This episode we followed up with the three students at the end of their internship as first cohort of the Biotechnology, Education and Specialized Training Internship offered at Contra Costa College (CCC).   We catch up to see how their experience has been since the last episode we recorded with them at the beginning of their Internship, and to learn what is in store for them next!  We are also joined by Dr. Katie Krolikowski, a Bio-technology professor at CCC who makes this internship possible and incredibly unique!

▶  Our First Episode with the B.E.S.T Interns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpGjqT53uqs

▶  B.E.S.T. Program Website: https://i-cultiver.com/best-2/

▶ More about the B.E.S.T. Program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdliXkW8WrU

Instructors:

Dr. Katie Krolikowski

Dr. Rajnish Khanna

Interns:

Robert Reed

Alexis Ortiz

Pratigya Khatiwada

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This week, Rajnish and Brigid met with Dr. Andrea Bogomolni (Dr. Dre), about her work in seal conservation and ocean fishing research.  Dr. Dre is a community scientist as well as many other “-ists”: a naturalist, artist, biologist and conservationist with a passion for the ocean.  Working with a range of collaborators from scientists, to fishermen and to artists, she aims to understand our human relationship with the natural world and ways we can help preserve, protect and sustainably make use of the limited resources nature provides.  She has an interdisciplinary skill-set in scientific research, education and outreach.

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▶  Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium: https://www.sealconsortium.org/

▶  Community Science: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2021.696535/full

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Her Bachelor’s degrees are in studio art and wildlife, fisheries and conservation biology from UC Davis, her Master’s is in marine biology from Boston University and her Doctorate is in pathobiology and veterinary science with a certificate in public health from UCONN. She was a postdoctoral fellow and guest investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She has taught marine mammal science and conservation courses at several institutions and began the seal research program at the Shoals Marine Lab over a decade ago. She is also the Chair and co-founder of the Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium. Through all her work, she hopes to amplify the voices of those that can provide the knowledge needed to mitigate human impacts as we manage ocean ecosystems.

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Dr. Stuart Hameroff discusses the Penrose-Hameroff "Orch OR" theory about quantum mechanical / general relativity approaches to consciousness and the role of microtubules in brain functions such as consciousness. In this discussion, Dr. Hameroff also debunks a recent attack article, written to discredit the Orch OR theory.

Dr. Hameroff is an anesthesiologist and quantum consciousness theorist and researcher.  He is the former professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Psychology at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona.  He is currently the Director for the Center of Consciousness Studies and works closely with Sir Roger Penrose on their major theory about consciousness.

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This week Dr. Paul J. Mills shared his research and findings on whole health techniques that include meditation, yoga, guided imagery, tai chi, and Ayurveda for disease prevention and intervention.  He goes in detail about integrative practices that focus on the person as a whole rather than treating just the symptoms of a condition.

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Paul J. Mills, Ph.D. is Professor of Public Health and Family Medicine, Director of the Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Integrative Health, and Former Chief of Behavioral Medicine at the University of California San Diego. He has over 400 scientific publications in the fields of pharmacology, oncology, cardiology, psychoneuroimmunology, behavioral medicine, and integrative health. He published some of the earliest scientific research on meditation. His work has been featured in Time magazine, The New York Times, National Public Radio, US News and World Report, Consumer Reports, The Huffington Post, Gaia TV, and WebMD, among others. He’s presented his work at hundreds of conferences and workshops around the world, including at the United Nations.

▶  Paul's recent publication on Whole Health: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2164957X221092358

▶  Paul from UC San Diego: https://cih.ucsd.edu/coertih/welcome-uc-san-diego-center-excellence-research-and-training-integrative-health

▶  Paul's UC San Diego Profile: https://profiles.ucsd.edu/Paul.Mills

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In this lively discussion, Rajnish & Brigid met with Molly Beauregard to discuss meditation, mindfulness & the challenges behind incorporating these techniques into the school curriculum.

▶  Molly's Book, Tuning the Student Mind: https://amzn.to/3ygpmzM

▶  More about Molly: www.tuningthestudentmind.com

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Molly Beauregard has been a professor of sociology for twenty-one years at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Loyola University Chicago, and the University of Pittsburgh, holding master’s degrees in both public administration and sociology. Molly’s recent book,  Tuning the Student Mind: A Journey in Consciousness-Centered Education, published by SUNY Press, is based on her innovative course, ‘Consciousness, Creativity and Identity’, which integrates meditation training into the core curriculum via this academic class. As she reports, “In my classroom incubator, I have found that teaching young people to access their internal sense of being via meditation transforms their sense of self as well as their aptitude for learning.” A long-time mediator in the Vedanta tradition, Molly is a certified instructor of the Primordial Sound technique. She is also the Executive Director and Founder of the Tuning the Student Mind Foundation. Initially developed at CCS, the TTSM Foundation supports consciousness-centered education program initiatives at colleges and universities across the country. Recently, Molly has been named co-director of the University of Michigan’s Program in Creativity and Consciousness.

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0:00 - Welcome Back & Meet Molly

2:25 - Facing a disconnected student generation & introducing meditation

5:44 - What is Consciousness Centered Education?

6:39 - Molly's background as a teacher & mother

9:40 - Brigid's similar interests and goals with Molly's mission to bring meditation to students

12:25 - Why are students so stressed, anxious and unhappy?

20:18 - Human potential & what meditation can do to understand our identities.

22:33 - How does Molly define consciousness?

27:02 - How to validate meditation on an institutional level?

31:22 - Can meditation be taught out of context from it's religious connections? & Molly's challenges with this pushback.

38:58 - Molly's wonderful student success stories and her role as a teacher!

49:30 - The problem with mental health diagnosis.

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This week we met with Dennis Mckenna to discuss the healing potentials behind plant based psychedelics!

Dennis McKenna, Principal Founder of the McKenna Academy, has conducted research in ethnopharmacology for over 40 years.  He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute, and was a key investigator on the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca. He is the younger brother of Terence McKenna.  From 2000 to 2017, he taught courses on Ethnopharmacology and Plants in Human affairs as an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota.

▶  McKenna Academy: https://mckenna.academy/

▶  ESPD 55 (Ethnopharmacologic Search For Psychoactive Drugs) - https://espd55.com/

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0:00 - Disclaimer & Welcome Back

0:55 - Introducing Dennis McKenna & Rajnish's interest and experience in psychedelics

4:31 - Dennis on the experiment at La Chorrera and why he doesn't discuss it too deeply

9:00 - What is Ayahuasca and DMT?

12:05 - Dennis discusses his recent conference, ESPD 55 & a brief history of psychedelic research, and the war on drugs

24:45 - What does Dennis believe through the Stoned Ape Hypothesis? Does Epigenetics play a role?

33:40 - Could psychedelics be stimulants of the origin of language?  What is Synesthesia and how do we experience it every day?  Dennis describes "reality hallucination."

38:09 - Psychedelic's for a therapeutic purpose and comparing them to meditation.

42:50 - Micro-dosing & psychedelics for depression, anxiety and PTSD.  This is a bad business model?

55:20 - Dennis on his original graduate work studying psilocybin with the greatest graduate student parties

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Dr. Rajnish Khanna & Brigid McNally chat with the first cohort of the B.E.S.T. Program, an internship opportunity developed by Dr. Katie Krolikowski and Dr. Khanna between Contra Costa College, and i-Cultiver, inc. to provide paid specialized training opportunities for students within the biotechnology field.

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Robert Reed: "I am a Contra Costa College student who applied for an internship after enrolling into the biotech program. I have a previous history degree from UC Davis, and I would like to become a screenwriter for Sci-fi films. I am interested in research and development in genetics, and on the opposite end of the spectrum, small footprint living renewable agriculture and clean water. I often say I'm studying for my biodome on Mars."

Alexis Ortiz:  "I started farming with my dad at the age of 12. We just farmed vegetables to eat. When I was 18 I joined the Air Force and lived in Japan for 5 years and got to work on research and development teams working on decontamination procedures and equipment. I came back to college in 2019 to pursue my degree in chemical engineering, and I just got my associate's degrees in chemistry, physics, and mathematics."

Pratigya Khatiwada: "Being an international student and surviving in new land is a big challenge for me. But despite this, I really got help from counselor and other professors. They encouraged me and motivated me to get engaged in activities that they see me interested in. This intern is a part of my first challenge towards my career goal and I am ready for it. I hope to get the best from BEST program."

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▶  Video about the B.E.S.T. Program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdliXkW8WrU

Episode References:

▶  Azomite Mineral Products S.1 E5. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqzcxVOtXOc

▶  Consciousness & Spotons S1. E8. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ozR88wT2w&t=2076s

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Meg Lowman’s purpose is to explore, research, and conserve global forests; mentor the next generation (especially women and minorities) in sustainability and forest stewardship, and educate diverse audiences through storytelling.  Meg’s passion for science and exploration began as a little girl and over the years has defined her life and her life’s work. She pioneered the field of forest canopy science and is considered one of the world’s first “arbornauts” or explorers of the canopies. Over a 40-year career, she achieved groundbreaking work in 46 countries and all seven continents. Her devotion to engaging young people in the wonder and importance of science led to a collaboration with Robert Ballard of Titanic fame. She became “CanopyMeg” to her young audiences while they spoke to millions of middle school students in virtual expeditions to the canopy and the ocean floor, respectively. Lowman champions inclusivity in science (especially young women) and proactive stewardship of canopy ecosystems. She trains diverse audiences about sustainability of natural resources and saves forests through her new Mission Green initiative to build canopy walkways in the world’s highest biodiverse forests. This initiative provides income to indigenous people through ecotourism instead of logging. Lowman’s personal mantra is “no child left indoors.”

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▶  Tree Foundation & Mission Green: https://treefoundation.org/

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0:00 - Welcome back!

0:46 - Introducing Canopy Meg

4:30 - Facing climate change issues with deforestation and insect overpopulation

7:50 - Techniques that Meg has developed to research tree canopies

11:45 - Highlighting Meg’s book Arbornaut: A Life Discovering The Eighth Continent In The Trees Above Us

15:45 - Discovering foliage damage from insects

20:20 - New species that Meg has discovered

21:00 - Meg’s mission to help young women in the science field & share her experiences with gender inequality

25:19 - Respecting cultural differences

30:30 - Apps that Meg has worked on

31:55 - Rajnish’s app development to help localize our food systems

34:50 - Meg’s eco-tourism canopy walkways

42:16 - Meg’s favorite tree

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Today's guest, Dr. Sarkar discussed his in depth research into legumes such as the Grass Pea as a highly protein dense and hardy food option that could be a beneficial crop for a climate conscious future. 

Dr Abhimanyu Sarkar is a molecular biologist with over thirty years of experience. He works at The National Institute for Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Cambridge. U.K., as Group Leader-Legume Genetics. His areas of expertise include legume biology, speed breeding, gene discovery and genomics. Before joining NIAB, he worked at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, U.K., on the biology and genomics of the orphan legume grass pea (Lathyrus sativus). The group was responsible for sequencing the genome of grass pea, as well as developing various biological resources such as mutagenized populations, recombinant inbred lines (RILs) and an EcoTILLING platform for grass pea improvement. He previously worked in New Zealand on white clover (Trifolium repens), a forage legume. He obtained his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Maryland, College Park, U.S.A., developing transposable elements as gene vectors for insects.and also has a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology. Pantnagar, India.

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What is the difference between "consciousness" from a scientific perspective or from a spiritual perspective? Rajnish & Brigid dive into a discussion about new theories and concept that might help us better understand our experiences.

▶ Dr. Bruce MacIver on Anesthesia & Consciousness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCS2uRN9LZo

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▶ Jay Sanguinetti: https://www.jaysanguinetti.com/

▶ Dennis Mckenna: https://mckenna.academy/

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