Episodes

Sunscreen scientist Dr. Brian Diffey describes the safety and effectiveness of different sunscreens, and how to optimize sunscreen use for health and quality of life.

Andrea Smith is a Pilates instructor in Long Beach, CA. She helped Darya recover from several postnatal injuries and build the strength and balance she needs moving into middle age. Andrea also helped Darya's husband Kevin stop having constant back injuries.

Dr. Gretchen LaSalle is a family physician and expert on vaccine hesitancy. We discuss the risks and benefits of childhood and adult (non-COVID) vaccines.

Professor of Immunology, Dr. Jennifer Grier, answers questions about the development, safety and long-term effects of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Dr. Andrew Weil discusses how to find good advice in the realms personal health and medicine. We cover how the traditional medical establishment so often falls short in making us healthier, the unproven alternative approaches you see on the internet, the new age of psychedelics, how to approach vaccines, and more.

Neuroscientists Darya Rose, Ph.D and Andrew Huberman, Ph.D discuss the science of sleep and how to troubleshoot sleep issues on your own.

Darya speaks with Dr. Stephanie Edgerly and Peter Slevin about truth and journalism. Dr. Edgerly shares how we can be more savvy news consumers, while Mr. Slevin shares what goes on behind the scenes in a newsroom and the process of journalism.

Renée DiResta discusses how misinformation spreads online, and how social media platforms can be taken advantage of to propagate false narratives. Understanding how misinformation spreads is the first step in protecting yourself from falling victim to falsehoods.

Dr. Adam Gazzaley discusses how academic science works as both an institution and community to make sure that only the most honest, accurate and ethical work makes it into peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Gazzaley helps to demystify the ivory tower that can feel confusing and intimidating for the lay public.

These first few episodes tackle a big question, which is how do we know what’s true? Somehow this question has become incredibly muddy in the past few years, and I’d like to highlight some of the ways we can get back on track and rediscover a common reality we can agree upon.