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- #63: Binge Drinking and the Brain: Why it’s Worse than You Think
With the latest research exploring links between binge drinking and brain activity, Inverse’s Sarah Sloat and Ali Pattillo discuss how heavy drinking can lead to cognitive-behavioral issues — including increased anxiety, and feeling less empathy for others.
Read more at Inverse.com:
- LINK BETWEEN BINGE DRINKING AND BRAIN DYSFUNCTION
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/binge-drinking-anxiety-study
- LINK BETWEEN BINGE DRINKING AND EMPATHY
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/binge-drinking-empathy-brain-scan-study
Find links to all the stories discussed in today’s episode at inverse.com/the-abstract
Subscribe to Inverse Daily, our free weekday email with the latest science and innovation news at inverse.com/newsletter
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17 min - #62: Solar Cycle 25: How the Sun’s turbulent activity shapes life on Earth
With the Solar Cycle 25 poised to impact future space voyages, Inverse’s Passant Rabie explains how scientists are predicting solar activity in the cosmos — and using scientific evidence to calm hysteria here on Earth.
Read more at Inverse.com:
Find links to all the stories discussed in today’s episode at inverse.com/the-abstract
- Solar Minimum Explained: https://www.inverse.com/science/solar-minimum-explained
- Solar Cycle 25: https://www.inverse.com/science/solar-cycle-25-nasa-explains
Subscribe to Inverse Daily, our free weekday email with the latest science and innovation news at inverse.com/newsletter
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14 min - #61: Resetting the Body Clock: Better Sleep, Better Health
With the latest body clock science explaining why women and men sleep differently, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Sarah Sloat explore how resetting our internal rhythm can transform our health and our sleep.
Read more at Inverse.com:
Find links to all the stories discussed in today’s episode at inverse.com/the-abstract
Body Clock Science:
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/body-clock-difference-between-men-and-women
Mushroom Reset: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/cure-for-jetlag-fungus-compound
Subscribe to Inverse Daily, our free weekday email with the latest science and innovation news at inverse.com/newsletter
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18 min - #60: Life in space: when science fiction meets reality
As space agencies prepare for longer-duration flights to the Moon and Mars, the latest scientific research — as well as the Netflix drama Away — are painting a clearer picture of what life in space is really like. Inverse’s Passant Rabie and Jake Kleinman have more.
Read more at Inverse.com:
Find links to all the stories discussed in today’s episode at inverse.com/the-abstract
- Netflix's Away:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.inverse.com/entertainment/away-review-netflix-hilary-swank/amp
- Space Health:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.inverse.com/science/two-ways-to-keep-humans-healthy-in-space/amp
Subscribe to Inverse Daily, our free weekday email with the latest science and innovation news at inverse.com/newsletter
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18 min - #59: Change Your Diet, Change the Future
Based on the latest nutrition studies, Inverse’s Ali Pattillo and Nina Pullano discuss how changing what you eat not only shapes longevity, but the planet’s health too.
CHANGING YOUR DIET IN 3 KEY WAYS COULD FUNDAMENTALLY IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE
https://www.inverse.com/science/changing-our-diet-in-these-tk-key-ways-could-fundamentally-alter-climate-change
AVOIDING THIS TYPE OF FOOD MAY PROTECT YOUR TELOMERES, BOOSTING LONGEVITY
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/ultra-processed-food-telomeres-study
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16 min - #58: How you doin’? Staying mentally healthy during Covid-19
In a bonus crossover episode between The Abstract and Important, Not Important, Inverse Mind & Body staff writer Ali Pattillo spotlights the pressures on people's mental health and vital strategies to stay healthy and sane.
Read more at Inverse.com:
Find links to all the stories discussed in today’s episode at inverse.com/the-abstract
Important, Not Important podcast: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/podcast
Subscribe to Inverse Daily, our free weekday email with the latest science and innovation news at inverse.com/newsletter
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21 min - #57: Men and Covid-19: Why They’re Getting Hit Harder
With growing evidence highlighting troubling differences, Inverse’s Ali Pattillo and Sarah Sloat discuss how the coronavirus seems to make men sicker than women.
Read more at Inverse.com:
The Covid-19 Male Connection:
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/why-is-coronavirus-killing-more-men-than-women
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/why-do-more-men-die-of-covid
Find links to all the stories discussed in today’s episode at inverse.com/the-abstract
Subscribe to Inverse Daily, our free weekday email with the latest science and innovation news at inverse.com/newsletter
Follow Sarah Sloat on Twitter:https://twitter.com/sarah_sloat_
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We're hosted and produced by Tanya Bustos https://twitter.com/tanyapodcasts
Check back tomorrow for a bonus crossover episode between The Abstract and Important, Not Important, Inverse Mind & Body staff writer Ali Pattillo spotlights the pressures on people's mental health and vital strategies to stay healthy and sane.
Thank you for listening!
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17 min - #56: How to Navigate Covid-19's "Infodemic" and Stay Sane
With the first confirmed case of coronavirus reinfection emerging as “information overload” hits its peak, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Ali Pattillo discuss where the latest science stands on the mind and body’s best defense against Covid-19.
Read more at Inverse.com:
Find links to all the stories discussed in today’s episode at inverse.com/the-abstract
Subscribe to Inverse Daily, our free weekday email with the latest science and innovation news at inverse.com/newsletter
Follow Emma Betuel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emmakbetuel
Follow Ali Pattillo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alipattillo
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We're hosted and produced by Tanya Bustos https://twitter.com/tanyapodcasts
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20 min - #55: Exercise Vs. Stress: How Working Out Affects Our Mental Health
With the latest research suggesting exercise is beneficial for depression and stress resilience, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Ali Pattillo discuss how working out does wonders for mental health.
Read more at Inverse.com:
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/exercise-depression-treatment-study
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/brain-study-exercise-increases-resilience-to-stress
Find links to all the stories discussed in today’s episode at inverse.com/the-abstract
Subscribe to Inverse Daily, our free weekday email with the latest science and innovation news at inverse.com/newsletter
Follow Emma Betuel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emmakbetuel
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18 min - #54: Solar Storms, Anti-Solar Panels and the Future of Clean Energy
With a look at the latest science regarding solar storms and anti-solar panels, Inverse’s Passant Rabie and Sarah Wells discuss what the Sun’s energy is capable of — and how solar power technology can improve on its limitations.
Read more at Inverse.com:
- https://www.inverse.com/science/the-truth-about-that-coronal-mass-ejection
- https://www.inverse.com/innovation/anti-solar-panels-sustainable-energy-solution
Find links to all the stories discussed in today’s episode at inverse.com/the-abstract
Subscribe to Inverse Daily, our free weekday email with the latest science and innovation news at inverse.com/newsletter
Follow Passant Rabie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/passantrabie
Follow Sarah Wells on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahewells
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