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Whether food, drugs or ideas, what you consume influences who you become. Learn directly from the best scientists & thinkers alive today about how your mind-body reacts to what you feed it.The weekly M&M podcast features conversations with the most interesting scientists, thinkers, and technology entrepreneurs alive today.Not medical advice.At M&M, we are interested in trying to figure out how things work, not affirming our existing beliefs. We prefer consulting primary rather than secondary sources and independent rather than institutional voices. If we encounter uncomfortable truths or the evidence suggests unfashionable ideas may be valid, so...

Diet, Protein, Amino Acids, Fasting, Metabolic Health & Aging | Dudley Lamming | 92

66 hours 32 mins; October 17, 2022

Population Genetics, Personal Genomics, History & Human Evolution | Razib Khan | 91

105 hours 16 mins; October 10, 2022

How Does Ketamine Work & Is It Addictive? | Christian Lüscher | 90

45 mins; October 04, 2022

Neuroscience of Aggression, Sex, Behavior, Hormones, Emotion & Consciousness | David Anderson | 89

113 hours 14 mins; September 28, 2022

Depression, Serotonin, SSRIs, Psychiatry, Mental Health & Social Media | Joanna Moncrieff | 88

86 hours 23 mins; September 20, 2022

Sociology, Social Psychology, Homelessness, Drug Addiction, Cultural Capital, Elite Overproduction & Decline of Civilization | Leighton Woodhouse | 87

111 hours 49 mins; September 14, 2022

Shamanism, Psychedelics, Social Behavior, Religion & Evolution of Human Culture | Michael Winkelman | 86

94 hours 8 mins; August 31, 2022

Biochemistry of Psilocybin Production, Psychedelic Tryptamines & Magic Mushrooms | Dirk Hoffmeister | 85

92 hours 44 mins; August 24, 2022

Climatology, Climate Change, Computer Modeling, Green Energy, Politicization of Science | Judith Curry | 84

108 hours 1 min; August 17, 2022

Prescription Drugs, Psychiatric Medicine, Big Pharma & the Medicalization of Everything | David Cohen | 83

80 hours 39 mins; August 10, 2022

Inflammation, Memory, Epigenetics, Skin Health, Stem Cells, Tissue Repair & Cancer | Shruti Naik | 82

66 hours 49 mins; August 03, 2022

Sex Differences in Brain, Endocannabinoid Biology, Juvenile Play Behavior, Cannabis & Pregnancy | Margaret McCarthy | 81

82 hours 2 mins; July 27, 2022

Origins of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus | Matt Ridley | 80

57 mins; July 20, 2022

Psychedelic Startups, Biotech, Drug Discovery, Psilocybin, DMT, Psychedelics & Society | Sam Banister | 79

72 hours 57 mins; July 13, 2022

Nature vs. Nurture, Neurogenetics, Personality, Autism, Schizophrenia, Synesthesia & Free Will | Kevin Mitchell | 78

112 hours 37 mins; July 06, 2022

Addiction, Nicotine, Deep Brain Stimulation, Neurotechnology & Parkinson’s Disease | Michael Fox | 77

58 mins; June 29, 2022

Metabolism, Fat, Carbs, Protein, Ketogenic Diet, Nutrition, Blood Sugar & Personal Health Monitoring | Dominic D'Agostino | 76

115 hours 17 mins; June 22, 2022

Ritual Behavior, Habits, Human Culture, Religion, Civilization, Marriage, Death, Music, Burning Man & Community | Dimitris Xygalatas | 75

136 hours 12 mins; June 15, 2022

Psychoactive Drugs & Memory (Sedatives, Stimulants, Cannabinoids, Psychedelics, MDMA) | Manoj Doss | 74

118 hours 17 mins; June 08, 2022

Emotion, Cognition, Consciousness, Behavior & Brain Evolution | Joseph LeDoux | 73

103 hours 31 mins; June 01, 2022

Ketogenic Diet, Cancer, Microbiome, Nutrition & the Immune System | Maayan Levy | 72

77 hours 59 mins; May 25, 2022

Chemistry of Magic Mushrooms, DMT Analogues, Entourage Effects in Cannabis & Fungi, Novel Psychedelics, Psychedelic Startups | Andrew Chadeayne | 71

90 hours 56 mins; May 18, 2022

Mitochondria, Aging, Cellular Energy, Metabolism, Gray Hair Reversal & Brain-Body Communication | Martin Picard | 70

132 hours 18 mins; May 11, 2022

Cellular Aging, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants, Life Extension & Health Supplements | Leonard Guarente | 69

86 hours 35 mins; May 04, 2022

Biology of Sex Hormones, Chromosomes, Development & Evolution of Sexual Reproduction | Blanche Capel | 68

96 hours 57 mins; April 27, 2022

Stress, PTSD, Intergenerational Trauma, Epigenetics & Psychedelic Medicine | Rachel Yehuda | 67

97 hours 56 mins; April 20, 2022

Psychology of Human Power, Social Status & Influence | Robert Greene | M&M 66

92 hours 54 mins; April 13, 2022

Consciousness, Perception, Evolution, Spacetime & the Nature of Reality | Donald Hoffman | 65

139 hours 53 mins; April 06, 2022

Aging, Metabolism, Calorie Restriction, NAD, Resveratrol, Rapamycin, Sirtuins, Longer Life | Joe Baur | 64

84 hours 53 mins; March 30, 2022

Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis in Health & Disease | John Cryan | 63

89 hours 12 mins; March 23, 2022

Social Cognition, Oxytocin, MDMA, Critical Periods, Metaplasticity, Autism, Psychedelics & Octopus Neurobiology | Gül Dölen | 62

113 hours 6 mins; March 15, 2022

Public Health, Epidemiology, Pandemics, Immunity, SARS-CoV-2 & COVID-19 Public Policy | Martin Kulldorff | 61

96 hours 46 mins; March 06, 2022

Consciousness, Dissociation, Metacognition, Idealism, Materialism, Philosophy, Psychedelics, Death & Mind | Bernardo Kastrup | 60

157 hours 56 mins; March 01, 2022

CBD (Cannabidiol), Antiviral Drugs, SARS-CoV-2 & Cancer Biology | Marsha Rosner | 59

85 hours 46 mins; February 23, 2022

Genomics, PCR, COVID Testing, mRNA Vaccines, Blockchain Technology, Psilocybin Mushroom & Cannabis Genomes | Kevin McKernan | 58

102 hours 49 mins; February 15, 2022

Sci-Hub, Open Data, Freedom of Information & the Democratization of Science | Alexandra Elbakyan | 57

37 mins; February 09, 2022

Gut Microbiome, Diet, Inflammation, Probiotics, Skin Care, Acne, Obesity & IBS | Suzanne Devkota | 56

74 hours 5 mins; February 03, 2022

Diet, Eating Habits, Obesity, Food Addiction, Psychedelics, Nutrition & the Brain | Amy Reichelt | 55

95 hours 48 mins; January 26, 2022

Dinosaurs, Paleontology, Mass Extinctions, Evolution, Past & Future of Life on Earth | Paul Barrett | 54

118 hours 35 mins; January 19, 2022

Phytochemistry, Biochemistry, Genomics & Breeding of Commercial Cannabis | Reggie Gaudino | 53

89 hours 52 mins; January 12, 2022

Painkillers, Opioids, Heroin, Fentanyl, Oxycodone, NSAIDs, & Neuroscience of Pain | David Roberson | 52

103 hours 26 mins; January 05, 2022

Systems Thinking, Organizational Structures, Building Startups, Remote Work & Control vs. Enablement | Alexandros Marinos | 51

93 hours 16 mins; December 29, 2021

Medical Glass, Materials Science & the COVID Vaccine Supply Chain | Chris Weikart | 50

57 mins; December 22, 2021

Does Adolescent Marijuana (Cannabis) Use Cause Psychosis? | Jonathan Schaefer | 49

87 hours 19 mins; December 15, 2021

Autism, the Cerebellum, Learning, Brain Development, Gerrymandering & Using Data Science to Repair Democracy | Sam Wang | 48

78 hours 26 mins; December 08, 2021

Metabolism, Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Microbiome, Diet, Aging, Digital Phenotyping & Personalized Medicine | Nathan Price | 47

103 hours 16 mins; December 01, 2021

Psychedelics, Psychoplastogens, Microdosing, Brain Chemistry, Mental Health, Novel Drugs | David Olson | 46

67 hours 1 min; November 23, 2021

The Mystery of SARS-CoV-2 & Origins of COVID-19 | Alina Chan | 45

86 hours 32 mins; November 15, 2021

Consciousness, Perception, Hallucinations, Selfhood, Neuroscience, Psychedelics & "Being You" | Anil Seth | 44

94 hours 28 mins; November 10, 2021

Sleep, Dreaming, Deep Neural Networks, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Overfitted Brain Hypothesis, Evolution of Fiction & Art | Erik Hoel | 43

87 hours 16 mins; November 04, 2021

THC, CBD, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, L-Theanine, Opioids, Pregnancy, Brain Development, Addiction, Anxiety & Schizophrenia | Steve Laviolette | 42

81 hours 19 mins; October 27, 2021

Cannabinoids, CBD, THCV, CBG, Inflammation, Brain Injury, Diabetes, Gut Health & Academia vs. Industry | Saoirse O'Sullivan | 41

83 hours 19 mins; October 21, 2021

Drug Addiction, Cocaine, Nicotine, Caffeine, Amphetamines, Opioids, THC & Neuroscience | Christian Luscher | 40

68 hours 2 mins; October 13, 2021

Origins of COVID-19 & SARS-CoV-2 Virus: Lab Leak or Wildlife Spillover? | Nicholas Wade | 39

73 hours 3 mins; September 30, 2021

Human Evolution, Ancient Drug Use, Ritual Burials, Homo Naledi, Origins of Human Mind, Paleoanthropology | Lee Berger | 38

85 hours 21 mins; September 23, 2021

Brain Development, Neuroplasticity, Learning, Sensory Maps & Simulations | Michael Crair | 37

77 hours 2 mins; September 16, 2021

Evolutionary Toolkit for the 21st Century | Heather Heying & Bret Weinstein | Ep. 36

169 hours 1 min; September 09, 2021

Psychiatry, Depression, Anxiety, Autism, Dissociation & "Projections: A Story of Human Emotions" | Karl Deisseroth | 35

99 hours 17 mins; September 02, 2021

Social Status, Luxury Beliefs, Social Psychology & Human Social Behavior | Rob Henderson | 34

80 hours 51 mins; August 26, 2021

LSD, Mescaline, DMT, MDMA, Medicinal Chemistry & Psychedelic Medicine | David Nichols | 33

59 mins; August 19, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Variants, mRNA Vaccines, Virology, Evolution & Future of COVID-19 | Sarah Otto | 32

67 hours 33 mins; August 11, 2021

Cognition, Decision Making, Learning, Schemas & the Brain | Aaron Gruber | 31

100 hours 49 mins; August 05, 2021

No New Episode This Week / General Announcements

6 mins; July 27, 2021

Psilocybin, Ketamine, Neuroplasticity, Depression & Imaging the Brain | Alex Kwan | 30

78 hours 30 mins; July 15, 2021

Ketamine, SSRIs, Depression, Psychiatric Disorders & the Brain | Lisa Monteggia | 29

92 hours 45 mins; July 08, 2021

Origins of Life, Alien Biochemistry, Extraterrestrial Biology, Assembly Theory & Consciousness | Lee Cronin | 28

102 hours 35 mins; June 24, 2021

Genomics, CRISPR, Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology Startups, Dyslexia & Narcolepsy | George Church | 27

60 hours 48 mins; June 17, 2021

MDMA (Ecstasy), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychotherapy & MAPS | Berra Yazar-Klosinski | 26

109 hours 24 mins; June 10, 2021

Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), Brain Waves & the Psychedelic Experience | Chris Timmermann | 25

91 hours 42 mins; June 03, 2021

Microbiome, Gut Health, Probiotics, Diet & Intermittent Fasting | Emeran Mayer | 24

109 hours 53 mins; May 27, 2021

Psilocybin Therapy, Alcohol Addiction & Being a Clinical Study Participant | Jon Kostakopoulos | 23

80 hours 1 min; May 21, 2021

Machine Learning, Animal Behavior, Artificial Intelligence & Giving Computers a Sense of Smell | Alex Wiltschko | 22

101 hours 23 mins; May 13, 2021

"Life's Edge," Extreme Lifeforms & the Origins of Life | Carl Zimmer | 21

87 hours 19 mins; May 06, 2021

Language Evolution, Symbolic Cognition, Language Acquisition, Origin of Human Mind | Terrence Deacon | 20

169 hours 26 mins; April 29, 2021

CBD (Cannabidiol), Opioids & the Neurobiology of Addiction | Yasmin Hurd | 19

77 hours 0 mins; April 22, 2021

Virus Biology, SARS-CoV-2, & Origins of COVID-19 | Alina Chan | 18

89 hours 13 mins; April 15, 2021

Scientific Publishing, Academic Peer Review & the Business of Science | Michael Eisen | 17

116 hours 48 mins; April 08, 2021

Sleep, Dreaming, Memory & the Brain | Robert Stickgold | 16

104 hours 28 mins; April 01, 2021

Chemical Analysis of Magic Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest | Michael Beug | Bonus Episode

28 mins; March 31, 2021

Medical Marijuana, Cannabis, Clinical Research & Cannabinoid Therapeutics | Ziva Cooper | 15

89 hours 38 mins; March 25, 2021

Demetrix & Bioengineering Rare Cannabinoids | Jeff Ubersax | 14

79 hours 42 mins; March 19, 2021

Social Networks, Dominance Hierarchies & Animal Behavior | Elizabeth Hobson | 13

92 hours 42 mins; March 12, 2021

Cities, Companies, Organisms and the Science of Growth & Scale | Geoffrey West | 12

116 hours 3 mins; March 04, 2021

Endocannabinoid System, Stress & PTSD | Matthew Hill | 11

105 hours 39 mins; February 26, 2021

Human Evolution, Neanderthals, Paleoanthropology, Ancient DNA & Human Diversity | John Hawks | 10

145 hours 44 mins; February 19, 2021

Medical Marijuana, Plant Medicine, Cannabis, Cannabinoids, Terpenes & the Entourage Effect | Ethan Russo | 9

93 hours 11 mins; February 15, 2021

Empathy, Addiction, MDMA ("Ecstasy"), Psychedelics & Social Cognition | Katrin Preller | 8

71 hours 40 mins; February 05, 2021

Psychedelics, Ibogaine, DMT, Ketamine, Hamilton's Pharmacopeia | Hamilton Morris | #6

126 hours 8 mins; February 01, 2021

Hamilton Morris: The Science & Stories Behind Psychoactive Drugs & Hamilton's Pharmacopeia | Ep 6

126 hours 8 mins; February 01, 2021

Salvia divinorum, Dissociation & Psychotherapy | Peter Addy | 7

95 hours 46 mins; January 30, 2021

Psychedelics, DMT, Ayahuasca, Ibogaine & Hamilton's Pharmacopeia | Hamilton Morris | 6

129 hours 19 mins; January 23, 2021

Cannabis Science, Plant Chemistry & Marijuana Startups | Jon Page | 5

162 hours 42 mins; January 15, 2021

Drugs, Brain Receptors, Zen Meditation, Nondualism & Psychedelics | Bryan Roth | 4

108 hours 57 mins; January 08, 2021

Chance, Evolution & the Nature of Innovation | Sean B. Carroll | 3

96 hours 51 mins; December 31, 2020

GC#3 Sean B. Carroll: Chance, Evolution, and the Nature of Innovation

96 hours 51 mins; December 31, 2020

Psilocybin, LSD, Ketamine, DMT Facts & Myths, Inflammation & Novel Psychedelic Medicines | Charles Nichols | 2

113 hours 27 mins; December 24, 2020

Immortality Key: Psychedelics, Ancient Mysteries & Early Christianity | Brian Muraresku | 1

90 hours 8 mins; December 14, 2020

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