mindbodyevolution
Health & Wellness Podcasts
An in depth look at the coevolution of our diet, exercise, consciousness, culture and physiology.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Health & Wellness Podcasts
Description:
An in depth look at the coevolution of our diet, exercise, consciousness, culture and physiology.
Language:
English
Episodes
Dire Wolves and Beautiful Hubris
4/12/2025
Today Dr. Josh Stout discusses the dangers and beauties that can arise from our hubris.
Duration:00:34:47
Treating ADHD With Diet and Lifestyle
4/2/2025
Calming ADHD with dopamine gardening of the microbiome.
Duration:00:25:40
Brain Size Determines Psychology
3/2/2025
Today Dr. Josh Stout discusses how our psychological evolution is necessitated by our physiological evolution; big brains = big emotions
Duration:00:31:14
Stories from the Underground Railroad
2/15/2025
Through family stories and historical records, Dr. Josh Stout discusses how abolitionists orchestrated the daring rescue of Jane Johnson and others, as confrontations between state and federal authorities eerily mirror today's developing constitutional battles.
Duration:00:42:25
ADHD As a Superpower
1/31/2025
Low dopamine causes ADHD which is a disability but also a super power. Constantly seeking new stimulation can drive research and innovation, but what happens when a whole society is addicted to dopamine stimulation and we have no attention left to give?
Duration:00:16:23
A New Dopamine Model Explaining ADHD
1/29/2025
Dopamine mediated desire and reward explains why when dopamine is reduced we increasingly show ADHD symptoms. We combine low motivation with frantic reward seeking due to low dopamine.
Duration:00:15:31
Sumer and the Birth of Religion
1/14/2025
The Sumerians were ancient when the pyramids were built. Their religion and culture shaped ours, yet they were forgotten for 3,000 years.
Duration:00:27:46
True Crime, Archaeology, and Art
1/14/2025
There is a hill around the Tigris or Euphrates that has bulldozers digging into a lost civilization from the period of Sumer. From the very earliest civilizations on Earth, they are destroying their own heritage right now and selling it to me.
Duration:00:20:46
Syria and the Cycle of History
1/14/2025
Ibn Khaldun wrote in the 14th century and spoke about the spiral nature of history. He saw the Mongol invasion do the exact same thing the contemporary rebels just did - move through the same cities in the same order because that's the only way to get to Damascus. And it happened very quickly.
Duration:00:37:36
Balancing Selection and Our 50/50 Nation
11/19/2024
How Balancing Selection keeps our two party system in unstable equilibrium to the benefit of the ultra wealthy 1 percent.
Duration:00:24:04
Memes and Anti Memes
10/25/2024
In this episode Dr. Josh Stout discusses theories on why we are experiencing a decline in concentration and memory, and why daily life feels so disconnected from reality. Truth vs “truth” is destroying our minds.
Duration:00:48:00
Neurobiology and Narcissism
10/21/2024
Did that person intend to bump into me? Or were they just daydreaming? Today Dr. Josh Stout discusses the difference between narcissistic and non neurotypical behavior and how media, society and our very culture misses the point.
Duration:00:54:44
AI In The Classroom Revisited
9/10/2024
Students might not be doomed by AI. I see them becoming “prompt engineers”, structuring their writing with detailed instructions for the AI. Students are now using a multi-step writing process that produces well thought through essays even when fluency is difficult.
Duration:00:23:05
Out of Africa or From Africa
9/3/2024
How climate change, genetic bottlenecks, and migration work together to make the Nile the tree of life for our African species.
Duration:00:33:13
Throwing Makes Us Human
6/14/2024
The Hand Axe was humanity's technology for more than two million years. Today Dr. Josh Stout discusses what these objects were and why they were so important to our survival and evolution.
Duration:00:36:27
The Non-Science of Individuals
6/9/2024
Science can only look at groups - but only individuals exist. Today Dr. Josh stout discusses how we can see the individuals, and why this is vitally important for climate, ecology, biodiversity, medicine, and in our own daily life.
Duration:00:31:58
Treating the American Lifestyle
6/5/2024
For the majority of us, the American lifestyle causes physical problems that need medical treatment. Dr. Josh Stout explains how statins and Metformin are used and how to minimize side effects.
Duration:00:49:31
Neuroscience of Meditation
5/21/2024
Dr. Josh Stout's personal research on meditation, what science knows and what it doesn't, the mind-body connection and how we can manipulate it, and how and why a meditation practice can reduce stress and improve imagination.
Duration:00:46:21
Osteoporosis
5/15/2024
In today's episode of the mindbodyevolution podcast, Dr. Josh Stout discusses how to maximize bone density early and maintain it throughout life.
Duration:00:46:33
The Science of Seeing
5/7/2024
Today Dr. Josh Stout discusses the difference between perception and seeing. What begins as a mechanical process turns philosophical as our brain constantly interprets everything we see.
Duration:00:44:23