Daniel J. Levitin on Music & the Brain

October 4th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Daniel J. Levitin- an award-winning neuroscientist, musician, and best-selling author. His research encompasses music, the brain, health, productivity, and creativity. He is the author of four New York Times bestselling books: This Is Your Brain On Music, The World in Six Songs, The Organized…

 

Neuroscience of Habituation with Professor Tali Sharot

August 3rd, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Have you ever noticed that what is thrilling on Monday tends to become boring on Friday? Even exciting relationships, stimulating jobs, and breathtaking works of art lose their sparkle after a while. People stop noticing what is most wonderful in their own lives. They also stop noticing what is terrible.…

 

Dr. Rudolph Tanzi on Alzheimer’s Disease & Brain Health

May 27th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Dr. Rudolph Tanzi is a titan in the field of neurogenetics, where his groundbreaking research is reshaping our understanding of Alzheimer's disease. As the Director of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Director of the McCance Center for Brain Health and the Joseph P. and Rose…

 

Steven Pinker on Rationality: Why It Matters

October 1st, 2021 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Today humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding – and appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that doubled its lifespan, sequenced its genome, and developed vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, quack cures, conspiracy theories, and “post-truth” rhetoric?…

 

Anil Seth on Consciousness, Perception & Self

August 21st, 2021 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Anil Seth’s quest to understand the biological basis of conscious experience is one of the most exciting contributions to twenty-first-century science. What does it mean to “be you”—that is, to have a specific, conscious experience of the world around you and yourself within it? There may be no more elusive…

 

Angela Duckworth on Grit, Passion & Perseverance

June 3rd, 2021 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Angela Duckworth is the founder and CEO of Character Lab, a non-profit whose mission is to advance scientific insights that help children thrive. She is also the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, faculty co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative, and faculty…