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Krishna rants about a news article that went viral this week, announcing a 'cure for cancer'.

Krishna blabbers about boring science, Theranos, gum disease, and Mexican walking fish.

In this MLK edition, Krishna rambles about racist scientists, blood vessels grown in the lab, a new way to image brains, and the 10 greatest threats to health. Plus a new segment at the end!

Krishna rambles about anti-vaxxers, p-hacking, CRISPR, and new Alzheimer's findings.

We’re talking about the origin of life with NYC-based comedian Brian Enck! We talk a bit about our own experiences of how to make sense of anti-science sentiment in today’s world. We also talk about some of the most iconic experiments that told us about what life is and how it may have originated. Finally, we talk about how the everyday person can get a sense of magnitude of the science behind life.

Do you want to go to the gym but have no idea what you're doing? How can you go from fat Chris Pratt to sexy Chris Pratt with the least amount of effort? What should you do to make your butt good enough for Instagram? I ask all the dumb health questions you’re afraid to ask in this special two-part interview with scientist and fitness expert Dr. Stephanie Buttermore. In this second part, we talk all things exercise – how to get started, keys to improving, and getting the most bang for your buck. And yes, we talk about Dr. Buttermore's...butt - to an impressive level of detail. 

Timestamps: 

0:57 Intro

4:33 Exercise goals

6:53 Figuring out a training regimen that works for you

11:09 Dr. Buttermore’s workout plan for beginners

12:35 Efficiently using your time at the gym

17:31 Deciding on starting weight, reps

20:12 ‘Progressive overload’ – strategically improving weight, reps, and tempo

25:27 When to increase or decrease reps outside of normal ranges

27:47 Optimizing muscle recovery and the ‘repeated bout effect’

30:32 Supplements that claim to aid recovery

33:20 Dr. Buttermore’s butt – an in-depth analysis

36:15 How to keep things exciting at the gym

39:24 How Dr. Buttermore stayed committed while doing a PhD.

40:56 Assessing your progress

42:50 Physical activity outside of the gym (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis)

47:08 Supplementing weight loss with exercise

52:06 Hey asshole. Yeah, you. You’re probably not training hard enough. Do better.

57:39 Conclusions

Why does my beach body alarm people? How come fried food isn’t healthy? Should I take steroids? I ask all the dumb health questions you’re afraid to ask in this special two-part interview with scientist and fitness expert Dr. Stephanie Buttermore. In this part, we talk all things diet – the different types of nutrients, how to balance them according to your personal goals, and why dieting doesn’t have to suck. We also talk about supplements (both accepted and frowned upon), and if there are any real shortcuts to losing weight and looking good.

Let’s talk about our feelings. For this episode, I go on a journey of exploration with comedian and self-proclaimed depression enthusiast Tushar Singh. We talk about the causes and consequences of depression, Tushar’s strange yet poignant obsession with depression in the elderly (shoutout to his popular IG @depresssingh), and much more. Is Tushar’s obsession with depression sociopathic or not? Listen to find out!