The Cognitive Rampage Podcast #156: Dr. Mark Sircus
Dr. Mark Sircus, Ac., OMD, DM (P) (acupuncturist, doctor of oriental and pastoral medicine) is a prolific writer and author of some astounding medical and health-related books. Dr. Sircus’s methods are based on medical science and long years of clinical experience, not only his own but experiences of doctors from around the world who have been practicing brilliant medicine.
His books are heavily referenced, but the layperson finds little difficulty in understanding his presentation of medical topics. For many years Dr. Sircus has been researching into the human condition and into the causes of disease; he has distilled many of the divergent medical systems into a new form of medicine that he has coined Natural Allopathic Medicine.
The Cognitive Rampage Podcast #155: Author Johnjoe McFadden
Author of “Life On The Edge” johnjoemcfadden.com
Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how does it work? Even in this age of cloning and synthetic biology, the remarkable truth remains: nobody has ever made anything living entirely out of dead material. Life remains the only way to make life. Are we missing a vital ingredient in its creation?
Like Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene, which provided a new perspective on evolution, Life on the Edge alters our understanding of life’s dynamics as Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe Macfadden reveal the hitherto missing ingredient to be quantum mechanics. Drawing on recent ground-breaking experiments around the world, they show how photosynthesis relies on subatomic particles existing in many places at once, while inside enzymes, those workhorses of life that make every molecule within our cells, particles vanish from one point in space and instantly materialize in another.
Each chapter in Life on the Edge opens with an engaging example that illustrates one of life’s puzzles – How do migrating birds know where to go? How do we really smell the scent of a rose? How do our genes manage to copy themselves with such precision? – and then reveals how quantum mechanics delivers its answer. Guiding the reader through the maze of rapidly unfolding discovery, Al-Khalili and McFadden communicate vividly the excitement of this explosive new field of quantum biology, with its potentially revolutionary applications, and also offer insights into the biggest puzzle of all: what is life?
The Cognitive Rampage Podcast #154: Dr. Robert Duff, Best Selling Author/Psychologist
Dr. Robert Duff is a best selling author (Hardcore Self Help book series: “F**k Anxiety” and “F**K Depression”) and a psychologist from Southern California who thinks that the field of mental health has a big problem. He believes it to be scary and intimidating. Why?
“When you are already struggling with emotional difficulties, the last thing that you need is some huge psychobabble manual thrown at you. My specialty is taking complex psychological issues and breaking them down into plain language. There are several facets to the work that I do. My normal “day job” is as a practicing psychologist in private practice where I do in-person and online psychotherapy as well as neuropsychological assessment (basically testing for memory, attention, reasoning etc.). I am also the best selling author of the Hardcore Self Help book series, which includes books “F**k Anxiety” and “F**K Depression”. These are self-help books for people that normally hate self-help books. Along the same lines, I host a weekly podcast in which I take mental health questions from the audience and interview interesting guests. Finally, I am also a Youtube entertainer, where I mainly make videos related to relaxation and ASMR.”
The Cognitive Rampage Podcast #153: John Hands, author, researcher, speaker, community innovator
John Hands devoted more than ten years to evaluating scientific theories about human evolution from the origin of the universe, resulting in the 700-page Cosmosapiens. He graduated in chemistry from the University of London, where he was the first undergraduate President of the Union. He founded the Society for Co-operative Dwellings, co-authored two research studies, published Housing Co-operatives, and scripted, directed, and presented a documentary More Than a Place to Live broadcast twice on BBC2 Television. He was the founding Director of the UK Government’s Co-operative Housing Agency and served on committees appointed by a Minister for Housing, a Secretary of State for the Environment, and a Secretary of State for Industry. He has tutored in both physics and management studies for the Open University and was Visiting Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of North London and then Royal Literary Fund Fellow at University College London. He has written three critically acclaimed novels, Perestroika Christi, Darkness at Dawn, and Brutal Fantasies, and been published in 8 countries.
Kristian went through eleven years of deep depression as a teenager and student. He overcame his depression by practicing techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychology. His personal development did not stop there – he’s now living the life of his dreams. He lives in the deep forest around Oslo, together with his family and a very strange Maine Coon cat.
The Cognitive Rampage Podcast #151: Yalda Mousavinia
Co Founder of Space.coop “Going to space together”. Yalda by trade, is a Mechanical Engineer from UC Berkeley certified by UCLA in Astronautical Engineering…in short, she is an innovator bringing Space to the community.
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Dr. Robert Duff is a best selling author (Hardcore Self Help book series: “F**k Anxiety” and “F**K Depression”) and a psychologist from Southern California who thinks that the field of mental health has a big problem. He believes it to be scary and intimidating. Why?
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