Mind & Matter Podcast
1) Cognition, Form, Regeneration & Metaphysics: Does Biology Arise From Math? | Michael Levin | 250
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2) Fructose, Microglia, Anxiety & Brain Development | Justin Perry | 249
Send us a text Cellular clean up by immune cells and how early-life fructose exposure leads to neurodevelopmental problems. Episode Summary: Dr. Justin Perry talks about the body's constant cellular t...Show More
3) Autism, Acetaminophen (Tylenol) & Oxidative Stress | William Parker | 248
Send us a text The potential link between acetaminophen (Tylenol) and autism, with a surprise phone call from RFK partway through. Episode Summary: Dr. William Parker talks about autism spectrum disor...Show More
4) Cholesterol: Immune Benefits, Heart Health, Statins & Research Malpractice | Uffe Ravnskov | 247
Send us a text Wide release date: August 25, 2025 Episode Summary: Dr. Uffe Ravnskov talks about his decades-long career challenging the idea that high cholesterol causes heart disease, discussing LDL...Show More
5) Appendix, Gut Worms, Allergies & Autoimmunity | William Parker | 246
Send us a text The appendix's hidden role and how "good" parasites like helminths shape immune health. Episode Summary: Dr. William Parker discusses gut anatomy, the appendix's role in harboring benef...Show More
6) Cannabinoid System: Metabolism, Evolution & Energy Storage | Giovanni Marsicano | 245
Send us a text What is the core evolved function of the endocannabinoid system? Episode Summary: Dr. Giovanni Marsicano is a neuroscientist based in Bordeaux, France, where he leads a research group a...Show More
7) Seed Oils & Heart Disease: Oxidized LDL, Cholesterol, Fat & Cardiology | Tucker Goodrich | 244
Send us a text Overview and alternative interpretation to the mainstream view on how dietary fat and cholesterol relate to cardiovascular disease. Episode Summary: Tucker Goodrich is an engineer by tr...Show More
8) Evolution & Variation in Human Diet, Energy Expenditure & Metabolism | Herman Pontzer | 234
Send us a text Human metabolism, primate evolution, and modern health challenges with evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer. Episode Summary: Anthropologist Dr. Herman Pontzer discusses human evo...Show More
9) Sunlight: Cosmology, Energy Metabolism & the Physics of Life | Robert Fosbury | 242
Send us a text The deep connection between sunlight and life, from the scale of the cosmos to the quantum. Episode Summary: Astrophysicist Dr. Robert Fosbury discusses the sun's characteristics as a s...Show More
10) Synapse Energetics & Fat Metabolism in the Brain | Timothy Ryan | 241
Send us a text How brain synapses work and fuel themselves with fat. Episode Summary: Dr. Timothy Ryan talks about the high energy costs of synapses, the role of mitochondria and glycolysis, and chall...Show More