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Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

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Dismantling New Age cults, wellness grifters, and conspiracy-mad yogis. At best, the conspirituality movement attacks public health efforts in times of crisis. At worst, it fronts and recruits for the fever-dream of QAnon. As the alt-right and New Age horseshoe toward each other in a blur of disinformation, clear discourse, and good intentions get smothered. Charismatic influencers exploit their followers by co-opting conspiracy theories on a spectrum of intensity ranging from vaccines to ch ...
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Scientific Sense ® is an invigorating podcast that delves into the intricate tapestry of Science and Economics, serving as a nexus for intellectual exploration and fervor. This daily venture engages listeners by conversing with preeminent academics, unraveling their research, and unveiling emerging concepts across a diverse array of fields. Scientific Sense ® thoughtfully examines multifaceted themes such as the frameworks of worker rights and policy, the philosophical underpinnings of truth ...
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Love & Philosophy

Beyond Dichotomy | Andrea Hiott

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Exploring philosophical, scientific, technological & poetic spaces beyond either/or bounds. Kaleidoscopic thinking. Loving as knowing. Paradox as portal. By love and philosophy we mean the people, passions, and ideas that move us, shape the trajectories of our lives, and co-create our wider landscapes. We're bringing care back into public discourse. It's not easy, so we really appreciate your partnership, support, and advice. #waymaking #navigability #love #philosophy #learning #development ...
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Philosophy for the People's mission is an educational program aimed at overcoming the paucity of serious, fair-minded, and accessible philosophical discourse available to a popular audience. Though we are ourselves dedicated to the Catholic intellectual tradition, we are likewise committed to exploring ideas from all rigorous traditions of philosophizing (scholastic, classical, analytic, and phenomenological). We pursue this mission by providing long-form guided readings of great texts, disc ...
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Paranoid Planet

Burden Of Proof Media

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PARANOID PLANET is a podcast about conspiracy theories, paradigm shifts, and critical thinking that offers serious and lighthearted conversations with people who believe in conspiracy theories, and with the skeptics who critique them. We also explore historical, philosophical, artistic, psychological, and scientific themes related to conspiracies and the study of knowledge. Whether you are an avid conspiracy follower or a hardened skeptic, our aim is to help you become a better critical thin ...
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Theoria Discourse

Theoria Discourse Strategies

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Theoria Discourse is a philosophical satsang for those figuring it out . We ask the questions you didn't know you were allowed to ask—about life, identity, pain, power, love, and your place in it all. Each episode is crafted to disrupt certainty and ignite clarity, combining insights from philosophy, religion, psychology, and lived experience. Come to listen. Stay to think. Leave with a better question.
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Join us on an intellectual journey through the fascinating world of philosophy. Each episode of Think Deep: Philosophy Unwrapped tackles profound questions and complex ideas, making them accessible and relevant to modern life. From ancient wisdom to contemporary philosophical debates, we explore ethics, existence, knowledge, and consciousness while connecting these timeless concepts to your everyday experiences. Whether you're a philosophy enthusiast or just beginning your philosophical jour ...
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TIPPs For Life

Mayasonette Lambkiss

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Educational discourse about the controversial world of Universal Human Rights and their violations. Domestic violence, public social injustice, human trafficking, war crimes. Philosophical, criminal, political, legal, welfare, and educational questions explored.
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The DC Salon

Liberties Journal

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A monthly conversation during which Liberties Journals’ Christopher McCaffery and Celeste Marcus talk with dozens of their closest friends about a question of pressing philosophical concern. This is a community of kind, curious, and intelligent discourse. Join us!
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The Roman Stoic, playwright, orator, political advisor, and moral philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca was one of the most prolific writers in ancient times. His moral letters have had a particularly far-reaching effect throughout history, and still today they are among the most widely read philosophical writings. Now, join poet, musician, and philosopher Simon Drew as he returns to Seneca's epistles and explores their real value for the modern seeker.
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Wisdom and Theology with Bishop Houston Podcast

Bishop, W. F. Houston, Jr, - Theological Educator & Spiritual Inspirationalist

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Welcome to "Wisdom and Theology with Bishop Houston," a podcast that seeks to bridge the gap between ancient biblical wisdom and modern theological inquiry. Hosted by Bishop W. F. Houston Jr., each episode is a spiritual journey through the rich landscape of Christian thought and practice. Bishop Houston, with his expository, philosophical, and culturally relevant approach, delves into the sacred texts, bringing them to life with insightful interpretations and introspective reflections. This ...
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Dispatches from Nowhere

Dispatches from Nowhere

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The aim of this podcast is simple: to bring a group of friends back together to dissect & discuss thought-provoking texts in an open and colorful forum. Abiding by the philosophical underpinnings of Galbraith that a “conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking,” we commit to think deeply and acknowledge all evidenced-based arguments to be fair game. It is through this vein of reflective and fun conversation that we hope to relate to listeners looking for a frank a ...
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BYU is ranked among the least LGBT-friendly campuses in the country. At a privately owned, religious institution with a strict honor code system, the podcast series gets an undercover look at the riveting stories of queer BYU students. Religious pressures, suppression, and secrecy, Kim and Zack uncover what really happens BehYnd Closed Doors. The series fuels a wide variety of topics with personal, social, and political implications. Laugh at some of the darndest things straight people say, ...
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"Got Knowledge Doc" Podkast with Dr. RR Baliga The "Got Knowledge Doc" Podkast, hosted by Dr. Ragavendra R. Baliga, is a knowledge-driven platform designed for physicians and healthcare providers seeking to stay at the forefront of medical science and innovation. With a distinguished career in cardiovascular medicine and academic leadership, Dr. Baliga engages with leading experts to explore cutting-edge research, emerging technologies, and transformative insights in medicine and beyond. Eac ...
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Wrath of Reason

Joseph DeLisle

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Every great story begins with a spark. A single, defiant spark that lights the darkness, awakens the sleeping, and illuminates the path toward truth. Welcome to Wrath Of Reason: The Joseph DeLisle Pod—not merely a podcast, but an odyssey into the heart of knowledge, guided by literature, ignited by philosophy, and propelled by relentless curiosity. Here, passive consumption is not just discouraged—it is utterly rejected. This is your invitation to engage actively, to question ferociously, an ...
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🧠 John Locke: Experience • Liberty • Toleration Born a physician-philosopher, Locke championed empiricism — the idea that knowledge begins with experience, not dogma. His tabula rasa shaped modern psychology, while his Two Treatises of Government defined rights, consent, and freedom that echo through modern democracies. For clinicians, his legacy r…
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Back in June, we published an episode about the "Speaking with American Men" (SAM) project, a $20 million initiative designed by political consultants to understand and win back young men (18-29) who increasingly voted for Donald Trump. We talked about this cringey, inauthentic approach to compete over the influence of manosphere figures like Jorda…
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🌊 OCEAN Trial offers fresh insight into antithrombotic therapy after successful AF ablation. In 1284 patients followed for 3 years, event rates were remarkably low 🌟. Rivaroxaban did not show superiority over aspirin for preventing stroke, systemic embolism, or covert embolic events, while bleeding risk was higher with anticoagulation. 🧠 96% had no…
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Send a love message Buy L&P its first coffee Neuroscience, Geometric Hyperscanning, and Real Time Relation Andrea welcomes Nicolás to discuss the cutting-edge neuroscience technique of hyperscanning, which records brain activity from two or more individuals simultaneously during social interactions. They dive into how hyperscanning reveals brain sy…
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🚀 VESALIUS-CV delivers powerful evidence: in high-risk patients without prior MI or stroke, evolocumab significantly reduced 3-point MACE by 25% and 4-point MACE by 19%, with LDL-C lowered to a median of 45 mg/dL. 💡 These results expand the horizon of prevention, showing that deep LDL reduction is both safe and effective in averting first cardiovas…
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Listen to the full episode The nonprofit organization (and its adjoined Super PAC), MAHA Action, is leading semi-regular Zoom calls featuring a host of wellness influencers and RFK Jr appointees, including Jillian Michaels, Dr Oz, and Russell Brand. Derek listens into a recent call to see just what they're saying. Learn more about your ad choices. …
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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Jonathan Moreno is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published more than a thousand papers, articles, reviews and op-eds and has been translated into several languages. His latest book is Impromptu Man. J.L. Moreno and the Origins of Psychodrama, Encounter Culture, and th…
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🫀 Septic Shock, Refined at the Fingertips ⏱️ A powerful new JAMA (2025) trial brings us one step closer to truly personalized resuscitation. The ANDROMEDA-SHOCK-2 study shows that targeting capillary refill time (CRT) — a simple bedside sign — can shorten time on organ support vs usual care, without increasing mortality. Key insight: Sometimes the …
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Taylor Swift: Nazi sympathizer, freshly-minted racist, MAGA trad wife. Or so proponents of a recent conspiracy theory would have it. For years, the most successful female recording and performing artist of her generation (and therefore of all time) has used “easter eggs” as part of her marketing. Hidden messages in music videos and lyric sheets, ob…
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🚨 SOFA-2 arrives — a thoughtful evolution in critical care scoring 🧠🫁🫀 After nearly 30 years, the SOFA score has been modernized using data from >3.3 million ICU patients across 9 countries. The updated SOFA-2 incorporates contemporary respiratory and cardiovascular supports (HFNC, NIPPV, vasopressors, ECMO) and refines thresholds while preserving …
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SOFA-2 is here — a major advance in assessing organ dysfunction in critical illness 🧠🫁❤️ Three decades after the original SOFA score, this updated framework reflects modern ICU practice — integrating contemporary organ support (ventilation, vasopressors, RRT), delirium recognition, and global feasibility across resource settings 🌍📊 Validated in 3.3…
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💔 Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: When a Mother's Heart Fights for Two Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a leading yet often missed cause of maternal morbidity and mortality—striking late in pregnancy or months postpartum. Early suspicion, timely echo, and guideline-directed therapy save lives. 🩺 🧠 Bromocriptine, careful anticoagulation, and multidisciplinar…
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When restaurants and cafes in Portland and elsewhere link into networks of food pantries and soup kitchens, will mutual aid feel real in the US? When regular folks come out of their houses to shame and chase ICE thugs out of the neighborhood, will that feeling of power from below catch on? Will it create some craving for a different way of doing th…
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Rethinking "default lines" in the ICU 🧠🚑 A landmark NEJM trial shows that in patients with shock, deferring arterial catheterization and using automated cuff monitoring was noninferior for 28-day mortality — and reduced catheter-related complications. A gentle reminder: not every sick patient needs a needle to be well cared for. Precision isn't onl…
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🌙 Bright Nights, Higher Heart Risk ❤️‍🩹 New findings in JAMA Network Open highlight that greater exposure to artificial light at night is associated with significantly increased risks of coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and stroke — independent of sleep duration, lifestyle factors, and genetics. 💡 …
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The immune clock starts earlier than we think ⏳🧬 A landmark Nature study shows that immune aging begins quietly in midlife — decades before clinical frailty. Using >16M single-cell profiles and longitudinal vaccine responses, researchers found: • Stable, early transcriptional drift in naïve & memory T cells • A subtle TH2 shift that may weaken anti…
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🫀 TAVR or SAVR? The 7-Year Truth New 7-year results from the PARTNER-3 trial (NEJM) show that in low-risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, TAVR holds pace with surgery — delivering comparable survival, stroke rates, rehospitalization, valve durability, and quality-of-life outcomes. 🔎 Highlights • Composite events: 34.6% (TAVR) vs 3…
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🌿 Spinoza: Reason, Nature, Freedom Today's deck explores Baruch Spinoza — the quietly revolutionary Dutch philosopher who shaped rationalism, modern biblical criticism, and secular democracy. He saw God = Nature, championed intellectual freedom, and argued that understanding our emotions transforms them — not far from cognitive-behavioral ideas we …
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A new era for complex mitral regurgitation. The ENCIRCLE pivotal trial in The Lancet reports that fully percutaneous, transfemoral, transseptal TMVR (SAPIEN M3) achieved durable MR reduction (≈96% ≤1+ at 1 year), low early mortality, and meaningful improvement in symptoms and quality of life for patients unsuitable for surgery or TEER. A third path…
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Listen to the full episode on Patreon Part 2 follows the money flowing from US agencies and interests to anti-Liberation Theology figures in Latin America. We meet Jesuit operator Roger Vekemans, who in the 1960s drew funding from the CIA, USAID, West German bishops, and U.S. conservative foundations to undermine Liberation and Christian socialism …
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🧬 Can we rejuvenate the aging immune system? A remarkable Nature Biotechnology study shows that a rare population of periostin-positive mesenchymal niche cells can rebuild the adult thymus, recruit new T-cell progenitors, and restore immune responses after injury. By harnessing CCL19-expressing stromal support, the authors demonstrate a path toward…
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🩺🎗️ Cardio-Oncology Insight: Not Every Breast Cancer Survivor Needs a Cardiologist As breast cancer survivorship grows, understanding who truly benefits from long-term cardiac follow-up becomes essential. An important editorial in JAMA Oncology underscores a key principle: risk-stratified care, not reflex surveillance. 👩‍⚕️🔍 Age and traditional car…
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🧬 Can we rejuvenate the aging immune system? A new Nature Aging trial suggests we might be closer than we thought. In 50 healthy adults aged 45–70, urolithin A—a mitophagy activator—improved immune fitness over just 28 days: ✅ ↑ naïve CD8⁺ T cells ✅ ↓ exhaustion markers (TOX) ✅ ↑ mitochondrial biogenesis (PGC-1α) ✅ ↑ fatty-acid oxidation capacity ✅…
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🫀 Personalizing DAPT: When "One Size Fits All" Fails 🕊️💊 The HOST-BR trial in The Lancet offers an important clinical lesson: Bleeding risk should guide antiplatelet duration after PCI — not habit, not inertia. 🔍 Key insight In ARC-HBR patients, 1-month DAPT was not non-inferior to 3 months In non-HBR patients, 3-month DAPT was non-inferior to 12 m…
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This is the first of a two-part deep dive into how U.S. foreign policy stared down the political threat of Liberation Theology by promoting Evangelical Christianity in Latin America. The CIA and USAID, in league with Vatican conservatives like Cardinal Ratzinger, spent money and social capital on the suppression of this vital new movement which ins…
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🚨 New Pharmacotherapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea 🌙💊 In a landmark Phase 2 trial published in The Lancet, sultiame— a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor—showed dose-dependent reduction in AHI and improved nocturnal oxygenation in adults with moderate–severe OSA. 💡 Key insights: • 298 participants across 5 European countries • 200 mg daily delivered the …
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📢 New Study Alert 🩺💊 In JAMA Internal Medicine, a national analysis reveals that using the PREVENT risk calculator (vs Pooled Cohort Equations) dramatically reduces the number of U.S. adults aged 40–59 eligible for aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Among 7.6 million current aspirin users, >96% wouldn't qualify by PREVENT 🤯. T…
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Send a love message Moving Beyond Binaries in Education - A Conversation with Tim Logan This bonus episode features a conversation with Tim Logan from his podcast The Future Learning Design. In this episode, Tim and Andrea are discussing advancements and challenges in education. They explore themes such as the limitations of traditional education f…
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🧠 TACSI Trial in NEJM (Sep 2025) challenges the status quo on dual antiplatelet therapy after CABG for ACS! 👨‍⚕️ 2201 patients across 5 Nordic countries 💊 Ticagrelor + Aspirin ≠ better outcomes vs Aspirin alone 📉 No reduction in death, MI, stroke, or revascularization 🩸 But bleeding (4.9% vs 2.0%) & dyspnea (18.2% vs 6.4%) increased 📚 Guidelines ma…
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“Meet the man who built RFK Jr’s kitchen cabinet” goes the title of a recent investigative article in Politico. Yet that man, Jeffrey Tucker, is much more than that. In fact, you can make the case, as Politico does, that Tucker is one of the main driving forces behind MAHA. We’ve covered Tucker before on this podcast, including two previous intervi…
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🧪 NEO-MINDSET Trial 🇧🇷 published in NEJM asks: Can we safely drop aspirin early after PCI in acute coronary syndromes (ACS)? 💊 Monotherapy with ticagrelor/prasugrel reduced bleeding 🩸 but increased early ischemic events 💥 vs dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). ❗ Noninferiority for major adverse cardiovascular events was not met. 🔍 DAPT still stands t…
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🚨 New in NEJM — The ALASCCA Trial 🧬 Low-dose aspirin (160 mg/day) reduced colorectal cancer recurrence in patients with PIK3CA, PIK3R1, or PTEN mutations 🎯 ✅ 3-year recurrence: 7.7% (aspirin) vs 14–17% (placebo) ✅ Group A HR: 0.49 | Group B HR: 0.42 ✅ NNT as low as 6 in stage III rectal cancer 💥 ⚠️ Slight increase in adverse events 🧠 Editorial call…
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💡 TARGET-FIRST trial (NEJM, Aug 2025) shows that in low-risk AMI patients post-PCI with complete revascularization, stopping aspirin after 1 month and continuing P2Y12 monotherapy is noninferior to dual antiplatelet therapy—with 54% fewer bleeding events 🩸🛑💊 ⚖️ A modern, patient-tailored antiplatelet strategy—backed by potent P2Y12 inhibitors and s…
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💡 "Cogito, ergo sum" — I think, therefore I am. René Descartes laid the foundation of modern Western philosophy and scientific reasoning, linking algebra to geometry, and mind to body. 🧠📐 His legacy reminds healthcare professionals to unite reason with compassion — science with soul. ❤️⚕️By MasterMedFacts LLC
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💊🫀 Aspirin in the Crosshairs? The AQUATIC Trial (NEJM, Aug 2025) raises sharp questions on dual-pathway therapy in chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) patients already on long-term anticoagulation. 📉 Adding aspirin led to: • ↑ Ischemic events (HR 1.53; P=0.02) • ↑ Mortality (HR 1.72; P=0.01) • ↑ Major bleeding (HR 3.35; P) 🧠 Takeaway: More isn't always…
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The one where JFK researcher Fred Litwin scrutinizes the conspiracy theories that claim the CIA murdered President Kennedy, and where we chat about Dealey Plaza, conspiracy tourism, Lee Harvey Oswald, General Edwin Walker, and President Lyndon Johnson with veteran Dallas tour guide Daniel Evans. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00:00 Pre-show announcement & eulogy 0:…
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Earlier this year, a spate of news stories told of chatbot users travelling through the looking-glass right into Conspirituality. Paranoid conspiracies, spiritual awakenings, even falling head-over-heels in love with the simulated personalities of large language models like ChatGPT. Could AI have finally crossed the threshold into autonomous sentie…
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🧠💥 Could lead poisoning have helped shape human evolution? A bold new hypothesis suggests that Homo sapiens may have survived while Neanderthals and Denisovans vanished—thanks to genetic defenses against environmental lead. 🧬 By analyzing fossil teeth 🦷 and testing brain organoids 🧪, researchers found that ancient lead exposure disrupted key langua…
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🚨 New in Nature 🧬: Groundbreaking study reveals how HMGN1, a dosage-sensitive epigenetic regulator on chromosome 21, reprograms atrioventricular cardiomyocytes into a ventricular fate—driving congenital heart defects in Down syndrome 💔🫀. Using hiPSCs, single-cell RNA sequencing, and a CRISPRa CROP-seq screen, researchers pinpoint HMGN1 as a causal …
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🚭 Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers – a hidden epidemic affecting up to 20% of global cases 🌍. Unlike tobacco-related disease, this form often strikes younger, female, and Asian populations, with EGFR and ALK mutations driving tumors 🔬. Despite low mutation burden and no smoking history, these patients benefit immensely from targeted therapies like osimert…
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👟 Just 2 Days Can Make a Difference! 🧓📉 In a large cohort of 13,547 older women (mean age 72), walking ≥4,000 steps/day on even 1–2 days/week was linked to a 26% lower mortality and 27% lower cardiovascular disease risk 💥. Those walking ≥3 days/week had even greater benefits! 📉 Higher step thresholds (up to 7,000/day) showed further mortality reduc…
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Social media has been filled with clips of Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee for mayor of NYC. He's been proving quite the foil for Andrew Cuomo's attempt to upset Zohran Mamdani. But who is this man, exactly? Derek and Julian discuss. Show Notes 16 Cats, 320 Square Feet and One Long-Shot Candidate for Mayor 7 Takeaways From the Final N.Y.C. May…
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