After a truly inane discussion about ‘back slashes’ vs ‘forward slashes’, the guys discuss the career of the late Christopher Reeve and the recent documentary on his life ‘Superman / Man’ (2:41). They discuss Reeve’s early career, his studies at Julliard and his iconic role as Superman. They then discuss his tragic horseback riding accident and how he was left with significant spinal cord injuries. They then talk about his advocacy work in the latter part of his life and his death in 2004. They then give their thoughts on the documentary itself. 

Then Ali asks Asif in more detail about spinal cord injuries (30:19). Asif starts of with defining spinal cord injuries and how common they are. He then talks about the causes, symptoms and the immediate treatment.  Ali then asks Asif about the prognosis and long term treatment. Finally, Asif discusses promising new experimental treatments for spinal cord injury. 

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Show Notes:

• Dynamite Magazine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite_(magazine)
• ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ Review: A Superbly Made and Supremely Moving Portrait of the Actor’s Fall and Rise: https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/super-man-the-christopher-reeve-story-review-1235881449/
• Christopher Reeve's son recalls the Superman actor's powerful Oscars appearance following accident: https://ew.com/christopher-reeve-son-recalls-superman-actor-powerful-oscars-speech-after-accident-8547131
• A Superman, on- and off-screen: how Christopher Reeves defied Chile’s junta:https://chiletoday.cl/a-superman-on-and-off-screen-how-christopher-reeves-defied-pinochet/
• Man and Superman: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1126178/
• Spinal Cord Injuries: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/books/NBK560721/
• Management of Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of the Literature: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.698736/full
• Brain Implants Allow Paralyzed Man to Walk Using His Thoughts: https://web.archive.org/web/20230726205430/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/science/paralysis-brain-implants-ai.html

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