There is a psychedelic renaissance in full swing and Brad travelled to the Insight 2019 conference in Berlin to investigate. Put on by the MIND foundation, a non-profit research group, the meeting explored the science and practice of psychedelic states.

Through discussions with researchers at the conference Brad explores the factors behind this renaissance and what these substances mean for therapy, research and society and what they can teach us about the mind and ourselves.

Friend of the show Dr. Brian Herrin is here to talk about ticks and the disease they transmit to people. We discuss lyme disease, meat allergies from ticks and also hear Brian's take on dealing with folks with delusional parasitosis, talking to people about health and diseases in general and teaching. Great chat, we guarantee you'll learn something cool about tick spit too.

Featuring music by The Freak Motif

Simon Landry is a PhD in Psychology where he studied perception, he is an Acadian from New Brunswick, he is a passionate science communicator and all around good guy. We had a great chat about perception, the brain, the process of science, the failings of the current model of doing science and science communication. It was a pleasure to have him on the show, check out his website drsimonlandry.com and enjoy this episode.

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In this conversation we learn about the Canadian Department of National Defence's IDEaS program, a way for you to share your innovation with the department and help them solve some of the many challenges they are facing. They have set up competitions, networks and funding opportunities and they want to hear from you.

Check out the www.canada.ca/defence-ideas to find out more.

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The lovely and talented Theresa Kisko (the wife of Flash) joins for this episode to talk about new evidence that brain activity synchronizes during social interactions plus some work on goat emotions. Theresa has a PhD in behavioural neuroscience and brings some much needed credibility to the show. We have interesting talk about these stories and social behaviour and emotions in general.

Great news!! We have an advertiser, featherposter.com. Listen up for all the details plus an Ebola update and some brain stories. One about worms on the brain and another happier tale of brains rewiring themselves after surgery. Also, we talk about a heart patch to cure a broken heart.

This episode is a special themed edition of the show and it features a guest Brad, Flash's good friend Robby Schreurs. The two got together to break down some science-ish sports topics such as did we evolve to love sport, how will the knowledge surrounding concussions change the violent sports we love? Also, what are the yips and can you cure them?

We have multiple disaster stories this episode including Brexit, Ebola and earthquakes. Plus some not so disastrous ones too like DNA version 2.0, an explanation of altitude's effects on the body and how "mild electrical stimulation" helps the brain.

We have multiple disaster stories this episode including Brexit, Ebola and earthquakes. Plus some not so disastrous ones too like DNA version 2.0, an explanation of altitude's effects on the body and how "mild electrical stimulation" helps the brain.