622: Virtual Reality for Brain Health with Amir Bozorgzadeh

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder first appeared in the DSM-3 in 1980, and was clinically defined as exposure to an actual or threat of death, serious injury, or sexual violence. Today, clinicians and po...

19 Jan 202240min

People often say things like, "I'm addicted to chocolate" or "I can't live without ice cream." And sometimes it's true. Modern food is processed, packaged and concentrated in ways that light up our do...

12 Jan 202240min

Expensive watches have been a status symbol for centuries, but now, weird-looking bands have replaced the bingy Rolexes. Instead of signaling wealth, these new gizmos signal a keen interest and commit...

5 Jan 202245min

Mindfulness gets bundled with everything from golf to gardening these days, but one place it might make the most sense is often overlooked: intimacy. For meaning, connection, and even anatomical funct...

29 Dec 202139min

Imagine you are in charge of the weekly grocery shopping for a family of four, and each week, you get a new assignment. Week one, you're asked to buy the healthiest possible food for your family. Week...

22 Dec 202140min

When most people think about a family farm, they think of a wooden house in the middle of a field with a few chickens, a couple of cows, and some corn and tomatoes growing. These days, that is more li...

15 Dec 202143min

Holiday season is here, and we're entering a four week period where our behavior is often bipolar. The last two weeks of December are a food and drink debauchery, and the first two weeks of January ar...

7 Dec 202121min

There are 2.3 million people incarcerated in the United States, and another four million on parole or probation. When you factor in families of inmates, prison employees, and infrastructure, we're tal...

1 Dec 202143min