May 10th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to pioneering brain surgeon & neuroscientist Rahul Jandial (author of ‘This is Why You Dream’) about the extraordinary way neuroscience and medicine are helping us unlock the fundamental question of why we dream, the impact dreaming has on our lives, and how dream science is…
10-05-2024 9:04:44
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May 10th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Professor Bruce Hood, a world-leading psychologist and happiness expert. Grounded in decades of neuroscience, Professor Hood’s recent book The Science of Happiness explores the simple, life-changing discoveries that can really impact our own happiness. In our conversation, we discuss the fundamental nature of happiness,…
10-05-2024 11:06:56
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April 3rd, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Dr. Daniel Amen, one of the world’s most influential experts on brain health and mental health. We discuss his mission to end mental illness by creating a revolution in brain health, and look at the practical ways we all need to think about brain…
03-04-2024 15:51:38
Thought Economics

 

April 2nd, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Darshan Shah, MD, one of the world’s foremost health and wellness experts. Dr. Shah discusses the extraordinary power of our immune system, what harms and helps our immune system, and how people in high performance careers can work with their bodies to optimise immune…
02-04-2024 9:25:22
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April 19th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Frank Anderson, MD, is a world-renowned trauma treatment expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, and psychotherapist. He is the acclaimed author of Transcending Trauma, upcoming memoir, To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma, and Transformation, and the coauthor of Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual. As…
19-04-2024 9:45:16
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December 7th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Dr. Lloyd B. Minor, Dean of the Stanford School of Medicine & Co-Lead of Stanford Health, a $13 billion-dollar health enterprise comprising Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care & Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. We discuss how AI, computing and synthetic biology are transforming…
07-12-2023 16:38:31
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November 14th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Robert Sapolsky about the foundational relationship between the idea of free will and human civilisation. We discuss how science demonstrates that free will is nothing more than a cognitive illusion, and how accepting this reality can lead to a more just, and humane world.
14-11-2023 20:40:09
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Myleene Klass has had a remarkable career. She is a classically trained musician, TV & radio presenter, businesswoman, and designer. In 2023 however, she changed history. Following four of her own ‘tortuous’ miscarriages, Myleene joined forces with MP Olivia Blake and spent over four years campaigning for changes to the…
19-10-2023 12:14:35
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Bryan Johnson is the world's most measured human. Johnson sold his company, Braintree Venmo, to PayPal for $800m in 2013. Through his Project Blueprint, Johnson has achieved metabolic health equal to the top 1.5% of 18-year-olds, inflammation 66% lower than the average 10-year-old, and reduced his speed of aging by…
19-10-2023 12:14:36
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Rebecca Heiss, PhD, is an evolutionary biologist and stress physiologist who empowers the current and next generation of leaders to live more, fear(less) lives.  Through her deep understanding of how evolution has shaped our brains in a less than optimal fashion, Dr. Heiss breaks down the barriers that hold us…
19-10-2023 12:14:36
Thought Economics