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Discussions on topics that will expand your understanding of life and how to live it well

John


    • Nov 10, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 30 EPISODES


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    COFFEE TALK#1: Elections, Democracy, Twitter, Elon Musk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 24:08


    This episode is part of a new series Sam and I are starting called Coffee Talks, it's just basically going to be a short,fun episode on a random topic, Today we discuss the elections just held in the United States, Democracy in general, Twitter and Elon Musk buying Twitter

    What is a Good Human (New Series)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 64:46


    Sam Lund and I have a conversation over the things that make a human, a good human. This will lead us into a new series that focuses on being a more complete person.

    Level up your Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 34:59


    This week Sam and I are talking about sleep. How does the brain make sleep happen? Why do we sleep? Why do we dream? Why is sleep important?

    level up your sleep
    The mysteries of Quantum Computing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 28:25


    We're back from the hiatus with a new episode where we will discuss how quantum computing works and how it can help the world

    Season finally-Self interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 13:08


    Im going to be taking some time off of the podcast to pursue writing about our world and building my own business, I will start the second season in August.

    Susan Martinez - Being a Female Engineer at NASA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 62:35


    This episode I am joined by Susan Martinez, she works at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,Alabama and is currently working on lunar habitats. We discussed her work at NASA and also her journey to get there, it was a fun conversation and I hope y'all enjoy! Find her in the Gram @adastrasu

    Morgan Johnston- The brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 40:56


    Morgan Johnston joins me to talk about one of my favorite topics, the brain! Morgan is working to receive her PhD at the University of Texas at San Antonio, she really loves what she does and I had fun just discussing the brain. You can find her on Instagram @askaneuroscientist and she also has a YouTube channel which is also Askaneuroscientist.

    Chloe Lloyd - Dating and Humor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 54:46


    Chloe Lloyd joins us to talk about her research into Dating and Humor. She is currently writing an article over Virtual Dating and its benefits, she makes some great points in favor of downloading an app and giving it a spin. Find her @evo.psych_phd on Instagram.

    Maria O'Hanlon - Mitochondria and Parkinson's

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 53:26


    Maria O'Hanlon, a Biology researcher at Teeside University, comes on the podcast to discuss her work and her thoughts.She works with Drosophila (fruit flies) to study the effects of mitochondrial distinction in the genes that cause Parkinson's Disease to develop, we also discuss her influences as she became a scientist and what got her interested in science and her area of study.

    Richard Feynman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 33:39


    Solo episode, this week I talk about my favorite scientist, Richard Feynman, he was a freethinking bongo playing theoretical physicist, I share stories from his life that describe how he thought about the world and how he was constantly innovating.

    Daniel Karim

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 84:40


    Daniel Karim joins me today and we discuss his work and our thoughts on the world and how we are trying to make it better individually. It was truly a mind opening and heart opening conversation, I enjoyed it, I hope you do too! Go check out his website https://danielkarim.com/. Check him out on Instagram @danielkarim

    Piyush Gupta - C. Elegans and hibernation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 40:22


    I had a wonderful conversation with Piyush Gupta, who is getting his PhD in Molecular Genetics, he's studying hibernation in C. Elegans, A type of microscopic worm, we talk about how his research could help with space travel and also touch on why science communication is important

    Satans Prehistoric Elephants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 54:49


    Well this episode is kind of a mush mash of topics , Sam and I discuss the answer to his question from last week about whether smart people are more in tune with and able to control their emotions, we also talk about the state of the United States, eating mammoth and Sam's grandma

    Language: why words have meaning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 59:16


    Language is just a series of welled guided air vibrations that are encoded into the human brain and understood as some form of information about the outside world, the ability to spread information in this way is what sets humans apart from animals, this is the general idea of what we'll be discussing today

    Rabia Ilyas- Plant Virology

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 40:29


    This week I discuss Plants viruses with Rabia Ilyas a Post grad at the Julius Kuhn Institute in Germany, it was a very interesting conversation, go show her some love on Instagram @r.i_plantvirologist

    Chiara Amitrano- Abiotic stress on plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 60:35


    Today I have Chiara Amitrano (@scientist_kiki) on the podcast today and we talk about her life and her studies, it's a great conversation, check it out

    Maybe Gravity is just magnets

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 39:24


    Today Sam and I learn how magnets work and discuss how helpful they are in everyday society

    Solo epsisode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 31:25


    This week I just talk about my purpose that I have given to the podcast and what I want to accomplish with it

    Wormholes, black holes and other such objects

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 46:46


    Sams couldn't do today's episode so I have my friends Hunter and Caston on and we talk about wormholes and other space objects

    America isn't a true democracy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 51:08


    What is a true democracy? Is it better than what we have? How is Sam bald?

    Trump the Hut

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 41:51


    Sam and I take off all the layers and just let loose on this one, no science, just fun and jokes, relax and take some time to let go

    Space, the final frontier

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 55:28


    Is there an opposite force to gravity? Can we tell which way is up when there isn't any gravity? How many miles is a light year? Today we tackle Space exploration, buckle up and we hope you learn something

    How we learn and how we can learn better

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 54:15


    Sam and I discuss how humans and all animals learn and how humans learn differently than other animals. We also talk about how humans are taught in public schools now and how that can be improved. With Bears and wolves sprinkled throughout.

    Voting ( Plus discourse on Trolls)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 66:23


    We're coming at you this week with an episode that was very enjoyable to record, Sam and I discuss voting history and points in need of change in our current system, plus Sam let's go of his inner rage at Twitter trolls so check it out

    Artificial Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 44:50


    Artificial Intelligence is a growing field inside of computer science that creates and studies machine learning, this episode I explain some basic concepts of AI to Sam, my cohost.

    The five senses

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 60:58


    Sam and I talk about how are senses really function and why we evolved to have the sense we have and also how to improve your senses

    Anxiety!!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 61:16


    Today Sam and I talk about anxiety, what goes on in your brain to cause it, our experiences with it and how to manage it

    Episode 2(ft. Sam Lund)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 54:32


    Today I talk about Taxes. Basically I run down how taxes are a result of evolution and then have a conversation about tax laws and tax reformation, stuff like that. Also this ones got a guest on it so that's cool.

    Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 25:23


    Today I'm talking about Corona; what it is, what it does to the body, cell theory/ germ theory and maybe a conspiracy theory

    Episode 0

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 9:06


    A basic rundown of how the show is gunna go and why I'm doing it

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