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Episode 3Unlocking Expertise: The Science Behind Skill Acquisition and Decision MakingIn this episode, Martin talks to Professor Mark Williams, a leading authority on the acquisition and development of expertise. They discuss skill acquisition, the role of experience and purposeful practice. They also explore the use of simulators, the unique challenges of maintaining skills in high-stress environments and the importance of evidence-based practices in improving performance.Guest, Cast & CrewMark Williams is one of the world's leading authorities on expertise and its acquisition in sport. He also has experience in military settings, law enforcement, aviation and medicine. He has worked in a range of academic institutions in the UK and US, including Liverpool John Moores University, University of Sydney, University of Utah and Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition. Hosted by Martin Jones https://www.ophp.co.uk Edited by Bess ManleyResourcesMark's email mark.williams@health.utah.eduMark's bio https://psych.utah.edu/people/adjunct-faculty/mark-williams.php Mark's popular science book ‘The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made' by Mark Williams & Tim Wigmore. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-How-Champions-Are-Made/dp/1529304350 Anders Ericsson book ‘Peak' https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/peak-book-anders-ericsson-9780099598473?sku=NGR9780099598473&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA6t-6BhA3EiwAltRFGH4MHwz8Nh2GQplRBPtVnN6yaRXD6UzINU6KWmIItYhW4YxiIgxVyxoCM8QQAvD_BwE Thanks for tuning in. If you found this podcast valuable, please take a moment to rate, share and review. If you have feedback, guest suggestions or topics that you'd love us to cover, then do email us at info@ophp.co.uk or connect with us on LinkedIn. Chapters00:54 Mark's Research Interests and Career Journey02:59 Diving into Decision Making in High-Stress Situations06:21 The 10,000 Hours Rule and Expertise12:13 The Role of Simulators and VR in Training16:44 Transferability of Skills Across Domains23:43 Maintaining and Developing Skills28:36 The Neuroscience of Learning and Muscle Development29:32 Skill Atrophy in Different Domains30:46 Deliberate Practice and Skill Maintenance31:41 Repetition vs. Specificity in Training33:02 Stress and Performance in High-Stakes Environments35:12 Talent Identification and Development42:11 Task Generic vs. Task Specific Cognitive Skills44:42 Optimizing Learning Environments with Technology51:15 The Importance of Evidence-Based PracticeThanks for reading this week's show notesFor more information about the podcast please visit our website: www.ophp.co.uk Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ophp/and on Instagram: @ophumanperformanceFinally, please subscribe, share, and leave a review!Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Dr. Andrew Koutnik Ph.D. is a scientist specializing in the role of nutrition, exercise, and stress on metabolic health across populations, from metabolic disease (diabetes) to elite performers. Dr. Koutnik has trained in top-laboratories and held research positions at the University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine, the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, with significant contributions to the field of nutrition, diabetes management, and human performance. Dr. Koutnik has also worked directly with elite athletes and performers (e.g., NHL; Military/Special Forces; C-Suite) translating science to the end-user. In this episode, Drs. Tro and Andrew talk about… (03:55) How Type 1 Diabetes provides great insight into metabolic health in general (08:58) The lack of ADA guidelines for people with Type 1 diabetes and why there are so few organizations putting out dietary guidelines for Type 1 diabetics (16:12) Why doctors in general have such a hard time helping/advising patients with Type 1 and the difficulties involved in changing the mindset that medical professionals bring to Type 1 management (22:01) The recently published IPTN Type 1 Guidelines—their impact on the community and how they came to be (29:35) The fact that it is not the doctors but patients and concerned parents who are leading the way in Type 1 management (37:02) Type 1 diabetes and mental/psychological health co-morbidities (53:41) Why low carb diets don't have to feel restrictive in order to be healthy (57:11) Why you should never stop seeking to reclaim your health and how you can effectively/safely seek it For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Dr. Andrew Koutnik: Website: https://andrewkoutnik.com/ X: https://x.com/AKoutnik Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewkoutnikphd/ TedTalk (Rethinking Nutrition for Type-1 Diabetics): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDfgulV_F6o IPTN Type 1 Guidlines: https://www.therapeuticnutrition.org/post/first-guide-for-carbohydrate-reduction-in-type-1-diabetes Type 1 Grit: https://www.facebook.com/Type1Grit/ Dr. Bernstein's book: https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Bernsteins-Diabetes-Solution-Achieving/dp/0316182699   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/ SMHP Position Statement: https://journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jmh/article/view/100#:~:text=The%20SMHP%20recommends%20open%20access,research%20on%20TCR%20for%20T1DM   Toward Health App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-tro/id1588693888  Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US Learn more: https://doctortro.com/community/ 

Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life's Best Medicine. Dr. Andrew Koutnik Ph.D. is a scientist specializing in the role of nutrition, exercise, and stress on metabolic health across populations, from metabolic disease (diabetes) to elite performers. Dr. Koutnik has trained in top-laboratories and held research positions at the University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine, the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, with significant contributions to the field of nutrition, diabetes management, and human performance. Dr. Koutnik has also worked directly with elite athletes and performers (e.g., NHL; Military/Special Forces; C-Suite) translating science to the end-user. In this conversation, Drs. Brian and Andrew talk about… Managing your type 1 diabetes and why having a good understanding of nutrition is paramount Dr. Andrew's type 1 diagnosis and how he learned to live with the disease Dysglycemia Why kids diagnosed with type 1 diabetes should be given a restricted diet that will help mitigate risk factors Dr. Andrew's 10 year case study on himself to determine the long term implications of the ketogenic diet for cardiovascular health and people with type 1 diabetes Hypoglycemia and how keto can help How hypoglycemia effects athletes and how low carb diets might be able to help Advice for young people who are diagnosed with type 1 How to use nutrition and other factors to achieve balance as a type 1 diabetic For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Thank you for listening. Have a blessed day and stay healthy!   Links:   Dr. Andrew Koutnik: Website X Instagram TedTalk (Rethinking Nutrition for Type-1 Diabetics)   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Arizona Metabolic Health Low Carb MD Podcast   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH HLTH Code Website   Keto Mojo: • • Keto Mojo

Posters and Hallway episodes are short interviews and poster summaries.  Recorded at RLC 2024 in Amherst MA.   Featuring:  0:01 David Radke of the Chicago Blackhawks NHL on RL for professional sports  0:56 Abhishek Naik from the National Research Council on Continuing RL and Average Reward  2:42 Daphne Cornelisse from NYU on Autonomous Driving and Multi-Agent RL  08:58 Shray Bansal from Georgia Tech on Cognitive Bias for Human AI Ad hoc Teamwork  10:21 Claas Voelcker from University of Toronto on Can we hop in general?  11:23 Brent Venable from The Institute for Human & Machine Cognition on Cooperative information dissemination  

Tommy Wood, BM BCh, PhD, is a neuroscientist, elite-level professional nerd, and performance consultant to world-class athletes in a dozen sports. He received an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo. Tommy is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience at the University of Washington and a Visiting Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His research focuses on brain health and brain injury treatment across the lifespan, as well as developing easily accessible methods with which to track health, performance, and longevity in both professional athletes and the general population. Tommy serves as deputy editor of the Wiley Journal Lifestyle Medicine, is a Director of the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine, and consults for a number of digital health companies and charities that focus on how lifestyle and the environment can affect long-term health and chronic disease.You can learn more about Dr. Wood at his website, www.drtommywood.com/His substack, betterbrain.fitness is an excellent resource, and if you subscribe, you'll get some useful resources like a list of blood tests to monitor for brain health, a list of nutrients that support brain health and how to integrate them into your diet, and some in-depth information on how those nutrients and tests work. Timestamps:00:00:22 Is Supplemental Intake of B Vitamins Useful?00:02:36 Useful Factors to Help with TBI Recovery00:10:45 Homocysteine Metabolism 00:11:54 Food Sources of Polyphenols or Catechins00:13:52 Understanding the Effects of TBI and Micro TBI00:18:17 Nutrient Density in Food Helps to Protect from Brain Injuries00:18:53 Sponsor Note: Coaching Mentor Program00:19:40 Why Are Formula 1 Drivers so Interesting?00:22:29 Ruler Test for Formula 1 Drivers00:27:07 What Has Dr. Tommy Learned from Elite Athletes?00:29:21 TBI's Reliable Effect on Hormones00:31:01 Is Pituitary Damage Specific to TBI?00:32:02 What Are We Not Talking About with TBI?00:34:32 Examples of Different Health Variables We Forget to Account For00:37:28 Outro

Tommy Wood, BM BCh, PhD, is a neuroscientist, elite-level professional nerd, and performance consultant to world-class athletes in a dozen sports. He received an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo. Tommy is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience at the University of Washington and a Visiting Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His research focuses on brain health and brain injury treatment across the lifespan, as well as developing easily accessible methods with which to track health, performance, and longevity in both professional athletes and the general population. Tommy serves as deputy editor of the Wiley Journal Lifestyle Medicine, is a Director of the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine, and consults for a number of digital health companies and charities that focus on how lifestyle and the environment can affect long-term health and chronic disease.You can learn more about Dr. Wood at his website, www.drtommywood.com/His substack, betterbrain.fitness is an excellent resource, and if you subscribe, you'll get some useful resources like a list of blood tests to monitor for brain health, a list of nutrients that support brain health and how to integrate them into your diet, and some in-depth information on how those nutrients and tests work. Timestamps:00:00:22 Intro to Dr. Tommy Wood00:01:46 Dr. Wood's Ancestral Viking Heritage 00:03:28 What is The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine?00:04:37 Traction of the BSLM in the United States00:06:53 Seventh-Day Adventist's Dietary Guidelines00:08:40 Most Noticeable Changes Between Lifestyle Medicines00:11:41 Building an Active Relationship With Your Doctor Before You Get Sick00:13:08 Role of Social Environment On Lifestyle-Type Diseases00:19:03 Lifestyle Interventions for Long-Term Brain Health00:22:55 Main Drivers of Preserving or Losing Cognitive Function00:24:57 How Useful Are Brain Games Like Luminosity?00:28:30 How Different Diseases Affect Cognitive Supply 00:33:18 Benefits of Omega-3's for the Brain and Heart00:35:35 Dietary Sources of Omega-3's00:37:52 Smaller Fish Have Less Heavy Metal Accumulation00:39:06 Does Dr. Wood Eat Fish That is Higher In Mercury?00:39:34 TBI or Concussions and Loss of Cognitive Function 00:40:47 Glymphatic System Explained00:42:20 When is the Glymphatic System the Most Active?00:43:29 Beta-Amyloids and Cognitive Function00:46:56 Outro

In this episode of Run with Fitpage, we have a leading researcher in the field of ketones - Dr Brendan Egan. Dr Egan discusses about the basics of ketosis, the current studies around usage of ketones for athletic performance and a lot more, with our host Vikas Singh. Dr. Brendan Egan is an Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Physiology and the Head of the School of Health and Human Performance at Dublin City University (DCU). With a focus on skeletal muscle function and adaptation across the lifespan, his research delves into the interplay between nutrition and exercise interventions for both athletes and older adults. Dr. Egan holds a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Limerick, an MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition from Loughborough University, and a PhD from DCU. He completed post-doctoral training at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, where he investigated skeletal muscle development and insulin resistance mechanisms using animal models and in vitro cell systems. As a Principal Investigator at DCU's Life Sciences Institute and a Visiting Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Dr. Egan leads human trials focused on performance, recovery, and adaptation. His team utilizes advanced molecular analysis tools, including transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, to explore the effects of acute exercise and training on circulating factors like metabolites and extracellular vesicles. Dr. Egan's research aims to uncover how these factors contribute to the adaptive responses and health benefits of exercise, enhancing our understanding of exercise physiology and its applications in health and performance.Dr. Egan's full profile including publications may be found at:www.dcu.ie/researchsupport/research-profile?person_id=35443About Vikas Singh:Vikas Singh, an MBA from Chicago Booth, worked at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, APGlobale, and Reliance before coming up with the idea of democratizing fitness knowledge and helping beginners get on a fitness journey. Vikas is an avid long-distance runner, building fitpage to help people learn, train, and move better.For more information on Vikas, or to leave any feedback and requests, you can reach out to him via the channels below:Instagram: @vikas_singhhLinkedIn: Vikas SinghTwitter: @vikashsingh101Subscribe To Our Newsletter For Weekly Nuggets of Knowledge!

Angela is joined by neuroscience expert, Dr. Tommy Wood, who shares insights on building a better brain and optimising cognitive function across the lifespan. He discusses the importance of exercise on brain health, the impact of different types of exercise on cognitive function, and the benefits of separating tasks to maximise productivity. They also look into the concept of cognitive gears, the effects of multitasking, and the significance of incorporating low cognitive gear activities to unwind before bedtime. KEY TAKEAWAYS We need to emphasise the importance of structuring the workday to optimise productivity by chunking tasks based on cognitive gears and personal energy rhythms. Multitasking, especially when it involves complex tasks, can be detrimental to cognitive performance and learning. Focusing on one task at a time is more effective for deep work and skill acquisition. Engaging in low cognitive gear activities, such as repetitive tasks or household chores, can provide a cognitive break and recharge the brain. Prioritising deep work in the morning when energy levels are high and saving less demanding tasks for later in the day can enhance overall productivity. Maintaining a balance between focused work, breaks, and low cognitive gear activities throughout the day can help optimise cognitive function and prevent burnout. BEST MOMENTS "I think there's a few different ways to think about this” “One measure that I really like is the cognitive gears, which is something that a former colleague of mine, James Hewitt, has kind of popularised. He puts us into three main brain states or cognitive gears and actually relates them to exercise." "I can imagine at that point, right, you're unplugging, you're going to spend time with your partner. If you then go back to work, that's going to create a whole new buzz of energy." "The kind of multitasking that humans are very good at is parallel processing multiple complex related skills at the same time." VALUABLE RESOURCES Get a free snapshot of your health and personalised report at www.yourtotalhealthcheck.com Join The High Performance Health CommunityFree Fasting Guide - www.angelafosterperformance.com/fastingPodcast Shownotes - www.angelafosterperformance.com/podcasts AG1 Special Offer - https://www.drinkag1.com/angelafoster  Dr Tommy Wood - https://www.drtommywood.com/ ABOUT THE GUEST Tommy Wood BM BCh, PhD is a neuroscientist, elite-level professional nerd, and performance consultant to world class athletes in a dozen sports. He received an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo. Tommy is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience at the University of Washington and Visiting Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His research focuses on brain health and brain injury treatment across the lifespan, as well as developing easily-accessible methods with which to track health, performance, and longevity in both professional athletes and the general population. Tommy serves as deputy editor of the Wiley Journal Lifestyle Medicine, is a Director of the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine, and consults for a number of digital health companies and charities that focus on how lifestyle and the environment can affect long-term health and chronic disease. ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster is an award winning Nutritionist, Health & Performance Coach, Speaker and Host of the High Performance Health podcast. A former Corporate lawyer turned industry leader in biohacking and health optimisation for women, Angela has been featured in various media including Huff Post, Runners world, The Health Optimisation Summit, BrainTap, The Women's Biohacking Conference, Livestrong & Natural Health Magazine. Angela is the creator of BioSyncing®️ a blueprint for ambitious entrepreneurial women to biohack their health so they can 10X how they show up in their business and their family without burning out. Angela's BioSyncing®️ Blueprint is currently closed. Click here to get on the waitlist. The High Performance Health Podcast is a top rated global podcast. Each week, Angela brings you a new insight, biohack or high performance habit to help you unlock optimal health, longevity and higher performance. Hit the follow button to make sure you get notified each time Angela releases a new episode. 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Dominic (Dom) D'Agostino is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-newfield/support

Tommy isn't your average researcher; he's a neuroscientist who loves to nerd out at the highest level, and he's also a trusted advisor to world-class athletes across numerous sports.   Tommy has an impressive background, with degrees from top universities—biochemistry at Cambridge, medicine at Oxford, and a Ph.D. in physiology and neuroscience in Oslo. Nowadays, he's making waves at the University of Washington and the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, focusing on brain health and injury treatment.   Tommy is passionate about making science accessible, whether that's through his role at the Wiley Journal Lifestyle Medicine, guiding the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine, or advising health tech companies. He's on a mission to show us how lifestyle and environment shape our health and how we can live better, longer lives.   00:00 - 01:11 intro   01:11 - 02:00 What does health mean to you?   02:00 - 04:21  Can you talk a little about your background? How did all start?   04:21 - 07:57  How has the general view of the calories in, calories out model changed? Is this model still relevant?   07:57 - 11:19 Metabolic health and fexibility   11:19 - 13:50  How do factors like a food's texture, flavor, and how it's prepared affect our feelings of fullness and nutrient absorption?   13:50- 16:48 Could you share your perspective on the main factors contributing to the rise of insulin resistance within the population?    16:48 - 19:02 Is obesity genetic? And how does this view of obesity affect how it is approached?     19:02 - 21:55  From an evolutionary perspective, how do you interpret the differences in fat consumption between ancient hunter-gatherer societies and today's standard diets?   21:55 - 24:46   What would you say is the issue with the fat ratio that baby formulas offer since they are packed with seed oils.    24:46 - 27:20 We've been forced to believe that cholesterol is the enemy, why is this problematic?  Apo b    27:20 - 30:26 From a practical standpoint, how sustainable is long-term caloric restriction for the average person?   30:26 - 33:11 What advice do you have for individuals struggling with the psychological challenges of managing caloric intake for health or body composition goals?    33:11 - 33:56 What is autophagy and mitophagy and why should we understand them?   33:56 - 38:57  What is the relationship between exercise, fasting and autophagy?   38:57 -  40:40  What advice do you have about meal timing in relation to workouts?   42:12 -44:27   What are some common misconceptions regarding lactate during exercise, and how can we better understand its benefits?   44:27- 48:52.  For those pushing their limits in training, what are some key indicators that they might be exceeding their recovery capacity, overall health?   48;52- 50:06  Where can people find you       Follow Dr. Tommy Wood:  The Better Brain Fitness Podcast:  https://open.spotify.com/show/2bTSpFGJ38QUx25HW62fC7?si=5afec30398bf41b7 Substack: https://www.betterbrain.fitness   Instagram: @drtommywood    Follow me: Follow me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niklasgustafson/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatwithniklasX: https://twitter.com/niklasgustafsonYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@NiklasGustafsonNatruly: https://www.natruly.com/en/        

Save 20% on all Nuzest Products WORLDWIDE with the code MIKKIPEDIA at www.nuzest.co.nz, www.nuzest.com.au or www.nuzest.comThis week on the podcast Mikki speaks to Professor Ken Ford, co-founder and director of the Institute of Human and Machine Cognition. They discuss AI, ketogenic diets, why you can't trust nutrition science and much more.Kenneth Ford is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) — a not-for-profit research institute located in Pensacola, Florida. IHMC has grown into one of the nation's premier research organizations with world-class scientists and engineers investigating a broad range of topics related to building technological systems aimed at amplifying and extending human cognition, perception, locomotion and resilience.Ken is the author of hundreds of scientific papers and six books. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Tulane University. He is a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, a charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and a member of the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computer Society, and the National Association of Scholars.In February of 2012, Dr. Ford was named to the Defense Science Board (DSB) and in 2013, he became a member of the Advanced Technology Board (ATB) which supports the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). In 2018, Dr. Ford was appointed to the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.In 2020, Florida Trend Magazine named Ford one of its Living Legends, a list of all-time influential Florida leaders in business, medicine, academia, entertainment, politics, and sport.He also hosts a popular podcast about science called Stem-talk: https://www.ihmc.us/stemtalk/ Ken Ford: https://www.ihmc.us/groups/kford/ Contact Mikki:https://mikkiwilliden.com/https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutritionhttps://www.instagram.com/mikkiwilliden/https://linktr.ee/mikkiwillidenCurranz supplement: MIKKI saves you 25% at www.curranz.co.nz or www.curranz.co.uk off your first order

In Episode 191 of The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast, Outside Magazine's Sweatscience columnist Alex Hutchinson joins Host Adam Pulford to discuss the keys to long term success as an athlete. In particular, they draw on skills acquisition research from Mark Williams of the Institute of Human and Machine Cognition in Florida and Nicola Hodges of the University of British Columbia.  5 Keys to Long Term Success in Endurance Training:Balancing Performance with LearningChoosing Quality over QuantityFostering AutonomyBeing SpecificRespect Individual DifferencesResources:Youtube video of this episode  Alex's Twitter(X) @sweatscienceWebsite: https://sweatscience.com/Resources:- Alex's Article on Outside: How to Train for Long-Term Success - Effective practice and instruction: A skill acquisition framework for excellence: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37603709/Guest: Alex Hutchinson, PhDAlex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside's Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. His most recent book is the New York Times bestseller Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. Before becoming a journalist, he completed a PhD in physics at the University of Cambridge and worked as a researcher in the National Security Agency's Quantum Computing group. He also competed for the Canadian national team in track, cross-country, road, and mountain running. He lives (and runs) in Toronto.ASK A QUESTION FOR A FUTURE PODCASTHostAdam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for more than 14 years and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platformGET FREE TRAINING CONTENTJoin our weekly newsletterCONNECT WITH CTSWebsite: trainright.comInstagram: @cts_trainrightTwitter: @trainrightFacebook: @CTSAthlete

Show notes Peter A. Hancock, D.Sc., Ph.D. is Provost Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Simulation and Training, as well as at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida (UCF). In 2009, he was named Pegasus Professor of the University of Central Florida. This is the highest award of the University that is now the second largest single university in the United States. Professor Hancock is only the 16th individual ever to be so-named in the history of the Institution. Prior to his current position he founded and was the Director of the Human Factors Research Laboratory (HFRL) at the University of Minnesota where he held appointments as Professor in the Departments of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Psychology, and Kinesiology as well as at the Cognitive Science Center and the Center on Aging Research. He continues to hold an appointment as a Clinical Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at Minnesota. He is also an affiliated Scientist of the Humans and Automation Laboratory at MIT, a Research Associate of the University of Michigan Transport Research Institute, and a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Pensacola, Florida. He is the author of over seven hundred refereed scientific articles and publications as well as writing and editing over twenty books. His latest books are: Hoax Springs Eternal: The Psychology of Cognitive Deception and Transports of Delight. Learn more about Peter: Connect on LinkedIn See more of his work Where to find the hosts: Brian Moon ⁠Brian's website⁠ ⁠Brian's LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Brian's Twitter⁠ Laura Militello ⁠Laura's website⁠ ⁠Laura's LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Laura's Twitter⁠

In this episode, we're joined by Professor Tommy Wood to discuss some of the key pillars of brain health, and what you can do to optimise your brain health as you age, including: The power of lifelong learning How social and emotional relationships impact our brain health The link between heart disease, metabolic disease and a healthy brain The role of nutrition and supplements in brain health Exercising your way to a better brain Professor Tommy Wood BM BCh, PhD  is a neuroscientist, elite-level professional nerd, and performance consultant to world class athletes in a dozen sports. He received an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo. Tommy is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience at the University of Washington and Visiting Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Get 10% off your first Thriva blood test today using code THRIVAPOD

View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushTommy Wood BM BCh, PhD is a neuroscientist, elite-level professional nerd, and performance consultant to world class athletes in a dozen sports. He received an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo. Tommy is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience at the University of Washington and Visiting Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His research focuses on brain health and brain injury treatment across the lifespan, as well as developing easily-accessible methods with which to track health, performance, and longevity in both professional athletes and the general population. Tommy serves as deputy editor of the Wiley Journal Lifestyle Medicine, is a Director of the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine, and consults for a number of digital health companies and charities that focus on how lifestyle and the environment can affect long-term health and chronic disease.We really appreciate Tommy's unique perspective working as a physician and neuroscientist from pediatrics up through aging adults. This episode is packed with practical information about brain health and maintaining cognitive function as we age.SPONSORSThis episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by LMNT, a tasty electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don't. That means lots of salt — with no sugar. If you are drinking tons of water, but are peeing constantly, you may actually be getting dehydrated. LMNT is the tastiest way to add some electrolytes to your water and avoid this situation. Order through our link and receive a free sample pack with all of LMNT's flavors. Go to DrinkLMNT.com/TRS and check it out!•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Momentous, a leading high performance lifestyle company making the best supplements and sports nutrition products for individuals looking to optimize all parts of their lives. We always recommend getting your nutrients from whole foods. But if you are looking to supplement that, one of the best and easiest things you can take is the Momentous Multivitamin, designed to replicate a whole-food, nutrient-dense diet, filling in any potential gaps that may occur in your diet. To try it out, go to livemomentous.com/TRS and use code TRS for 20% OFF your first purchase.•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by YETI, from coolers to drinkware to bags, YETI products are Built for the Wild. We are OBSESSED with YETI's 6 and 8oz stackable cups. They're cute, they fit under any espresso machine, they're easy to throw in your backpack, and they stack so you can store a whole set! Check them out at thereadystate.com/stackablecups.

Brendan is an Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Physiology and Head of School for the School of Health and Human Performance at DCU. His current research investigates skeletal muscle function and adaptation across the life course, with special interest in the synergy between nutrition and exercise interventions ranging from athletes to older adults. His research group performs human trials involving both acute and chronic interventions for outcomes around performance (physical and cognitive), recovery, and adaptation. It has employed various experimental designs and has been complimented by molecular analysis tools, including transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Nutrients recently and presently under investigation include caffeine, creatine, omega-3 fatty acids, resveratrol, leucine, protein hydrolysates, beetroot juice, and exogenous ketones.Brendan received his BSc in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Limerick in 2003, MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition from Loughborough University in 2004, and Ph.D. from Dublin City University in 2008 before completing two years of post-doctoral training with Prof. Juleen Zierath's Integrative Physiology group at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. His doctoral studies focussed on skeletal muscle adaptation to exercise, and in particular, the continuity between acute molecular responses to individual bouts of exercise and adaptations induced by exercise training, whereas his post-doctoral training utilized animal models and in vitro cell systems to investigate the transcriptional regulation of skeletal muscle development and mechanisms of insulin resistance. He joined the faculty in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sport Science at University College Dublin in 2011, where he spent five years before moving to DCU. He is also a Visiting Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola, FL, USA, and a Principal Investigator at the National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology at DCU.Outside of academia, through his sporting career as an inter-county Gaelic footballer with Sligo from 2003 to 2017, Brendan has had a lifelong association with sport, training, and performance at all levels of competition, from grassroots to elite level, and also practices in the field as a performance nutritionist with emphasis on field-based team sports, and endurance athletes.Papers discussed- Exogenous Ketone Supplements in Athletic Contexts: Past Present and FutureKetone monoester ingestion increases postexercise serum erythropoietin concentrations in healthy menExogenous ketosis increases circulating dopamine concentration and maintains mental alertness in ultra-endurance exerciseThe Effect of Novel Exogenous Ketone Supplements on Blood Beta-Hydroxybutyrate and GlucoseAcute Ingestion of a Ketone Monoester without Co-Ingestion of Carbohydrate Improves Running Economy in Male Endurance RunnersKetone IQ claimsHVMN Ketone IQ vs original product claimsDelta G claims (scroll to bottom)

Geologists in the field climb hills and hang onto craggy outcrops; they put their fingers in sand and scratch, smell, and even taste rocks. Beginning in 2004, however, a team of geologists and other planetary scientists did field science in a dark room in Pasadena, exploring Mars from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) by means of the remotely operated Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). Clustered around monitors, living on Mars time, painstakingly plotting each movement of the rovers and their tools, sensors, and cameras, these scientists reported that they felt as if they were on Mars themselves, doing field science. The MER created a virtual experience of being on Mars. In Working on Mars, William Clancey examines how the MER has changed the nature of planetary field science. Drawing on his extensive observations of scientists in the field and at the JPL, Clancey investigates how the design of the rover mission enables field science on Mars, explaining how the scientists and rover engineers manipulate the vehicle and why the programmable tools and analytic instruments work so well for them. He shows how the scientists felt not as if they were issuing commands to a machine but rather as if they were working on the red planet, riding together in the rover on a voyage of discovery. William J. Clancey is Chief Scientist of Human-Centered Computing in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center, and Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Geologists in the field climb hills and hang onto craggy outcrops; they put their fingers in sand and scratch, smell, and even taste rocks. Beginning in 2004, however, a team of geologists and other planetary scientists did field science in a dark room in Pasadena, exploring Mars from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) by means of the remotely operated Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). Clustered around monitors, living on Mars time, painstakingly plotting each movement of the rovers and their tools, sensors, and cameras, these scientists reported that they felt as if they were on Mars themselves, doing field science. The MER created a virtual experience of being on Mars. In Working on Mars, William Clancey examines how the MER has changed the nature of planetary field science. Drawing on his extensive observations of scientists in the field and at the JPL, Clancey investigates how the design of the rover mission enables field science on Mars, explaining how the scientists and rover engineers manipulate the vehicle and why the programmable tools and analytic instruments work so well for them. He shows how the scientists felt not as if they were issuing commands to a machine but rather as if they were working on the red planet, riding together in the rover on a voyage of discovery. William J. Clancey is Chief Scientist of Human-Centered Computing in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center, and Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

Geologists in the field climb hills and hang onto craggy outcrops; they put their fingers in sand and scratch, smell, and even taste rocks. Beginning in 2004, however, a team of geologists and other planetary scientists did field science in a dark room in Pasadena, exploring Mars from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) by means of the remotely operated Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). Clustered around monitors, living on Mars time, painstakingly plotting each movement of the rovers and their tools, sensors, and cameras, these scientists reported that they felt as if they were on Mars themselves, doing field science. The MER created a virtual experience of being on Mars. In Working on Mars, William Clancey examines how the MER has changed the nature of planetary field science. Drawing on his extensive observations of scientists in the field and at the JPL, Clancey investigates how the design of the rover mission enables field science on Mars, explaining how the scientists and rover engineers manipulate the vehicle and why the programmable tools and analytic instruments work so well for them. He shows how the scientists felt not as if they were issuing commands to a machine but rather as if they were working on the red planet, riding together in the rover on a voyage of discovery. William J. Clancey is Chief Scientist of Human-Centered Computing in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center, and Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Dominic D'Agostino is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida. He is also a Research Scientist Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Dom's lab develops technology that allows them to investigate the molecular, cellular, and physiological changes we experience in extreme environments, including those that would occur undersea, at high altitude, or in space. They are also designing and evaluating metabolic-based therapies as treatments for cancer and other diseases. Dom and his wife enjoy outdoor activities like going to the beach, hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. They also do quite a bit of scuba diving together for his wife's marine biology research on manta rays. Data collection has taken them to Indonesia, Fiji, Palau, Hawaii, and many other phenomenal dive sites. Dom received his B.S. in Nutritional Sciences and Biological Sciences as well as his Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Physiology at Rutgers University. Afterwards, Dom conducted postdoctoral research at Wright State University and at the University of South Florida before joining the faculty at the University of South Florida. In this episode, Dom talks more about his research and tell us about his experiences in life and science.

There are questions we need to address in order for coaching and coach development to move forward, utilizing research evidence now available to us. Richard and Dean attempt to answer these questions, which were posed recently by Dr. Mark Williams, a research scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition and the University of Utah.Visit:Florida Institute for Human and Machine CognitionFIFA Training CentreContact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.comTwitter:Richard - @berky544

SHR # 2974:: When Humans and Machines Intersect - Dr. Kenneth M. Ford - The Institute For Human and Machine Cognition is working on many project that will impact future humans in profound ways. Robots, exoskeletons, cognitive and spatial orthotics will not only allow people to function at higher levels but also impact the aging human condition and longevity as we know it. Listen and learn. - CARL RECOMMENDS: superhumanradio.net/carl-recommends - - View and download all shows at https://superhumanradio.net - Visit us on Instagram: @superhumanradio - Support SHR - https://superhumanradio.net/make-a-donation

Brain health impacts every single area of our lives, including our quality of life as we age. Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease are becoming increasingly more common, but this growing epidemic is not a normal or inevitable part of aging. Genetic predisposition only drives around 5% of cases, so the power is in our hands to implement healthy habits and prevention strategies to ward off neurodegeneration.  Today's guest, Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, is an expert in neuroscience and neuropharmacology. He is a tenured associate professor at the University of South Florida, a research scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, and the creator of the website, Keto Nutrition. Dom's impressive resume also includes working as a research investigator on NASA's Extreme Environment Mission Operation. In his research lab, the main focus is studying the neuroprotective effects of the ketogenic diet, and that's what you're going to learn about today.  You're going to learn about the connection between brain health and metabolic health. We're diving into fascinating topics, including how the brain changes as we age, specific biomarkers to measure your overall health, and how indicators like sleep and gut health can impact your brain. Dom is truly a wealth of knowledge, and I hope this episode empowers you to take control of your brain health so you can live your best life as you age.  In this episode you'll discover: What the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is.  The percentage of Alzheimer's disease diagnoses that are genetically driven.  How metabolic health is tied to age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Specific biomarkers you should be monitoring for brain health. The connection between Alzheimer's disease and glucose metabolism in the brain. How elevating ketones improves brain blood flow.  What therapeutic ketosis is. How the brain's ability to process different energy sources changes as we age. What we know about the metabolic components of Alzheimer's disease.  Different ways to achieve therapeutic ketosis.  The connection between neuroinflammation and sleep quality.  How zonulin can lead to leaky gut. Similarities between leaky gut and junctions in the blood-brain barrier.  The link between gut health and the immune system.  What metabolic psychiatry is.  The benefits of using a continuous glucose monitor.  How consuming liquid sugar impacts the gut and metabolism.  Why systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation are connected.  The best foods to eat for brain and metabolic health.  Items mentioned in this episode include: Beekeepersnaturals.com/model -- Save 25% on raw honey & other natural remedies! PiqueTea.com/model -- Use code MODEL at checkout for 10% off! Clearly Keto by Dr. Mary Newport  Brain Energy by Dr. Christopher Palmer Levels.link/model Metabolic Health Summit  Connect with Dr. Dominic D'Agostino Website / Blog / Twitter / Instagram  Join TMHS Facebook community - Model Nation Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes:  Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Soundcloud *Download Transcript

"If the Lord Be God, Follow Him." Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu meets with Old Testament scholar Lukas Drake as well as special guest Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, a research scientist for Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, to discuss a part of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. Also discussed is an invitation to sacrifice and how the Lord often speaks in quiet, simple ways. These discussions correlate with the weekly Come, Follow Me resource from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With participation from the live studio audience and engagement via social media for viewers at home, Come Follow Up complements your personal and family scripture study.

All platforms / Episode Transcript & Timestamps: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/p/dom2 Dr. Dom D'Agostino may require no introduction especially in the world of ketosis! He is an Associate Professor with his research focusing on metabolic therapies, ketogenic diets, ketone supplements, and other metabolic based drugs. He is also a research scientist at the Institute of Human and Machine Cognition. This is Part 2 of a 2 part conversation with Dom. He has so much knowledge to share and in this episode we dive into the ketogenic diet for exercise performance, keto for women & children, Dom's diet & supplement routine + more! Hope you enjoy the episode! Part 1 with Dom on Ketogenic diets for Brain Health and Longevity: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/p/dom1 Find the previous podcast episodes & subscribe to be notified: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/ Find me (Aastha) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aasthajz SUPPORT LIVE LONGER WORLD: Sign up for Premium Subscriber Transcripts: https://www.livelongerworld.com/premium Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/livelongerworld One-Time support: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/livelongerworld DOM D'AGOSTINO LINKS: KetoNutrition: https://ketonutrition.org/ Website: https://linktr.ee/Domdagostino Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicDAgosti2 CONNECT WITH AASTHA, LIVE LONGER WORLD: Website: https://www.livelongerworld.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aasthajz Newsletter: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aasthajz/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Ketogenic diet for muscle performance 0:50 Dom's supplements & modified keto diet 3:20 Keto, NAD+, NMN 7:12 Biomarkers tracked by Dom 9:30 LDL, Triglycerides, Fatty Foods & Keto diet 14:15 Dom's routine & supplements 18:09 Melatonin benefits for anti-cancer & antioxidant 22:37 Ketogenic diet for women 30:55 Ketogenic diet for children 32:48 Genetic aspect to keto diet? 38:32 Metformin for suppressing cancer 46:30 Ketogenic diet & Alzheimer's 54:40 Exercise for mental health 55:53 Keto for exercise performance & bodybuilding 59:32 Endogenous metabolite & psychedelics 1:09:05 Connect with me (Aastha) Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/p/dom2 Thanks for watching & if you enjoy the episode, let's spread the message on longevity. If you like the podcast, please leave a review on Apple podcasts. Aging is universal. Let's unite in this fight. Stay in good health - Aastha.

All platforms / Episode Transcript & Timestamps: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/p/dom1 Dr. Dom D'Agostino may require no introduction especially in the world of ketosis! He is an Associate Professor with his research focusing on metabolic therapies, ketogenic diets, ketone supplements, and other metabolic based drugs. He is also a research scientist at the Institute of Human and Machine Cognition. This is Part 1 of a 2 part conversation with Dom. He has so much knowledge to share and in this episode we dive into the history of ketogenic diets, keto for brain health and neuroprotective seizures, keto for longevity benefits, weight training, caloric restriction and more. Hope you enjoy the episode! Find the previous podcast episodes & subscribe to be notified: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/ Find me (Aastha) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/livelongerworld SUPPORT LIVE LONGER WORLD: Sign up for Premium Subscriber Transcripts: https://www.livelongerworld.com/premium Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/livelongerworld One-Time support: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/livelongerworld DOM D'AGOSTINO LINKS: KetoNutrition: https://ketonutrition.org/ Website: https://linktr.ee/Domdagostino Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicDAgosti2 CONNECT WITH AASTHA, LIVE LONGER WORLD: Website: https://www.livelongerworld.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/livelongerworld Newsletter: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/longevityfuture/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Ketogenic diet is not optimal for everyone 0:56 Dom D'Agostino Intro 1:29 Plant-based ketogenic diet 3:20 Ketogenic diet & brain protection against seizures 16:40 Ketone Esters & Salts 19:29 Does the brain need glucose? 21:37 Intermittent Ketosis & Fasting Mimicking Diet 25:17 Cyclic Ketogenic diet for longevity 28:40 Devices for tracking ketosis 30:30 Ketogenic diet for longevity vs. Caloric restriction 37:50 Keto diet for cancer prevention 41:57 Keto diet, Insulin pathway, and glucose 46:50 Time restricted eating benefits 50:17 Dom vs. Layne Norton on Joe Rogan podcast 51:40 Muscle for longevity (especially for women) 56:10 Support Live Longer World Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/p/dom1 Thanks for watching & if you enjoy the episode, let's spread the message on longevity. You can support my work by sharing, liking, subscribing, leaving a review on Apple podcasts, donating on Patreon, or signing up as a premium member. Aging is universal. Let's unite in this fight. Stay in good health - Aastha.

Dr. Dominic D'Agostino is a tenured Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He runs the website KetoNutrition and has been on over 200 podcasts talking about metabolic health. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His laboratory develops and tests metabolic-based strategies for targeting CNS oxygen toxicity, epilepsy, neurodegenerative diseases, brain cancer, and metastatic cancer.The main focus of his lab over the last 12 years has investigating the anticonvulsant and neuroprotective mechanism of the ketogenic diet and ketone metabolite supplementation. This approach can be used to treat a wide variety of pathologies linked pathophysiologically to metabolic dysregulation. Other areas of interest include researching metabolic-based drugs for cancer.He was a research investigator and crew member on NASA's Extreme Environment Mission Operation and has a personal interest in environmental medicine and methods to enhance safety and physiological resilience in extreme environments. His research is supported by the Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense, private organizations and foundations.

Sponsor: RePowerU -- a free fitness practices assessment (a 10-minute questionnaire) Dr. Egan is an expert in skeletal muscle function and adaptation during aging. Brendan joins Wise Athletes today to share his unique insights into the synergy between nutrition and exercise interventions to optimize performance in older athletes. BIO Brendan Egan, PhD is Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Physiology, and Deputy Head of School, in the School of Health and Human Performance at Dublin City University, Ireland, and a Visiting Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, USA. His research investigates skeletal muscle function and adaptation across the life course, with special interest in the synergy between nutrition and exercise interventions to optimise performance in populations ranging from athletes to older adults. His research group performs human trials involving both acute and chronic interventions for outcomes around performance (physical and cognitive), recovery and adaptation, and have employed a wide range of experimental designs, and have been complimented by molecular analysis tools including transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. Nutrients recently and presently under investigation include caffeine, creatine, omega-3 fatty acids, resveratrol, leucine, protein hydrolysates, beetroot juice, and exogenous ketones, as well as dietary interventions that aim to increase daily protein intake in older adults. Outside of academia, through his sporting career as an Gaelic footballer, Brendan has had a lifelong association with sport, training and performance at all levels of competition from grassroots to elite level, and also practices in the field as a performance nutritionist with emphasis on intermittent field-based team sports, and endurance athletes, most recently with the Dublin Hurlers and the Irish Paratriathlon team.

Dr. Dominic D'Agostino is a professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, is a Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, and is one of the most knowledgeable & popular experts in regards the Ketogenic diet, health, fitness and nutrition.DR. DOMINIC D'AGOSTINOWebsite: https://ketonutrition.org/LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Domdagostino Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicDAgosti2?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorStarving Cancer: Dr. D'Agostino at TEDx: https://youtu.be/3fM9o72ykwwTHE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCASTWEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6MERCH Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comMUSIC: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-ripple-effect-ep/1057436436TeleGram: https://t.me/TREpodcastSUBSTACK: https://therippleeffectpodcast.substack.com/ROKFIN: https://rokfin.com/RippleEffectODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@therippleeffectpodcast:dBITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/6bOtjURD1rds/FLOTE: https://flote.app/trepodcastRUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-745495Banned.VIDEO: https://banned.video/channel/the-ripple-effect-podcastFringe.FM: https://fringe.fm/shows/the-ripple-effect-podcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVfy9MXhb5EIciYRIO9cKUwGETTR: https://www.gettr.com/rickyvarandasPARLER: https://parler.com/#/user/RvTheory6FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheRippleEffectPodcast/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RvTheory6INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/rvtheory6/SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lpFhHI6CqdZKW0QDyOicJGOOGLE PLAY/PODCASTS: https://podcasts.google.com/search/the%20ripple%20effect%20podcastiTUNES: http://apple.co/1xjWmlFSTITCHER RADIO: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-ripple-effect-podcastIPAK-EDU (10% OFF Link): https://ipak-edu.org/?afmc=RVIPAKTHE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST is distributed and protected by: https://ContentSafe.co/The University Of Reason LINKSLearn About the Autonomy Course: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/29887/ouiRXFoLAUTONOMY Appetizer Course: https://www.universityofreason.com/offers/gXM5J4gb/checkout?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universityofreason.com%2Fa%2F33187%2FouiRXFoLCritical Thinking Trifecta Course TRIVIUM METHOD: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/2147486641/ouiRXFoL19 Essential Skills For Success NOT Taught In School: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/40865/ouiRXFoLTHE UNION OF THE UNWANTEDLinkTree: https://linktr.ee/uotuwRSS FEED: https://uotuw.podbean.com/Merch Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/union-of-the-unwanted?ref_id=22643&utm_campaign=22643&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source

Dr. Dominic D'Agostino is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida and Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His laboratory develops and tests metabolic-based strategies for neurological disorders, cancer, and for enhancing safety and resilience of military personnel in extreme environments. His research is supported by the Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense, private organizations, and foundations. He's the genius behind so many things when it comes to keto, but there's already plenty of keto information out there. We spend some time getting to know him, and asking him all about the different wearables that are available: the Woop, Levels, Oura Ring, and more. Each of these does something different, so finding out what works for you, and what you're looking to get out of it is key. In This Conversation We Cover:  [04:07] Celebrating a heritage of food [07:58] Experimenting with low-carb diets [13:44] What ketones are and why we should care about them [19:35] A simple, basic strategy for getting into ketosis [26:32] How the Italian diet keeps people healthy [30:20] The benefits of daily salad and wine [36:50] Nutrition training for medical students [41:10] Thoughts on Biosense Resources: ketonutrition.org LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dominic-d-agostino-156014b Instagram: @dominic.dagostino.kt Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com Work Hard Play Hard is a production of Crate Media

Dr. Dominic D'Agostino is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida and Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His laboratory develops and tests metabolic-based strategies for neurological disorders, cancer, and for enhancing safety and resilience of military personnel in extreme environments. His research is supported by the Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense, private organizations, and foundations. He's the genius behind so many things when it comes to keto, but there's already plenty of keto information out there. We spend some time getting to know him, and asking him all about the different wearables that are available: the Woop, Levels, Oura Ring, and more. Each of these does something different, so finding out what works for you, and what you're looking to get out of it is key. In This Conversation We Cover:  [04:07] Celebrating a heritage of food [07:58] Experimenting with low-carb diets [13:44] What ketones are and why we should care about them [19:35] A simple, basic strategy for getting into ketosis [26:32] How the Italian diet keeps people healthy [30:20] The benefits of daily salad and wine [36:50] Nutrition training for medical students [41:10] Thoughts on Biosense Resources: https://ketonutrition.org/ (ketonutrition.org) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-d-agostino-156014b (linkedin.com/in/dominic-d-agostino-156014b) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominic.dagostino.kt/?hl=en (@dominic.dagostino.kt) Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course Mastermind: https://workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind/ (workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind) Connect with Rob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robmurgatroyd/ (@robmurgatroyd) Connect with Kim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmurgatroyd/ (@kimmurgatroyd) To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://workhardplayhardpodcast.com/ (workhardplayhardpodcast.com) Work Hard Play Hard is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

This week, Dominic D'Agostino, Ph.D., joins me to explain how the brain benefits from ketosis. Dr. Dom is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida, where he teaches at The Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology and at The Morsani College of Medicine. He's also a research scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His work focuses on developing ways to produce therapeutic ketosis in order to prevent seizures and provide neuroprotection for people suffering from traumatic brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Dom explains how the ketogenic diet helps to reduce inflammation and restore neurotransmitter and metabolic homeostasis in the brain. What's more, he reveals the reason why some people get into high levels of ketosis quickly while others struggle to increase the levels of ketones in their blood. Finally, we discuss the effect that elevated levels of ketones have on our mental clarity and athletic performance, and Dom shows us how to incorporate some level of ketosis into our daily lives through diet, intermittent fasting, and supplementation with MCTs and ketone salts.Support the show (https://www.coachjoedi.com/joe-recommends )

This week on the podcast Mikki is back with Dr Andrew Koutnik, PhD, researcher at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, for a continuation of their conversation last week about his experience as an adult diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 18 years, and discovering a lower carbohydrate approach as the best practice management for that. Andrew is a passionate guy, and that comes across in the interview as we discuss the pitfalls of type 1 diabetes management and why matching insulin to carbohydrate load is not the best way to manage blood sugars.LINKSCarolyn Ketchum https://www.amazon.com/Carolyn-Ketchum/e/B0765C2XS1%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareType 1 Grit study https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/141/6/e20173349Journal of Clinical Investigation paper https://www.jci.org/articles/view/142246/pdfDiet Doctor https://www.dietdoctor.com/DCCT Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24356592/

Is it possible to prevent cancer with metabolic therapies used to increase mitochondrial health? Could it also be possible to treat even very aggressive cancers with the same approach? Tune in for the answers, and to discover: What the Warburg effect is, and the difference between oxidative phosphorylation and fermentation in the development of cancer What benefits can be provided by the combination of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and chemotherapy, and why Whether plants, bacteria, insects, and other biological systems can develop cancer, and if so, how it might differ from metastatic cancer in humans Dominic D'Agostino is Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, and Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. On today's show, D'Agostino discusses the Warburg effect, which explains the way in which cancer cells produce energy. Rather than through mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, cancer cells stay alive and proliferate using energy produced by the ancient fermentation pathway. This understanding points to a critical theory: cancer develops when there has been damage to the mitochondria in cells, limiting or altogether eliminating the production of energy through oxidative phosphorylation. There are many causes of cancer, including viruses, inflammation, irradiation, the aging process, and carcinogens, but what could be the underlying culprit among all causes is mitochondrial damage, which causes inflammation which further damages mitochondria. D'Agostino explains this process in depth, but also discusses a range of metabolic drugs being used to combat cancer, offering a less damaging form of cancer treatment than chemotherapy. In addition to discussing certain types of exercise and diets that can boost mitochondrial health, he talks about the combined use of radiation therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. He explains that when hyperbaric oxygen and targeted radiation are used, only about five percent of the amount of radiation is necessary, which could provide huge benefits to patients and avoid the negative side effects of using radiation and/or chemotherapy alone. Metabolic therapies may not only hold the key to treating aggressive cancers, but preventing them, to begin with. Press play for all the details and learn more at https://ketonutrition.org/. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

This podcast interview focuses on product innovation that has the power to avoid people that get paralyzed from having to start their lives over. My guest is Mark Daniels, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition.Mark Daniel was born and raised in Pensacola. He injured his spine almost 13 years ago and have been using a wheelchair since. In 2010, Mark was asked to assist IHMC with evaluating their first powered exoskeleton, and he kept this involvement since.He has now joined IHMC as a full time research intern to work on the design, fabrication, and testing of the exoskeleton for the Cybathlon. Mark anticipates the Cybathlon to make a huge stride in technology and awareness to improve quality of life for those with loss of mobility due to injury or illness across the world. "Every day I am confronted with the reality that I am paralyzed. Every day I face this reality to find comfort in my abilities and not anger in my disability – we all have disabilities and I encourage everyone to live unrestrained.” This inspired me, and hence I invited Mark to my podcast. We explore the world of Exoskeleton, the major advances over the last 10 years and how the blend of hardware, software and active user involvement has been fundamental to this.We discuss what the innovation should be really all about, how to accelerate it, and what mental obstacles one has to overcome to come out as a winner. Here are some of his quotes:I look at everything that we're doing here at IHMC and all the other exoskeletons, and the other technology that is giving mobility back to people with disabilities. I look at all of this as hopefully, that 18 year old kid that I was. An accident will happen to him, and he will get paralyzed. And some of the technology that I'm working on or helping to push or develop will be what he's given whenever he has the same problem that I did. And he'll go back to the same job that he had and he won't have to start his life over.We notice who makes strides in the market, and who wins in that market. And it's the people that pay attention to the feedback of their end user. And the way to do that is to get somebody that's gonna want your technology and then give them a reason to want it.During this interview, you will learn four things:Why it is key to create solutions that smartly balance working with you, as much as for youThat users have alternatives – sometimes radically different from what you offer. And to make them want to change you have to deliver a shift in value.Why it is key to not argue with a user whether what they want is a good idea or not. That art and technology are not that different – and that’s where the opportunity hidesFor more information about the guest from this week:Mark DanielsWebsite IHMC See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr Tommy Wood earned his medical degree at the University of Oxford, and subsequently completed PhD in physiology and neuroscience at the University of Oslo. Currently, he holds academic positions at the University of Washington and Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. One of Dr Wood’s research interests is developing easily-accessible methods with which to track human health, performance, and longevity. In this episode, Dr Wood shares a plethora of information regarding the science of longevity, including patterns in ageing, determining biological age, and importantly, whether specific ingredients can increase longevity. *Highlights * The fascination with extending the lifespan (5:00) Looking to the Blue Zones (8:30) The biomarkers of ageing (15:50) Determining your biological age (21:00) Biological drivers of ageing (31:40) Diving into caloric restriction (38:00) Macronutrients for health and longevity (55:00) Ingredients to improve longevity (75:00) Useful links and resources: e.g: For more Metagenics follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/metagenics_anz/ If you're a Healthcare Practitioner in Australia or New Zealand, join our private Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetagenicsAU Follow Dr Tommy Wood on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/drtommywood/ Genetic testing providers Tommy Wood mentions: Elysium - https://www.elysiumhealth.com/en-us/index Chronomics - https://www.chronomics.com/dna Paper – Li J, Bonkowski MS, Moniot S, Zhang D, Hubbard BP, Ling AJ, Rajman LA, Qin B, Lou Z, Gorbunova V, Aravind L, Steegborn C, Sinclair DA. A conserved NAD+ binding pocket that regulates protein-protein interactions during aging. Science. 2017 Mar 24;355(6331):1312-1317. doi: 10.1126/science.aad8242. PMID: 28336669 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28336669/ Paper – Newman S. Supercentenarians and the oldest old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans. 2019 Jul. doi: 10.1101/704080 Link - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334497888Supercentenariansandtheoldest-oldareconcentratedintoregionswithnobirthcertificatesandshort_lifespans

Dr Tommy Wood earned his medical degree at the University of Oxford, and subsequently completed PhD in physiology and neuroscience at the University of Oslo. Currently, he holds academic positions at the University of Washington and Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. One of Dr Wood’s research interests is developing easily-accessible methods with which to track human health, performance, and longevity. In this episode, Dr Wood shares a plethora of information regarding the science of longevity, including patterns in ageing, determining biological age, and importantly, whether specific ingredients can increase longevity. *Highlights * The fascination with extending the lifespan (5:00) Looking to the Blue Zones (8:30) The biomarkers of ageing (15:50) Determining your biological age (21:00) Biological drivers of ageing (31:40) Diving into caloric restriction (38:00) Macronutrients for health and longevity (55:00) Ingredients to improve longevity (75:00) Useful links and resources: e.g: For more Metagenics follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/metagenics_anz/ If you're a Healthcare Practitioner in Australia or New Zealand, join our private Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetagenicsAU Follow Dr Tommy Wood on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/drtommywood/ Genetic testing providers Tommy Wood mentions: Elysium - https://www.elysiumhealth.com/en-us/index Chronomics - https://www.chronomics.com/dna Paper – Li J, Bonkowski MS, Moniot S, Zhang D, Hubbard BP, Ling AJ, Rajman LA, Qin B, Lou Z, Gorbunova V, Aravind L, Steegborn C, Sinclair DA. A conserved NAD+ binding pocket that regulates protein-protein interactions during aging. Science. 2017 Mar 24;355(6331):1312-1317. doi: 10.1126/science.aad8242. PMID: 28336669 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28336669/ Paper – Newman S. Supercentenarians and the oldest old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans. 2019 Jul. doi: 10.1101/704080 Link - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334497888Supercentenariansandtheoldest-oldareconcentratedintoregionswithnobirthcertificatesandshort_lifespans

: Episode 1718 - On this Sunday Show, we replay a best-of Friday show from 2016. Dominic D'Agostino rejoins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss ketogenic diets, the relationship between keto and weight loss, and more.  Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/11/best-of-keto-weight-loss-dr-dominic-dagostino-episode-1718 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS DR. DOMINIC D'AGOSTINO Dominic has been coming on the show since the very start. He is the associate professor at USF, college of medicine. He's in the department of molecular pharmacology and physiology. Dr. D'Agostino is also senior research scientist at Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. He has his PhD, of course . Susan Masino is a colleague of his. http://www.ketonutrition.org/ He is a big proponent of the ketogenic diet. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0190497998/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=vinnitorto-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0190497998&linkId=61491ce009dc9a9f321b0f2edde8f556 KETOSIS AND SEIZURE CONTROL Dr. D'Agostino started doing research for ketogenic diet in 2010. He did substantial research into deep diving seizures and a ketogenic diet. KETO AND WEIGHT LOSS There was a study that came out that said ketogenic diet was not conducive to weight loss. This contradicts much of what we know! From the medical community that implements this diet for medical purposes, even they agree that this diet is helpful for weight loss. Weight loss is a "side effect" of ketosis. Ketosis dampens your appetite. When you are eating ketogenic diet, you will feel more sated from less. You also stop eating less processed crap which is the stuff that makes you hungrier. Exogenous ketones: these are the ketones that you can consume in powder. This can help get into ketosis without actually consuming that much of fat. It's better just to be in real ketosis, consuming lots of fat.. Exogenous ketones can help some, but others it has no effect. Dr. D'Agostino did this experiment with rodents. They were eating carb diets, and a good amount did not lose weight even with exogenous ketones. Some were able to lose 15% body fat, but this was only in a few. They are looking into why that is the case. FAT DOC IS OUT Go watch it now! We need people to buy and review for it to stay at the top of iTunes pages. Please also share it with family and friends! Available for both rental and purchase. You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon. YOU CAN NOW STREAM FOR FREE ON AMAZON PRIME IF YOU HAVE IT! Fat Doc 2 is in the works! Keep an eye out. RESOURCES Https://www.vinnietortorich.com Https://www.purevitaminclub.com Https://www.purevitaminclub.co.uk Https://www.purecoffeeclub.com https://www.villacappelli.com Https://www.nsngfoods.com Https://www.crowdcow.com/vinnie Https://www.bit.ly/fatdocumentary  

What is the latest keto research telling us? Here to break it down and disseminate it for us is Dominic D'Agostino. You might remember him from episode 35: Dominic is actually Dr. Dominic, a professor in the Dept. of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at University of South Florida.   He's also a research scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His lab works to develop and test metabolic-based approaches for neurological disorders, cancers, etc.

David W. Eccles, is an Associate Professor at Florida State University, and his research concerns the psychology of skilled and expert performance and its development in real-world domains involving performance under stress, ranging from sport to law enforcement, and from medicine to the military. David received his PhD in Sport Psychology from Bangor University in the UK in 2001 and undertook post-doctoral training at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition from 2002 to 2003. He was then Assistant and later Associate Professor of Psychology at Florida State University (FSU), took a sabbatical from the Sunshine State for a few years at a small university in England, and is currently a Professor of Sport Psychology back at FSU. He serves as Associate Editor for Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport and is on the Editorial Board for the Psychology of Sport and Exercise. David has been the recipient of approximately $5M of external funding to support his research, where funders have included the Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. In this podcast, Dr. Eccles and Cindra talk: The importance of deliberate practice The benefits of rest to performance Ways to “cognitively detach” so we can rest How to get high-quality rest Ways to prevent burnout HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/Sara HOW TO ENTER THE PODCAST GIVEAWAY TO WIN $500 CASH: www.drcindra.com/giveaway FB COMMUNITY FOR THE HPM PODCAST: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2599776723457390/ FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cindrakamphoff/ FOLLOW CINDRA ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mentally_strong Love the show? Rate and review the show for Cindra to mention you on the next episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-performance-mindset-learn-from-world-class-leaders/id1034819901        

Ken Ford, an NSCAI commissioner and founder/CEO of the Florida Institute For Human & Machine Cognition, talks about turning AI from a tool to a teammate, and unshackling AI research and implementation from government bureaucracy to compete with...

Because of the number of questions that keep pouring in, today we have another Ask Me Anything episode.  We also have been receiving requests to do more of these shows, so we plan to record more frequent AMA episodes in the future. If you have questions for Ken and Dawn, email them to STEM-Talk producer Randy Hammer at rhammer@ihmc.us. In today’s episode we touch a little bit on COVID-19, but most questions revolve around diet and sleep and brain health. Ken also explains the meaning behind IHMC’s name and Dawn shares why she tweaked her vegetarian lifestyle to now include fish in her diet. Plus, Ken weighs in on the dangers of AI, real and imagined. It’s a fun, wide-ranging episode. Enjoy! Show notes: [00:02:28] Dawn opens the AMA with a listener question for Ken about his thoughts on social distancing. [00:03:19] A listener asks Dawn about the long-term pulmonary effects for survivors of COVID-19, and how this will impact divers. [00:04:49] Dawn reads a listener question for Ken about the U.S. relationship with China in regards to drug manufacturing: “During your interview with Katherine Eban, you made a comment about how current events related to COVID-19 truly highlight the fault in our dependency on Chinese manufacturing for our pharmaceuticals. That was just a few months ago…Where do you see our relationship with China heading with respect to drug manufacturing in the future?” {00:06:54] Ken talks about the need for each individual to take responsibility for the pharmaceuticals they ingest and recommends listening to Katherine’s Eban’s STEM-Talk interview and checking out her website, which has a wealth of information about generic drugs. [00:07:19] A listener asks Dawn about her shift from strict vegetarianism to occasionally adding fish into her diet. The listener wonders if this came about as a result of some of the discussions on STEM-Talk, or if her decision was inspired by something else? [00:09:07] A listener asks Ken if he uses branch chain amino acids, and if so how? [00:11:52] Ken talks about how combining essential amino-acid supplementation with mechanical loading via resistance training is a powerful strategy to combat the age-related loss of muscle function and mass that often leads to sarcopenia in the older population. [00:14:45] Dawn poses a listener’s question to Ken about why nutritionists seem to almost unanimously tolerate intermittent fasting or time-restricted eating, but oppose the ketogenic diet. The listener goes on to ask if there is any difference between getting into ketosis through diet versus fasting. [00:17:30] A listener asks Ken, who was an early adopter of a low-carb ketogenic diet, how his understanding of low-carb and healthy diets has changed as research has progressed. [00:19:25] A listener talks about how their adoption of time-restricted eating has led to late-night binge eating. The listener asks if it is true that skipping breakfast makes it harder to suppress ghrelin, sometimes referred to as “the hunger hormone.” The listener is curious about this because so many STEM-Talk guests talk about how they skip breakfast. [00:22:45] A listener asks Dawn: “In your podcast with Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, you talked about the potential role of methylene blue in protecting individuals exposed to environmental hypoxia. Do you know of any studies that have looked at this potential application of methylene blue?” [00:26:05] A listener asks Ken about adding legumes back into one’s diet after losing weight through the ketogenic diet, and if the weight will return if legumes are reintroduced. [00:29:20] A listener asks how Ken came up with the name “Institute for Human and Machine Cognition,” and what all the name entails? [00:30:51] A listener asks Dawn about the replication of extreme environments in a lab setting when studying human performance in various extreme environments. [00:34:56] A listener asks Ken: “There was some recent news cov...

Joining today: William Howell, Senior Creative and Multimedia Producer for the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, and Mark Daniel, a research associate at IHMC and their exoskeleton pilotEarlier this year, I had a chance to meet with two remarkable people: IHMC’s Mark Daniel and Billy Howell. They’d just finished speaking at the Podfest Expo in Orlando, where they presented a machine—a part of the team’s collaborative research—that could help a man to his feet, that could give to his legs, to his knees that ability to, again, work.Having watched my own father struggle with such things after a brutal car accident, with where the one step should lead or how the body should turn, it was incredible to see and to hear how much we’ve learned in just a few short years. But the science here is only one half of the story: the other is a tale of friendship, compassion, and indomitable spirit. One that I don’t want to spoil too much of before you listen to it as I did, for the first time.Oh, and this episode was recorded live, so it might have the occasional quirk or surprise. -JTo learn more about IHMC, you can visit their site, subscribe to their video channel, or listen to their award-winning podcast, STEM Talk. You can also support their exoskeleton project or contact the team directly at: https://helpquix.org.You can follow our shows on Twitter @BrothersHerman and @jcertherealist.Like what you hear and want to show your support? Leave a review on your app of choice or subscribe for more on Patreon.com/herebetygers.Or contact us directly at Herebetygers.com, where we can help you find your tale and make it come to life.The Magician, written & performed by Immersive MusicKudos to Reckless Media for the final edits. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/herebetygers)

Show Description: “Robert is a luminary in the NDM community, a widely recognized world leader in cognitive systems engineering and Human-Centered Computing, and a senior member and fellow of numerous international science and engineering societies. Since 1999, he has called the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition his organizational home, and he organized the NDM 6 conference in 2003 in his hometown of Pensacola, FL. He has co-authored and co-edited 18 scholarly books – including two with your hosts! – and is co-author on over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals. For twenty years, he served as Co-Editor for the Department on Human-Centered Computing in IEEE: Intelligent Systems. He was a co-founder of The Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, a major publication outlet for NDM research.” Where to find Robert: Institute for Human and Machine Cognition Books by Robert: Minding the weather: How expert forecasters think. Cognitive Systems Engineering: The Future for a Changing World. Perspectives on Cognitive Task Analysis: Historical Origins and Modern Communities of Practice. Applied concept mapping: Capturing, analyzing, and organizing knowledge. Learn more about NDM: NaturalisticDecisionMaking.org Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Where to find hosts Brian Moon and Laura Militello: Brian's website Brian's LinkedIn Brian's Twitter Laura's website Laura's LinkedIn Laura's Twitter Timestamps: Robert's first published paper [1:45] Event's that led to Robert's interest in NDM [5:15] Robert's shift from psychometrics [14:00] NDM research project that Robert is most excited about [17:00] The falsifiability of NDM and research limitations surrounding the coronavirus [22:40] Shortcomings of graduate psychology and computer programs [25:30] Advice for people interested in exploring the NDM field [27:45] Two experiences and the lessons they imparted about eliciting expert knowledge [29:45] Some things about Robert that others might not know [35:30] Reasons why Robert loves football so much [37:45] Athletes and cognitive task analysis [40:17] Word association exercise [42:00]

Holy smokes were coming in strong with season 6. This one with Dr. Tommy Wood is pretty special. We also have the legendary Allan Savory next week. Get ready now by watching his world famous TED talk on YouTube.   Dr. Tommy Wood is a full-time research assistant professor at the University of Washington in the Department of Pediatrics. The majority of his academic work has focused on developing therapies for brain injury in newborn infants. His current research interests include the physiological and metabolic responses to brain injury, as well as developing easily-accessible methods with which to track human health, performance, and longevity. He does this work through academic positions at University of Washington and the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition.   Tommy received a bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences and Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge before studying medicine at the University of Oxford. He worked as a junior doctor in central London for two years after medical school, and then moved to Norway to complete a PhD in physiology and neuroscience at the University of Oslo.   Tommy is the former President of the Physicians for Ancestral Health society and has also coached and competed in multiple sports including rowing, CrossFit, powerlifting, and ultra-endurance racing.   He’s got a strong foundation in many areas of health and I think his views are really valuable. Some people get hyper-focused on one or two things - which can be super beneficial and can lead to amazing discoveries. But it could also sometimes cause people to only look at things from one viewpoint or miss the forest for the trees. I love looking at all sides of nutrition and keep trying to evolve my views based on the almost 150 people I’ve talked to so far.   It seems some people just take something that a super smart doctor like Paul Saladino says (who’s a good friend of mine, and I mean no disrespect) and take it as the end all, be all. That’s not going to work well in something as complicated as nutrition. I’ll take his well-informed interpretation of the body of evidence and then go listen to another super smart and experienced doctor who believes in more plant-heavy approaches. And then try to make sense of it all. But I don’t have it all figured out either! I’m just confirming my own biases and gravitating towards ideas that fit my views no matter how hard I try not to. The best I’ve come up with through all this is the Sapien diet. It will be ever-evolving as new information comes to light.   Anyway, just listen to this whole episode, even though it’s long. I think it’s really valuable and Tommy is up there on my Mount Rushmore of people who I am totally in line with like Dr. Ted Naiman.   Before we jump in I want to make sure everyone knows about http://NoseToTail.org where we ship 100% grass finished beef and buffalo, and high omega-3 pork and chicken to your door. This is all raised beyond organic in Texas. Our primal ground beef with liver, heart, kidney, and spleen is flying out the door these days. Get while you can, we only process animals every 2 weeks. There’s so many nutrients in this tasty ground beef that are hard to get otherwise. You can make a custom box at http://nosetotail.org and get free shipping if it’s 20lbs or more.   You can also support this podcast and everything else I do at http://patreon.com/peakhuman I’ve been able to scrape by without taking on any advertisers or outside money for any of my ventures so far and really want to keep it that way. The Food Lies film, the Food Lies youtube channel, and all my social media is powered all by the community. I have yet to take a cent from another company. That’s http://patreon.com/peakhuman or click through http://sapien.org where you can find out about all the projects I’m working on including the heath technology. We’re still looking for doctors, healthcare providers, and health coaches to work with us. You can add yourself to the waiting list at http://sapien.org   Thanks for sharing this podcast and reviewing it on iTunes and the Apple podcast app! Really appreciate all of you and all the inspiring messages of positive health journeys! Now let’s hear some more great information from another brilliant mind, Dr. Tommy Wood. BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   SHOW NOTES [9:13] The Terry Wahls protocol. [14:35] Humans are able to thrive on a wide variety of diets. [19:20] The importance of having metabolic flexibility for your physical and mental health. [28:00] The vast majority of plants are probably close to neutral for your health. [33:08] Processing food leads to dissociate the hormonal/metabolic/satiety response to food from the macronutrient profile. [36:32] If you put your body in the environment it expects and understands, your body will be able to function in its optimal state. [42:00] Tommy Wood’s work with Formula 1 drivers. [45:35] Blood work testing and metabolic health panels. [55:10] The importance of subjective quality of life. [58:55] Dr. Wood’s opinion on DNA testing. [1:03:04] ApoE4 is probably the one single gene that has the largest effect of penetrance on a disease. [1:14:10] Dr. Wood explains his current research. [1:17:25] What causes premature birth? [1:19:30] What can we do to keep our brain healthy? [1:23:25] How movement and exercise is going to be able to keep your brain healthy.  [1:30:38] Can you do a ketogenic diet and perform with full potential? [1:33:25] Is Uric acid bad and how it relates to gout. [1:36:35] Should you be afraid of fructose in your diet?   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg

Brendan Egan, PhD is Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Physiology at the School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Ireland, and a Visiting Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola. Brendan received his BSc Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Limerick (Ireland), MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition from Loughborough University (UK), and PhD from Dublin City University, and completed post-doctoral training at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden.

Owaves Wellness Planner With a PhD in cognitive psychology and being a researcher at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Peter Pirolli is at the cutting edge of the Bay Area human-machine interface arena. His current mission is to deliver AI based coaching for sustained behavior change. A great listen for the Neuralink and Elon Musk fans. As featured on www.owaves.com Episode 25: Dr. Peter Pirolli, Researcher In Human-Machine Cognition

The Institute for Human Machine Cognition (IHMC) is celebrating their 15th Anniversary this year.  On the latest Toddcast, IHMC Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel Julie Sheppard tells us how IHMC was started, their current mission, and some of the cool new projects they’ll be working on in the future.

Govind Mohan is a Mathematician, Philosopher and an entrepreneur . Deep Prasad is a Physicist, Philosopher and an entrepreneur.More information about them can be found in the show-notes. In the 20th century, we reached a synergistic pinnacle in mathematics, computing and the sciences that allowed us to abstract a very fundamental human task -- learning. One of the major contributing factors to this was David Hilbert's undertaking to create a foundation for mathematics. This subsequently allowed for the development of inference/deduction engines that were able to automatically prove theorems (since there was now a rigorous definition for a proof). Following this, our focus was shifted towards the study of probability, which allowed us to use uncertainty to model events. However, there is no widely accepted unification of these methods. What would such a unification look like? How can we teach computers to make clear, explainable inferences that make use of probability? Is there more to human cognition than this combined process?   VIEW/DOWNLOAD SHOW NOTES

Today’s guest on the show is David Bray, Executive Director at the People-Centred Internet Coalition & Senior Fellow at the Institute for Human-Machine Cognition. People-Centered Internet in partnership with the World Bank, World Economic Forum, and IEEE provides support, expertise, and funding for demonstration projects that measurably improve people’s lives using the Internet. David previously led Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Program’s tech response to 9/11, anthrax, West Nile, SARS, monkeypox and other international outbreaks. He worked in Afghanistan in 2009 to help “think differently” in military & humanitarian efforts and was awarded DOD’s Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award, the highest-ranking joint civilian service award under the authority of combatant commanders. Named in the top “24 Americans Who Are Changing the World” by Business Insider in 2016 & a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, David pioneered the first ever bipartisan Commission reviewing R&D efforts of the entire U.S. Intelligence Community and its unclassified multibillion-dollar budget. He transformed the national organization’s legacy IT with 207+ systems to award-winning solutions in less than two years. In this fascinating episode, David will talk about: His journey to the People-Centred Internet coalition Humans responsibility to use AI for good The importance of AI ethics and human rights Advice to organizations on applying AI to their business The need to be aware of biases Being mindful of the decisions you make when applying new technology

Dominic D'Agostino, Ph.D., delivers an informative overview of the potential positive impact of ketogenic diets for disease prevention and treatment. He discusses how many cancers such as endometrial cancer and pancreatic cancer are associated with hyperglycemia, which is a hallmark of type II diabetes.D'Agostino is a tenured professor at the University of South Florida. Working with students at the Morsani College of Medicine and the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, D'Agostino's primary focus is in the areas of neuroscience and neuropharmacology, medical biochemistry, and physiology.  As a research scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, D'Agostino aggressively pursues his research in methods to optimize and maximize the health, safety, and resilience of soldiers in combat, as well as astronauts. As a laboratory scientist D'Agostino and his team develop and test various metabolic-based strategies for seizures, epilepsy, cancer, and select neurodegenerative diseases. His primary focus for over a decade has been centered upon the many potential anticonvulsant and neuroprotective mechanisms of a ketogenic diet as well as ketone metabolite supplementation. D'Agostino is an active member of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society, Society of Neuroscience, Aerospace Medical Association, American Physiological Society, and the American Association of Cancer Research. He holds a Ph.D. and BS from the esteemed Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University, respectively. D'Agostino discusses his current and primary focus on brain cancer and how the ketogenic diet has historically been used to treat epilepsy, thus brain tumor patients experiencing seizures may see significant benefit from a dietary change to this low-carb, high-fat, protein-adequate diet. He talks about the Warburg effect, the phenomenon in which cancer cells produce extra energy via increased oxygen-dependent glycolysis that is then followed by lactic acid fermentation with a secretion of lactate. D'Agostino provides information on cell metabolism; the ATP molecule, which is the nucleotide specifically known in biochemistry as the ‘molecular currency' of cell to cell energy transfer; as well as mitochondria and the links between diet and some cancers. The nutrition and health Ph.D. outlines other important and relevant studies, such as the work of Valter Longo, the Italian-American biogerontologist and cell biologist who is known primarily for his study of the role fasting and nutrient response genes play in disease and cellular protection. Additionally, he discusses the protective effects of short-term dietary restrictions as well as fasting, and the potential importance of ketones for metabolic health. While weight loss is essentially a good side effect of a ketogenic diet, the metabolic benefits provide even more advantages, in addition to the healthy effect of losing weight. He discusses the beneficial impact of decreasing glucose availability to tumors and implementing dietary restrictions as part of a treatment plan for some cancers. The shift in brain metabolism from glucose to ketones can actually reduce neuronal hyperexcitability and oxidative stress, which can enhance brain energy metabolism. D'Agostino feels this methodology can be used to treat a vast array of pathologies, including cancer.   Additionally, D'Agostino presents an important analysis of the microbiome, which is the community of microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria, and viruses that inhabit a specific environment, especially in regard to microorganisms living within or on the human body. He provides his opinion on the variations in microbiomes and how the optimal microbiome can differ based upon food eaten, geographical location, and other factors, and how a ketogenic diet and periodic fasting can help purge the overgrowth of the microbiome, and help return the body to balance. And D'Agostino discusses the glucose-ketone index, and how individuals seeking a healthier dietary balance and increased energy can monitor their index to ensure they are reaching ketosis with regularity for maximum health benefits.

If you have questions about the Keto diet...go no further. Our guest today is pretty much the Keto science guy. Dr Dominic D'Agostino is a professor in molecular pharmacology and physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine as well as a Visiting Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Dr D'Agostino tells us how he found his way into the filed of ketosis. He combined interests in nutritional and neuro sciences.  From there, Dom developed a deep expertise in underwater medicine and oxygen toxicity seizures where he made the connection with ketones and the brain.  What is Nutrtional Ketosis  Ketones - more specifically ketone bodies- are chemical produced by our livers. Ketone bodies are produced by avoiding most carbohydrates in the diet (eg sugars, breads, fruits, and certain vegetables). A much higher percentage of healthy fats are eaten during a ketogenic diet.   When someone follows this diet the body begins to make and utilize ketones more so than on it's typical  energy source - glucose. Nutritional ketosis is the sustained elevation of ketones in the blood. To be clear, as long as someone isn't completely lacking insulin (eg Type 1 diabetic), this low-level of ketosis is NOT the dangerous state of ketoacidosis which develops from having a lack of insulin.  What are the benefits of Nutritional Ketosis Lower states of brain inflammation. Better insulin sensitization and use of ketones for energy in the brain.  What are good foods to stay on the Ketogenic  See the list for ketogenic: ketonutrition.org Note: Dr D'Agostino is currently designing a vegan ketogenic diet (stay tuned...) How Do I know if I am "in Ketosis" There are a few things you can buy. Dr D'Agostino recommends:  Abbot Labs Precision Xtra glucose and ketone meter. (sold on Amazon) A Ketomojo   What to expect when you are shifting into Ketosis You can feel somewhat tired, perhaps some "brain fog" or even flu like or low blood sugar sensations  for a few days as your body shifts out of using glucose as its primary fuel.    What does it feel like once you are in Ketosis and what are the Benefits of Ketosis Many people feel more cognitively alert and more even brain energy.  Lower hemoglobin A1c   Dom explains the synergy between intermittent fasting (caloric restriction) and low carbohydrate/modified ketogenic diet.   We discuss the evidence or more specifically the lack of evidence for the Ketogenic diet in Alzheimer's and cognitive decline and where the research is headed.   What are some foods that help people stay in Ketosis People use coconut oil, MCT Oil (Medium Chain Triglyceride), Ketone Esters. Coconut Oil and MCT oil are available at many food stores. Ketone esters are available on line.     We discuss some of the controversy of using a consistent ApoE4 and a high fat ketogenic diet and what labs you may want to follow if you are thinking about    We talk about the possibility of enhancing brain energy metabolism with the ketogenic diet and hyperbaric oxygen.    Learn much, much more about Ketonutrition on Dr D'Agostino's website: ketonutrition.org

This podcast is brought to you by BiOptimizers our digestion expert sponsors upgrade your digestion for optimal recovery and better nutrient uptake with MassZymes.  Get 23-45% off plus an additional 10% off and 1 free bottle of HCL Breakthrough when you checkout the MassZymes here. This podcast is brought to you by Gasp! Top notch quality training wear, Muscle Expert approved training gear! Get 10% off when you use the discount code BEN10 at checkout at Gasp Online Today!   Subscribe on iTunes, Tunein, or Stitcher Radio! Love the podcast? Leave a review in iTunes! Who would you like Ben to interview? Tell us here! The leading authority when it comes to the Ketogenic Diet, the man who’s been carving the path and leading the research on ketones for about 10 year comes on the podcast today! Dr. Dom D’Agostino, associate professor at the University of South Florida in the department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology and a senior research scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition joins Ben to cover the Ketogenic Diet in depth.   Topics Discussed: Is the Ketogenic diet the most optimal diet on the planet for longevity? How to optimize the diet for building muscle. Keto Esters V Keto Salts? What's the difference? What to look for in a ketone supplement. Dr. Dom’s expert advice.   Time Stamps: 2:30 How Ben met Dr Dom. 4 plate bent rows while fasting. 3:45 Performance declines and the ketogenic diet. Key adjustments for improving recovery and performance with high intensity training. 6:15 How long it really takes to get the real benefits of the Ketogenic diet. It's longer than you think. 7:30 The kind of person who can really benefit from a Ketogenic diet. 11:00 Intermittent Ketosis - Dr. Dom’s exact protocol. 14:30 Improving Mitochondrial function with fasting and cutting the time to get into ketosis. 20:30 Suppressing oxidative stress by beta hydroxybutyrate, gene expression and more. 25:17 Influencing the body to use fat for fuel instead of muscle. Expert tips and supplements for making the switch efficiently. 30:00 Taurine for enhancing the production of ketones? 32:50 LDL with Ketogenic dieting and other biomarkers. Fats to potentially avoid for long term health.   35:30 Kidney stones and how to avoid them while doing Keto. 36:20 Fibrous carbs, should you supplement or get them naturally sourced? 41:20 How much fat per meal? Key guidelines for breaking a fast. 43:35 The one food Ben can’t bring himself to eat! #ttfubc 50:10 How to confirm your even in ketosis for .25  before using blood tests. 52:19 Esters V Salts? What's the difference? 55:20 Ketone salts, Ketoforce and KetoBlitz. New keto products on the market. 58:55 What to look for in a ketone supplement. Dr. Dom’s advice. 1:01:04 Laser like focus with fasting and certain ketone supplements. 1:04 00 Are you less likely to use your own fat if you're using a ketone supplement? 1:06:00 Too much ketones in the blood causing an insulin spike? And George Cahill’s 40 day fasting experiment. 1:08:20 Your brain’s ability to be metabolically flexible. 1:11:50 How to ketogenic diet actually enhances brain function. The nitty gritty details. 1:19:40 Poor sleep, serotonin and hypoglycemia. 1:20:38 The tool Dr. Dom and Ben use to measure deep sleep, REM and light sleep. 1:23:20 Telomeres, less sleep and Ketogenic dieting?  Is there a reason for concern? 1:25:00 How to measure your telomeres for cheap. Resources Mentioned Ketogenx George Cahill Osiris Green Inc Wild Planet Sardines beta-Hydroxybutyric acid ALA Carnitine MCT oil BCAA’s Taurine   Follow Dr. Dom D Agostino KetoNutrition Facebook Twitter

William J. Clancey is Chief Scientist of Human-Centered Computing in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center, and Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition.

Dr.Dom D'Agostino is a professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, is a Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, has deadlifted 500lbs after 7 days of fasting and is one of the most knowledgeable & popular Ketogenic diet experts in the world.

Dr. Dominic D’Agostino is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida. He is also a Research Scientist Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Dominic received his B.S. in Nutritional Sciences and Biological Sciences as well as his Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Physiology at Rutgers University. Afterwards, Dom conducted postdoctoral research at Wright State University and at the University of South Florida before joining the faculty at the University of South Florida. Dom is here with us today to talk about his research and tell us about his experiences in life and science.

On Episode 3, Nick sits down with David Danks, Professor of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon, to talk about graduating with a philosophy degree from Princeton without ever reading a word of Kant, his work at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, and his unique approach to interdisciplinary puzzle solving.

If you want to feel like an astronaut, lie in bed all day. That may seem counter-intuitive, but the body experiences the two scenarios in a similar way. The absence of gravity in space mimics the affects of lying down flat—and not using gravity to our physiological advantage. Gravity expert Joan Vernikos talked about this and other insights on how gravity affects us, in this episode of STEM-Talk, hosted by Dawn Kernagis and Tom Jones. Vernikos spoke to them right before her IHMC lecture in Pensacola, entitled, “Gravity is Our Friend” Vernikos’ first mentor in life was her father, who at 17 years of age, left his native Greece for France, determined to study medicine, which he did. His specialization in infectious diseases took him to Egypt, where Joan and her sister were educated at English boarding schools. Her sister became a physician, while Joan “chickened out,” becoming a pharmacologist instead. After entering academia, she was recruited to NASA, where she became the director of the Life Sciences Division. Since retiring from NASA 16 years ago, Vernikos says that she’s had “a lot more time to think.” She is the author of the provocatively-titled book, “Sitting Kills, Moving Heals,” which was published in 2011. Her forthcoming book, “Designed to Move,” is about how sedentary lifestyles contribute to poor health and early death; and how movement that challenges gravity can dramatically improve life and longevity. A dynamic speaker, Dr. Vernikos has given dozens of lectures, some of which can be found at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=YouTube.com%2FDrJoanVernikos. You can also check out her web site at www.joanvernikos.com 00:47: Ken Ford describes Vernikos as a pioneer in how living in a micro-gravity environment adversely affects astronauts, compared to the benefits of gravity for those of us on earth. “Living in space is like accelerated aging,” she says—which might be instructive for thinking about preventing and treating age-related conditions such as sarcopenia and osteoporosis. 2:01: IHMC Director Ken Ford reads a 5-star iTunes review from “Fellow Musician”: “Unlike the majority of podcasts I find, STEM-Talk is a long format show with extremely in-depth discussions. I can’t believe how much serious information was packed into the first few episodes. A plus.” 2:25: Dawn gives a brief bio of Vernikos, as the former director of life sciences at NASA, who pioneered research in how living in a micro gravity environment adversely affects the health of astronauts. She also studied the effects of microgravity on the physiology of astronauts in space and aging on earth. 3:37: Vernikos talks about the influence of her physician-father, her first mentor. “I learned by apprenticeship, which is the best way to learn.” 5:05: “What I learned from father, which is fundamental to my approach, is that you listen, you ask questions, and you diagnose …. He would discuss cases at the dinner table; he would ask us, what would we do in that case. That was a fantastic preparation that served me well.” 6:24: In Egypt, which was then a British protectorate, Vernikos went to an all-girls’ English school, with other girls of 27 different nationalities. She studied pharmacy at the University of Alexandria, and then pharmacology in the U.K. 8:00: Vernikos talks about a Greek woman physician who was also a mentor. This woman developed the first drugs that lower blood pressure. “She was very unusual…headstrong…attractive…She insisted we go to the hairdresser every week.” 10:23: Commercial break: STEM-Talk is an educational service of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, a not-for-profit research lab pioneering ground-breaking technologies aimed at leveraging human cognition, perception, locomotion and resilience. 10:50: Vernikos describes her jump from academia to NASA. She was teaching pharmacology at Ohio State, and the physiology chair there was hired at NASA to start a ...

If we could only sell people on the importance of sleep as successfully as we sell them on the pleasures of sex, we’d have a much healthier—and happier bunch. This is one of sleep expert Kirk Parsley’s messages. Parsley calls sleep “the greatest elixir,” and places its importance above that of both exercise and nutrition. Yet, this simple physiological need is hard to satisfy in a society that glorifies business and overworking—and loves its electronics, which don’t exactly prepare the body for sleep. Parsley discusses these and other issues with STEM-Talk host Dawn Kernagis. He talks about how his background as a Navy SEAL led him to a career in medicine, focused on sleep. He also explains why sleep is important—and how you can get more of it. Parsley served as the Naval Special Warfare’s expert on sleep medicine, and has been a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine since 2006. He is also the inventor of the Sleep Cocktail, a supplement designed for the sleep optimization of Navy SEALs: http://www.sleepcocktails.com A much sought-after sleep expert, this podcast marks Parsley’s 100th podcast interview. You can find more information on him at his web site: www.docparsley.com. You can find his TED talk at http://tinyurl.com/pw9h7qz 4:10: Dawn welcomes Kirk. 5:00: Kirk joined the Navy SEALs after high school and stayed for nearly seven years. “I quickly realized that was a young, single man’s job, and I was becoming neither.” 6:09: Kirk volunteered at the San Diego Sports Medicine Center to qualify for physical therapy school, but found the field too limited, so he shadowed doctors and decided to pursue medicine. 7:00: He attended the military’s medical school. “They were going to pay me to go to medical school instead of the other way around…” 9:58: The SEALs came to him for medical advice. “The most palatable way for me to talk about it in the military was through sleep. They didn’t really want me talking about testosterone. Adrenal fatigue is sort of a pseudo-scientific term. So inadvertently I became a sleep guy.” 10:40: “I don’t think there’s any area of your life that isn’t significantly impacted by sleep. Good quality sleep is probably the most important elixir there is.” He places it above both nutrition and exercise. 11:35: Sleep is a hard sell, with the advent of factory jobs and the idea that time is money. 13:55: “My message is the more you sleep, the more work you get done.” 14:58: “The big problem with sleep is …. Once you fall asleep until you wake up, you don’t really have any objective experience of that.” 15:50: Polysomnographs reveal that some people wake up 300 times a night, but say they slept fine. 16:13: You don’t need the same amount of sleep every day. Seven and a half hours is the average amount of sleep we aim for to enhance the immune system. 17:05: Kirk compares proper sleep to taking your daily vitamin. “You can’t really tell the true benefits of proper sleep until you’ve done it for a month or so.” 17:40: Wearable tech gadgets such as Fitbit and Jawbone measure how much you move during sleep and equate that with sleep quantity. “The truth is you could stare at your ceiling, never move, and never sleep, and it would say you got this awesome night of sleep.” 19:00: Some devices also measure heart rate variability; others, placed under your pillow or on your nightstand, record your respiratory rate. Some iPhone apps capture snoring. 19:40: Polysomnographs are the gold standard for determining how much somebody sleeps. 20:00: Everyone has a different sleep metric: mood, athletic performance, project completion rate/satisfaction. 21:12: Sleep deprivation leads to anxiety, which is already a big problem for entrepreneurs and other professionals. 21:20: Commercial break: STEM-Talk is an educational service of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, a not-for-profit research lab pioneering ground-breaking technol...

Roughly 80 percent of the U.S. population is infected with the herpes virus. While the virus is very easy to get, it remains dormant in many people, who never even know they have it. This is partly because it effectively evades the immune system, taking up refuge in the central nervous system. Dr. Greg Smith is a herpes expert. He is a professor in the microbiology-immunology department at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. After obtaining his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, Smith did a post-doc at Princeton University. His research on herpes looks at novel targets for antivirals and engineering recombinant viral particles as effective gene delivery vehicles. In this episode, Smith talks with STEM-Talk host Dawn Kernagis about his educational and research path to becoming a herpes expert. He also touches on polio as an example of an earlier virus that was largely defeated, and how that was different than herpes. Finally, Smith touches on the development of viral vectors and vaccines to win against the more severe forms of herpes that some people are genetically predisposed to get. For a list of Smith’s publications, check out his bio page at web site of Northwestern University: http://tinyurl.com/jl6jsam :47: Smith’s lab studies the molecular mechanisms that propagate and are responsible for the spreading of Herpes. 2:47: Ken Ford reads 5-star iTunes review of STEM-Talk, from “I prefer DOS IHMC”: ‘Fantastic lineup and well-assembled, informative conversations on fascinating topics. Keep ‘em coming.” 4:18: Smith’s interest in research began in elementary school, when his father bought him an Apple II computer for Christmas—and told him to program his own games. Programming “really helped me think in a logical, progressive way,” Smith said. 5:46: In college, Smith discovered that “molecular biology was a way to get at the programming that underlies life.” 6:12: In graduate school, Smith studied microbes, which he describes as “essentially the best human biologists; if you study them, you are studying yourself.” 7:56: Smith was not interested in viruses initially because they seemed like simple entities. He didn’t want to study just one protein. 8:56: Smith worked with Lynn Enquist at Princeton University, a “bacteriologist-big thinker,” Smith says, who got him thinking: “How do larger, more complex viruses get into our nervous system? That got me started on the path that I’m still on today.” 9:16: Viruses are extremely diverse entities in biology; they are more diverse than the rest of life put together. Any organism is infected by many viruses, which are “small nanomachines that are genetically derived.” 10:43: Smith describes what a virus looks like: a shell made up of a thin layer of protein. 12:00: Smith wanted to study something with a lot of diversity/complexity. With that comes very interesting biology. All viruses have two things in mind: They want to make more copies of themselves, and they want to disseminate those copies all over place. Herpes, because of its larger genetic content and physical size, allows it to do a lot of interesting things to achieve those goals. 13:00: Polio is a small neuro-invasive virus. You ingest it and it replicates in your gut. It can get into your blood, and nerves/spinal chord. This can cause polio myelitis, which was rampant in the 1950s. 14:18: Herpes is evolved to get into nervous system. That is how it survives. It’s extremely good at it. 15:00: Most people know about herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1, which causes cold sores. But it actually goes into the central nerve system (CNS) and sets up shop. It does not express proteins, so essentially lies dormant there. “The immune system doesn’t know it’s there. So now you’ve got it there for the rest of your life.” 17:25: Commercial break: STEM-Talk is an educational service of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition,

Michael Turner is best known for having coined the term “dark energy” in 1998. A theoretical cosmologist at the University of Chicago, Turner has dedicated his career to researching the Big Bang, dark energy and dark matter. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis on gravitational waves—back in 1978—and nearly four decades later—had a bird’s eye view of their recent detection. Turner was assistant director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), which funded the development of LIGO, which stands for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. This large-scale physics experiment and observatory, which was led by researchers at MIT and CalTech, discovered, on September 15th, 2015, the existence of gravitational waves via a chirping noise signaling the merger of two black holes over a billion light-years away. The scientists announced their discovery on February 11th, 2016. In this episode, Turner interprets this momentous finding, and talks about some of the big player scientists who worked on LIGO. And some of the behind the scenes activities involved in a “big science” project such as LIGO. Talking with STEM-Talk host Dawn Kernagis, Turner also shares his early development as a scientist and an important mentorship that shaped his career. Turner has been a popular presence at IHMC as a guest lecturer. His IHMC talks have over 20,000 YouTube views. https://youtu.be/-rVBLwKuDXA He is also co-author, with Edward Kolb, of The Early Universe: 1:18: IHMC CEO Ken Ford explains what gravitational waves are. 4:29: Five-star reviews of STEM-Talk on iTunes are starting to roll in. Ken Ford reads one from ‘Bobalapoet’: “The individuals interviewed are articulate, knowledgeable and able to clearly convey information about their fields. The interviewers and the institute are to be congratulated for putting this series together for my and others’ enjoyment.” 6:18: Turner talks about his childhood interest in science. “I was always a curious kid,” he said. He tinkered with electronics and became a ham radio operator, talking to people all over the world. “I almost electrocuted myself several times.” 7:21: “I like to say that I went to best schools that money could buy, in the 1960s, which was public schools in California.” Turner describes various high school chemistry experiments and “creating UFOS over LA.” He loved math, physics, and chemistry. 8:58: Turner discovers that physics is his real passion, and “math was but a tool.” 9:05: Turner’s high school physics teacher took Turner and friends to Monday night lectures at CalTech. “It just opened up this world of stuff that was going on at the forefront of science,” adding that’s when he fell in love with what would become his undergraduate alma mater. 11:00: For his Ph.D., Turner went to Stanford on the advice of Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman. 11:36: Turner went to the University of Chicago in 1978 as an Enrico Fermi fellow. Initially his plan was to return to California as soon as possible, but “I’ve been happily in Chicago ever since.” 12:09: David Schramm, an astrophysicist and Big Bang theory expert, brought Turner to Chicago and mentored him until Schramm’s tragic death from a plane crash in 1997. The two met at CalTech, in the gym, where Schramm was assistant wrestling coach. 14:45: “Dave curved the path of my career from astrophysics and gravitational waves to early universe cosmology.” 16:41: “[Dave’s] toughness and his enthusiasm for science are things that I take with me to this day.” 17:00: “[Dave] really changed the face of cosmology and astronomy at the University of Chicago.” 17:25: Commercial break: STEM-Talk is an educational service of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, a not-for-profit research lab pioneering ground-breaking technologies aimed at leveraging human cognition, perception, locomotion and resilience.  17:58: Turner discusses his passion for bicycling.

In this episode, we talk with Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, the first and only scientist to land on the moon. Schmitt was part of the Apollo 17 Mission in 1972, the last Apollo mission. The geologist turned NASA Astronaut, turned U.S. senator, talks about first seeing the advertisement, in 1964, for scientists interested in space missions. “When I saw that on the bulletin board, I hesitated about ten seconds,” he said. Called “Dr. Rock” by his colleagues in the Apollo program, Schmitt recounts walking, falling and singing on the moon; and his discovery of orange ash, probably of volcanic in origin at Shorty Crater. Schmitt says returning to the moon is a gateway to Mars, and that private investors may have a stake in funding future space exploration. Schmitt recently lectured at IHMC; view his lecture on youtube.  Check out his book, "Return to the Moon," on Amazon. STEM-Talk’s host Dawn Kernagis and co-host Tom Jones, a veteran NASA astronaut himself, talk to Schmitt. 3:53: Historic audio tape of Schmitt throwing geologist’s hammer on the moon. 5:11: Historic audio tape of Schmitt and Gene Cernan singing on the moon. 6:00: Historic audio tape of Schmitt discovering orange soil on the moon. 7:12:  Jack excitedly reports from the Moon that he could see 'orange soil' on the rim of Shorty Crater in the Taurus-Littrow Valley. When the samples were returned to Earth, they were shown to consist of millions of very small brown-orange glass spheres. These are now thought to represent pyroclastic volcanic activity ("fire fountains") that occurred about 3.5 billion years ago. 9:39: Schmitt’s parents inspired his interest in science from an early age. His father was an economic geologist who studied ore deposits, and his mother had an interest in botany and ornithology. 12:57: Schmitt’s thoughts on his selection as the first and only science to go to the moon. 15:31: Schmitt describes right before take-off, monitoring gauges in cabin; “becoming competitive with flight controllers” in Houston. 19:12: Schmitt says thoughts of mortality did not go through his mind pre-launch. What was he thinking? “You don’t want to recycle. That means another month of training.” 20:41: Schmitt describes first impressions of the moon: “spectacular mountains.” 22:27: Marvels at the mountains on either side: 1,600-2,100 meters above surface, which is higher than the depth of the Grand Canyon. Also notes tracks of boulders rolling down mountain. 24:30: Apollo 17 flight controllers used to call Dr. Schmitt “Dr. Rock.” 25:31: Schmitt spent his free time reading operations manual to be “the best lunar module pilot.” 27:11: Historic audio footage of Schmitt saying “dad-gummit” on the moon. 28:57: Schmitt says the Apollo A7LB spacesuit was a remarkable development. Water-cooled underwear allowed the team to control body temperature long enough for explorations. 30:38: Schmitt discusses samples from Apollo 17 mission: “The samples are the gift that keeps on giving.” 32:56: Apollo 17’s most important result: “an understanding of the early history of the earth.” 33:44: Earth’s early history was “extraordinarily violent.” Complex molecular evolution that led to life was taking place. 34:33: Schmitt believes that the moon was formed (by accretion) near earth’s orbit — not by a Mars-sized object impacting the Earth. 36:09: The orange volcanic ash found on the moon makes it unlikely that the moon was formed by a giant impact. Schmitt calls it the most important finding from Apollo 17. 38:29: Commercial break: Commercial break: STEM-Talk is an educational service of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, a not-for-profit research lab pioneering ground-breaking technologies aimed at leveraging human cognition, perception, locomotion and resilience. 39:00: Jack answers the question, “why return to the Moon?” To mine it as a reservoir of isotopic helium. And,

Before Rhonda Perciavalle Patrick “stumbled into research”—at the renowned Salk Institute—the Southern California native was a biochemistry major and a passionate surfer. She’s still an avid surfer, but of her college major, Patrick said, “I wasn’t feeling connected to synthesizing peptides in the lab, so I decided that I wanted to try out biology.” After earning her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of California at San Diego, Patrick worked at the Salk Institute’s aging laboratory, where she became fascinated with watching how much the lifespan of nematode worms could fluctuate depending on the experiments done on them. Hooked on aging research, she pursued that thread all the way to the laboratory of renowned scientist Dr. Bruce Ames, who developed the Triage Theory of Aging, which focuses on the long-term damage of micro-nutrient deficiencies. Patrick is currently working with Ames as a post-doc at the Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Hospital. Together, they are looking at strategies to reverse the aging process. She also received her Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from the University of Tennessee, where she worked at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Patrick lectured at IHMC in Ocala in December. https://youtu.be/wQZz5PklDB0. She also has her own podcast show, called “Found My Fitness,” at:  http://www.foundmyfitness.com STEM-Talk host Dawn Kernagis and co-host Ken Ford talked with Patrick about her research and development as a young scientist who is now at the forefront of the longevity field. :35: Dawn introduces Rhonda Patrick as “an American biochemist, cell biologist, science communicator and podcaster.” Patrick is currently studying the effects of micro-nutrient inadequacies on metabolism, inflammation, DNA damage and aging. 4:23: Patrick discusses her appreciation for her graduate school mentor. “I got a lot of micro-management,” she said, adding that she acquired the tools she would need to answer interesting biological questions regarding cancer metabolism, apoptosis, and nutrition. 6:00: Nutrigenomics, Patrick said, is a “complex interaction between the nutrients, micro-nutrients, macro-nutrients (fat) and certain genes that we have.” 6:43: As humans, Patrick said, “We all have the same genes, but alternative forms of these genes for unknown reasons. A single nucleotide change in the DNA sequence of a gene can alter the gene function.” 7:13: Certain polymorphisms, or genetic variants, probably emerged because of environmentally-induced genetic stressors, Patrick said. For example, soil high in selenium may have caused people to develop a polymorphism that inhibits the absorption of selenium because they get so much of it naturally. 8:11: Even if the polymorphism changes the gene in a negative way, you can often find a benefit, Patrick said. “That’s probably why it’s survived.” 8:42: Commercial break: STEM-Talk is an educational service of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, a not-for-profit research lab pioneering ground-breaking technologies aimed at leveraging human cognition, perception, locomotion and resilience. 9:25: Hundreds of genes interact with micro-nutrients and macro-nutrients that we take in. For example, half the population has a polymorphism that changes the way your body metabolizes folate and folic acid, the oxidized form of folate. 11:05: Folate helps us make methyl groups, which are used for various biological functions. The MTHFR gene helps with that process, so people with a genetic polymorphism need to take a methyl folate 5 supplement. 12:00: The TRPM6 gene is a transporter of magnesium, an essential micronutrient required in over 300 enzymes in body. Some of its functions include making/using ATP; repairing DNA damage; establishing new neuronal connections in the brain. 12:27: People with a genetic polymorphism cannot transport magnesium in/out of cells,

Tom Jones from Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition discusses human exploration in this short course during the Asteroid Retrieval Mission Study (September 27, 2011).

Tom Jones from Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition discusses human exploration in this short course during the Asteroid Retrieval Mission Study (September 27, 2011).