My guest today is one sharp cookie. Barbara Horowitz is a Cardiologist and Professor at UCLA, Professor of Medicine at Harvard and Professor of Evolultionary Biology at Harvard. She’s also a trained Psychiatrist for good measure 

Today we discuss her recent focus on species-wide patterns in development in critical periods of life and her books Zoobiquity & Wildhood.  We explore what we can learn from human health and disease from the study of animals, and it’s a fascinating conversation.

Here is the link to Barbara's website and you can also click here for her Zoobiquty book and here for her new book Wildwood - both are co-written with Kathryn Bowers.

If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave us a review on your podcast player as they really help.

We are also delighted to announce the, called The Better You Program. It’s comprehensive 8-week, Better You program, with 8 weekly interactive webinars with myself and mindset coach Carly Taylor, a partner app and a whole heap of exercises and tools to help you become a better version of yourself – whatever that means for you. It launches on the 29th March. If the sound of this floats your boat,  click here to find out more.




Start:  How Barbara went from Cardiologist to studying animals

5:40 -  The blindfold of human exceptionalism

10:26 -  A fascinating whistle-stop tour of evolution (a must-listen!)

14:57 -  What studying animals can teach us about diseases in humans

26:42 -  Mental health conditions in animals

33:34 -  Implications of co-evolved fear circuitry in animals and  humans 

38:27 -  The complex biology of stress and inflammation

44:45 -  The value of testable hypothesis in evolutionary adaptation

49:30 -  Teenagers, risk-taking, impulsivity & peer influences in animals & humans

59:27 -  Evolutionary trade-offs in chronic disease

1:09:19 -  Barbara's new book Wildhood release of our first public courseHere's the highlights of the show:   

My guest today is one sharp cookie. Barbara Horowitz is a Cardiologist and Professor at UCLA, Professor of Medicine at Harvard and Professor of Evolultionary Biology at Harvard. She’s also a trained Psychiatrist for good measure Today we discuss her recent focus on species-wide patterns in development in critical periods of life and her books Zoobiquity &amp; Wildhood.  We explore what we can learn from human health and disease from the study of animals, and it’s a fascinating conversation.Here is the <a href='https://bnatterson-horowitz.com/'>link to Barbara&apos;s website</a> and you can also click <a href='https://www.zoobiquity.com/'>here for her Zoobiquty boo</a>k and <a href='https://www.amazon.com.au/Wildhood-Journey-Adolescence-Adulthood-Animals/dp/1501164694'>here for her new book Wildwood</a> - both are co-written with Kathryn Bowers. If you&apos;re enjoying the podcast, please leave us a review on your podcast player as they really help. We are also delighted to announce the, called <a href='https://mind-body-brain-performance-institute.mykajabi.com/sales-page'>The Better You Program</a>. It’s comprehensive 8-week, Better You program, with 8 weekly interactive webinars with myself and mindset coach Carly Taylor, a partner app and a whole heap of exercises and tools to help you become a better version of yourself – whatever that means for you. It launches on the 29th March. If the sound of this floats your boat, <a href='https://mind-body-brain-performance-institute.mykajabi.com/sales-page'> click here to find out more</a>. Start:  How Barbara went from Cardiologist to studying animals 5:40 -  The blindfold of human exceptionalism 10:26 -  A fascinating whistle-stop tour of evolution (a must-listen!) 14:57 -  What studying animals can teach us about diseases in humans 26:42 -  Mental health conditions in animals 33:34 -  Implications of co-evolved fear circuitry in animals and  humans  38:27 -  The complex biology of stress and inflammation 44:45 -  The value of testable hypothesis in evolutionary adaptation 49:30 -  Teenagers, risk-taking, impulsivity &amp; peer influences in animals &amp; humans 59:27 -  Evolutionary trade-offs in chronic disease 1:09:19 -  Barbara&apos;s new book Wildhood release of our first public courseHere&apos;s the highlights of the show:

Host Paul Taylor, a Neuroscientist, Exercise Physiologist, Nutritionist and PhD student in Psychology, interviews experts from around the world on cutting edge research and practices related to improving your mind, body and brain to become your best self.

The Paul Taylor Podcast

Host Paul Taylor, a Neuroscientist, Exercise Physiologist, Nutritionist and PhD student in Psychology, interviews experts from around the world on cutting edge research and practices related to improving your mind, body and brain to become your best self.

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