Best David Mattson Podcasts (2026)

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Neurobiology of Aging Lecture #4: Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders; AD, PD, ALS, and FTD. 1:04:46

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In this lecture I describe how changes occurring in the brain during normal aging set contribute to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and frontotemporal dementia. Cellular and molecular hallmarks of aging predispose brain cells to neurodegenerative orders with environmental and genetic fact…

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Ep. 288: Daniela Browning vs. Kristen Berset-Harris 40:08

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the mid 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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BONUS - A Clear-Eyed Look Back at the Pandemic Divide 25:50

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COVID may be behind us, but many of the frustrations, myths, and political divides it created are still quietly shaping our social and civic landscape. This bonus episode revisits a conversation originally recorded for Outrage Science Bites—now brought to the main feed because its insights remain deeply relevant. We take a calm, evidence-based look…

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Tomás Ryan: Competition Between Memory Engrams and The Importance of Forgetting 54:37

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During the past decade several new technological advances have enabled the identification of ensembles of neurons that encode a specific memory trace (engram cells) and for controlling the activity of engram cells so that recall or inhibition of a memory is controlled by the experimenter. The technologies include fluorescence 'tagging' of engram ce…

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Ep. 287: Brain Ladle - Kels vs Davo 43:33

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the mid 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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BONUS - The Congresspeople You’ve Never Heard Of Might Save Democracy – Brad Porteus 31:50

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While outrage and division dominate the headlines, quiet collaborators in Congress are actually getting things done — you just never hear about them. In this episode, David Beckemeyer talks with Brad Porteus, founder of Bridge Grades, a data-driven “report card for Congress” that measures who’s building bridges — and who’s tearing them down. Togeth…

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#68 – Dr. Stefanos N. Kales | Mediterranean Diet, Lifestyle Medicine & Disease Prevention | Harvard Professor 57:26

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Send us a text A Harvard professor explains why Mediterranean lifestyle principles—nutrition, sleep, and culture—may be our most powerful tools for preventing chronic disease, especially in high-stress professions. Join Dr. Sandra Cammarata and Dr. Giovanni Campanile as they speak with Dr. Stefanos N. Kales, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical…

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Shuying Sun: RNA Dysregulation in Neurodegenerative Disorders – From Mechanisms to New Therapies 1:02:28

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Recent discoveries show that some neurodegenerative disorders occur because of abnormalities in the processing of RNA in the cell nucleus and/or its export from the nucleus. Johns Hopkins University Associate Professor Shuying Sun is at the forefront of research that is establishing the molecular mechanisms responsible for RNA dysregulation in amyo…

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Ep. 285: Scott Grimes vs Janelle Alvstad-Mattson 46:28

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the mid 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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Neurobiology of Aging Lecture #3: mTOR, Functional and Structural Alterations, and Biomarkers 1:19:09

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NOTE: This lecture with slides presented can be found on the Brain Ponderings YouTube Channel. This episode begins by highlighting recent evidence showing adverse effects on the brain of excessive activation of the mTOR pathway as a consequence of dietary branched chain amino acid consumption. Then I describe evidence that Beyond the age of 40 year…

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Neurobiology of Aging Lecture 2: Cellular and Molecular Hallmarks of Brain Aging 1:21:19

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NOTE: This lecture with slides presented can be found on the Brain Ponderings YouTube Channel. This video describes 12 major changes that occur in brain cells during aging and their involvement in decline in brain function and the development of neurodegenerative disorders including dementia and Parkinson's disease.…

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Neurobiology of Aging Lecture Series: #1 – Theories, Comparative Biology, and Animal Models of Aging 1:21:18

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NOTE: This lecture with slides presented can be found on the Brain Ponderings YouTube Channel. This is the first of five lectures on the Neurobiology of Aging. The other four lectures cover cellular hallmarks, structural and functional aspects, biomarkers, how neurodegenerative disorders occur during aging, and how aging can be slowed and brain hea…

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78. When AI Becomes the Most Persuasive Voice in the Room – Petter Törnberg 41:18

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When AI Starts Shaping What We Believe We often blame social media algorithms for toxic polarization — for the outrage, the misinformation, the “us versus them” dynamic pulling society apart. But what if the real problem goes deeper than the algorithm? In this episode, University of Amsterdam researcher Petter Törnberg explains why social media is …

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Ep. 284: Scott Anglemeyer vs. Riley Scherer 28:44

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the mid 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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BONUS - The America You Don’t See on the News – Adam Mizel 36:12

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Most Americans are tired of the outrage — and hungry for something better. So how do we unite America when everything feels so divided? In this episode, we talk with Adam Mizel, co-founder and CEO of US United, a movement focused on ending toxic polarization through everyday actions anyone can take. After traveling the country in a purple pickup tr…

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Norm Haughey: Membrane Sphingomyelin and Ceramides Abnormalities in Alzheimer's and Other Diseases 55:32

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The lipid membrane bilayer of cells is composed of fats including phospholipids, cholesterol, and sphingomyelin. Enzymes called sphingomyelinases can cleave sphingomyelin resulting in the liberation of ceramides which can diffuse within the cell and act as signaling molecules. In this episode I talk with Tulane University Professor Norm Haughey abo…

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Ep. 283: Bryan McClure vs Penny Reid 39:20

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the mid 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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77. Issue Salience Polarization - Adrienne Kafka & Troy Campbell 30:33

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Why We Disagree About What Matters We often assume political polarization is about beliefs or party loyalty—but what if it’s about which issues we think are worth caring about? In this episode, behavioral scientists Adrienne Kafka (Duke University) and Troy Campbell (On Your Feet, formerly Disney Imagineering and Netflix) unpack their research on i…

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Ep. 282: Asha Ouseph vs. Chris Parkinson 38:04

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the mid 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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Okay Boomer – Drowning in Digital Overwhelm - Craig Mattson 18:39

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Digital Overwhelm: Talking Across Generations In a world that never stops pinging, how do we stay human—and stay connected across generations? Host David Beckemeyer talks with communication scholar Craig Mattson, author of Digital Overwhelm, about what happens when Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z all try to navigate the same flood of digital…

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David Gutmann – Cancer Neuroscience and the Sociobiology of Brain Tumors 59:27

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Brain tumor cells interact with neurons, glial cells, and immune cells in complex ways that often benefit the cancer cells while compromising the function of normal neural cells. In this episode I talk with Washington University Neurology Professor David Gutmann about brain cancer cells and their communication with surrounding normal cells. A major…

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Ep. 281: Frankie Mitchell vs Hollie Medina 48:04

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the mid 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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76. The Revolt Against the Experts – Hillary Shulman 28:08

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Why People Stop Trusting Science Why do so many people reject science—even when the facts are clear? We are joined by Hillary Shulman, a communication scholar at Ohio State University, to learn about science populism—the growing belief that science is an elite enterprise disconnected from everyday life. They explore how distrust of experts, polariz…

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Ray Dorsey: Environmental Toxins and Parkinson's Disease – Evidence and What to Avoid 57:26

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There is considerable evidence that exposure to certain chemicals in the environment cause Parkinson's disease in many people. In this episode neurologist Ray Dorsey talks about some of the chemicals that may cause Parkinson's disease including the pesticides paraquat and rotenone, and trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene which are chemicals use…

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#67 – Dr. Sharon J. Parish | Women’s Sexual Health |Professor of Clinical Medicine & Psychiatry at Weill Cornell 1:37:41

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Send us a text Join Dr. Sandra Cammarata and Dr. Giovanni Campanile as they speak with Dr. Sharon J. Parish, a nationally recognized leader in women’s sexual health, menopause care, and the integration of emotional and physical well-being. Dr. Parish is a Professor of Clinical Medicine and Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and has played a key r…

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Ep. 280: David Kantorski vs. Jerry Filbin 34:04

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the mid 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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Ep. 279: Kevin Kuschel vs Nikki Bates 32:41

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the mid 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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Ai Yamamoto: "ALFY" Cleanses Neurons of Pathological Proteins to Counteract Degenerative Diseases 1:12:11

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A shared feature of neurodegenerative disorders is accumulation of aggregated proteins within neurons: Tau in Alzheimer's disease; alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease; huntingtin in Huntington's disease; and TDP43 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In this episode Ai Yamamoto – an Associate Professor Neurology at Columbia University – talks about…

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75. The Hidden Power of the Politically Homeless - Lura Forcum 38:38

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When the Center Becomes the Rebel Once, being radical meant picking a side—Rush Limbaugh on the right, Keith Olbermann on the left. But today, that kind of partisanship isn’t radical anymore—it’s predictable. In this episode, we explore a surprising idea: maybe the true radicals now are the independent thinkers—the bridge-builders—who refuse to be …

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Ep. 278: Bing Kao vs. John Speas 34:27

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the mid 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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DOCUMENTARY - The Manosphere: A Shadow Network of Influence – Havana Mohr-Ramirez 40:03

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We take a closer look at the online world known as the manosphere—a loose network of communities including incels, Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), men’s rights activists (MRAs), and pick-up artists (PUAs). These groups may look different on the surface, but they share a common core: resentment toward feminism, nostalgia for traditional masculinity…

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Marco Capogrosso – Spinal Cord Stimulation for Recovery of Function After Stroke or Trauma 1:03:16

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Remarkable advances are being made in the development and clinical applications of stimulation devices that enable recovery of motor function in patients who have suffered a spinal cord injury, a stroke, and even those with rare disabling genetic disorders. At the forefront of this research is Marco Capogrosso at the University of Pittsburgh. He ha…

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Ep. 277: Stacey Melquist vs Vanessa Roberts 34:34

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the mid 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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74. When Polarized Communities Work Together – Kira Hamman 33:36

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Why Talking Isn’t Enough to Bridge Divides What happens when people in deeply divided communities set aside differences to work on real problems together? In this episode, we hear from participants in Southern Oregon and from Urban Rural Action’s Senior Director of Programs about how building trust and taking action can bridge divides, create belon…

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#66 – Dr. William Li | Angiogenesis & “Food as Medicine” Authority | President of the Angiogenesis Foundation 1:06:36

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Send us a text Join Dr. Sandra Cammarata and Dr. Giovanni Campanile as they interview Dr. William Li, a pioneering physician-scientist, bestselling author, and global leader in the “food as medicine” movement. Dr. Li is the President and Medical Director of the Angiogenesis Foundation, where his groundbreaking work has redefined how we understand f…

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Ep. 276: Dennis Wayman vs. Scott Barber 37:30

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the late 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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Scott Ayton: Iron, Brain Health, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Diseases – A Delicate Balance 1:15:26

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Dietary iron is essential for health as it plays important roles in the ability of hemoglobin to carry oxygen throughout the body and brain. In addition, iron is involved in various functions in cells including the generation of ATP in mitochondria and DNA synthesis. The vast majority of iron is bound to proteins such as ferritin and heme. However,…

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Ep. 275: Anna Piper vs Cheyenne Fletcher 37:00

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the late 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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73. Rethinking Autism Advocacy – Ari Ne’eman 46:29

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What If Inclusion, Not Normalization, Was the Goal? Too often, conversations about autism happen without autistic voices at the table. In this episode, we talk with Ari Ne’eman, Assistant Professor at Harvard and co-founder of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, about the real divides in autism advocacy and what a better path forward could look lik…

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Ep. 274: Pete Andolina vs. Ian Schulze 36:31

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the late 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bfopnetwork.com⁠…

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Erik Musiek: Brain Cell Circadian Clock Proteins in Neuroplasticity, Aging, and Alzheimer's Disease 1:12:00

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Health depends upon proper regulation of circadian rhythms of cell and organ functions. Disruption of circadian rhythms has detrimental consequences for brain function and resilience and abnormal circadian rhythms are a common feature of Alzheimer's disease. In this episode neurology professor Erik Musiek talks about the roles of specific circadian…

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Ep. 273: Christian Hernandez vs Mary Randazzo 34:00

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the late 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia?

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72. The Fight to Make Online Spaces Civil Again - Yevgeny Simkin 40:52

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Why Owning Your Online Identity Matters More Than Ever Is it possible to fix social media? In this episode, I’m joined by Yevgeny Simkin, Co-Founder of Sez.us, a new social media platform built to encourage civility and healthier online spaces. We talk about why we need real alternatives to Facebook and Twitter, who controls online conversations to…

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Ep. 272: Philip Sanford vs. Arjun Sivakumar 37:42

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the late 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia?

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Georgia Hodes: Sex Differences in Responses to Stress and Vulnerability to Neurological Disorders 1:11:08

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Chronic uncontrolled stress is a risk factor for many different diseases including mental and neurodegenerative disorders. The effects of such stress on the brain differ considerably between females and males. However, the vast majority of preclinical studies in animal models have included only males which in some cases has resulted in therapeutic …

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DOCUMENTARY - What’s Pulling Young Men to the Right? 34:28

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Gen Z’s political gender gap is widening. Young women are trending left, while young men drift right—and it’s not just politics. In this episode, we explore the cultural, social, and economic pressures shaping young men’s identities, from the “manosphere” to societal expectations around masculinity and the pressure to be the breadwinner. We examine…

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Ep. 271: Riley Scherer vs Megan Wendt 45:45

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Throwback Trivia Takedown takes trivia back to the glory days from the late 20th century to the early 2000's. Two challengers go head to head in a duel of the decades where the one with the most nostalgic knowledge of pop culture comes out victorious. Do you know your nostalgia?

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Math Contest Answers 10:46

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Hello everyone, the contest has been won by 4 awesome people: Ian Schulze, Paul McLaughlin, Chris Parkinson, and Chris Panter. Congrats to them! Thank you to everyone who submitted an answer and joined in on the madness.

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GIVEAWAY! Math is fun! 5:10

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We've put together a pop culture scavenger hunt math problem. The first two non-patron winners will receive a year-long membership at the $5 level. The first two current patron winners will receive a set of tumbler (rocks) glasses. Submit the final number you get to [email protected]. If it's correct, great job! If not, you may need…

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71. Do Facts Really Change Minds? – Nick Stagnaro 32:23

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The Shift from Certainty to Nuance We’ve all heard the saying: facts don’t change minds. But new research challenges that idea. In this episode, David talks with social scientist Nick Stagnaro about what happens when people dive deep into the facts on divisive issues like gun control. The findings? Knowledge can soften extreme positions—shifting pe…