A documentarian takes us through the history behind the atoms that ended up forming our human bodies. Then, a psychiatrist joins us to look at our relationship with dopamine in the brain.
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Where did what we're made of… come from?
We take a journey learning about the history of our body’s atoms — and how they combine to make us who we are as humans.
Content note: In a response to a question about the creation of elements, Dan said “Once the Big Bang happened, there was a huge amount of oxygen.” He meant to say “hydrogen.” Oxygen was created later in stars.
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Book explores our collective addiction to dopamine
Humans evolved to survive scarcity. So what happens when we live in a world of abundance? A psychiatrist argues that the contemporary world’s excesses don’t interact well with the human proclivity for dopamine and make us all more vulnerable to addiction.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Trina La Susa Technical Director
- Tim Peterson Producer
- Colleen Leahy Producer
- Dan Levitt Guest
- Anna Lembke Guest
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