This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast

20 March, 2019 – Episode 713 – Fishing for Science?


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What is in the This Week in Science Podcast?
An Interview w/ Dr. Chris Donnelly on ALS & proteins, Magnetic Brains, Mini-Brains, God & Society, Bird Poop, Old Sperm, Asteroids, Grey Goo, And Much More…
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DISCLAIMER, DISCLAIMER, DISCLAIMER!!!
It’s all in your head.
What am I talking about?
Everything.
Everything that is or isn’t real.
Everything that is or isn’t possible.
Everything that has ever happened or will ever happen.
Is all in your head.
Yes, there is a world on the other side of the skull wall that goes on regardless of what’s going on inside…
But as far as you go,
nothing comes closer to the reality of your existence than that which takes place between your ears.
And if you happen to be a scientist…
or wish to think like one…
The most intuitive instinct you must overcome…
Is trusting what is in your head.
The most important training you will ever undertake..
Is learning to trust what is on the other side…
While this traditionally takes oodles of hours of patient practice
We have devised a method to accelerate the process.
An injection of scientifically formulated information applied directly to your ear holes
That we call
This Week in Science.
Coming up Next…
Who did we interview this week?
Dr. Christopher Donnelly is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Scientific Director of the LiveLikeLou Center for ALS Research in the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute. His studies are focused on the biology underlying neurodegenerative diseas...
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