#2204 Eat Your Ice-Cream - Dr. Zeke Emanuel

Dr. Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel is one of the world's most respected physician-philosophers. He's an oncologist, bioethicist, health policy expert, and professor at the University of Pennsylvania. His work sits at the intersection of medicine, ethics, public policy, and healthcare reform. Zeke has a MD …

#2203 Back To School (At 50) - Dr Bill Sullivan

This was an interesting and somewhat different conversation with Dr Bill Sullivan - one where we explored the idea of going back to school (in some form) in our ‘more experienced’ years. Chatting with someone who is a world recognised researcher, scientist, author and educator (and still crushing i…

#2202 A Cure For MND? - David Gillespie

It’s never a boring chat with David Gillespie and this time we talk about the research, the challenges and a potential cure for Motor Neurone Disease (MND), also known in the US as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). As always, David talks to us about a potential chemical culprit, a molecule known…

#2201 Is AI Bias? - Patrick Bonello

This time Patrick and I talk about AI biasing certain moral perspectives and certain cultures. We discussed the pros and cons of e-bikes, why you might need to get a new cable to charge your phone, BYD trying to pull a shifty on its customers, a 20-year study focusing on decreasing the risk of deme…

#2200 Australia's No. 1 Biohacker - Lucas Aoun

Lucas Aoun is a naturopath, researcher, educator and one of Australia’s most respected and popular biohackers. This was one of my favourite conversations this year. Personally, I learned a lot. There’s too much in it for me to do justice to the conversation by providing an incomplete snapshot, but …

#2199 The Future of Medicine - Dr. Cam McDonald

Dr. Cam slid by TYP Central to share the love, the knowledge and the fun (as he does), and along with Tiff, this time we discussed how general medicine, health care, disease treatment, pharmaceuticals, integrative medicine, and treating the human body as one system - not fifty - might evolve over t…

#2198 Is AI Making Us Dumber? - Harps Solo

Is artificial intelligence making us less intelligent, or could it help us become better thinkers? Are we outsourcing our brain to a machine? What happens when we start sharing our cognitive workload with AI? Is there a healthy way to use and interact with it? Is it possible that it’s a tool that c…

#2197 Mentors - Bobby Cappuccio

What’s the deal with mentors? What’s their role? Who needs one? How do we find someone who’s a good fit? Can you be one? Perhaps ‘being’ a mentor has as many benefits, as ‘having’ a mentor? Apart from mentors, Bobby, Tiff and I also explored learning styles, optimising your energy, how to retain in…

#2196 Showing Up (When You Don't Want To) - Harps & Tiff

Well, this conversation got real deep, real fast. It might not be for everyone, but I know it will resonate with some. The brief synopsis is that Tiff and I spoke about the very human challenge of navigating complex, painful, emotional and unfamiliar situations, especially when it comes to supporti…

#2195 The Bloke Who Held His Heart In His Own Hands - Rhys Thomas

Amazingly, the title of this podcast is not a metaphor. Rhys Thomas literally held his own heart in his hands. I don’t want to spoil the story because it’s so great, but the snapshot is that Rhys is a former professional rugby player and international representative who has had a crazy, fascinating…