other than my father, Vittorio Farina! He is an accomplished chemist that has been a global leader in the field of process development. Essentially, he really knows how to m...
14 Feb 20201h 18min
Human Nature vs. Society (Featuring Arash Kolahi)
Human nature hasn't changed much in thousands of years, but society has changed dramatically, especially over the past few centuries. Has society advanced in such a way that it enhances our happiness...
11 Jan 20201h 12min
How Do We Make Drugs? (Featuring Carolina Amador)
In the past 100 years, our understanding of the molecular world has grown immeasurably. So much so that we can synthesize essentially any compound we desire. We take advantage of this fact to synthesi...
19 Okt 201956min
Do I Have an Eating Disorder? (Featuring Kati Morton)
Eating is a major focal point of human existence. We all do it every day, and most of our social interactions are based around it. But many of us have an unhealthy relationship with food, which can so...
14 Sep 20191h 6min
What is Autism? (Featuring Erin Nosco)
In the vaccines episode we touched on the alleged link between vaccines and autism, so now let's look at it from the other perspective. What is autism? What is its cause? What does diagnosis and treat...
10 Aug 201957min
What's on Europa? (Featuring Kevin DeBruin)
Of all the places that are candidates for extraterrestrial life that we are aware of, Europa is the best. This moon of Jupiter harbors a subsurface ocean that is likely full of minerals, and thus may...
15 Juni 20191h 10min
What is Consciousness? (Featuring Joel Frohlich)
There are a lot of things in this universe that we understand very well. But the thing that is understood the least might be human consciousness. Despite our intimate knowledge of brain structure and ...
11 Maj 20191h 5min
