Alien Minds: The Intelligence of Octopuses

Why Your Brain Lies to You

This episode explores why your brain doesn’t always show you reality. Through optical illusions and neuroscience, we uncover how your brain constructs what you see—and why it sometimes gets it completely wrong.

Alien Minds: The Intelligence of Octopuses

This episode explores the astonishing intelligence of octopuses—animals with decentralized brains, problem-solving abilities, and the power to change color instantly. We dive into how their unique biology challenges everything we thought we knew about how intelligence evolves.

The Science of Regrowing Limbs

This episode explores the incredible ability of certain animals, like axolotls and salamanders, to regrow entire limbs after injury. We examine the cellular and genetic mechanisms behind regeneration and discuss why humans lost this ability—and whether science might one day help us regain it.

Why do some animals not get cancer?

Why don’t massive animals like whales and elephants get cancer as often as we’d expect? This episode explores just that. Join me as we dive into Peto’s Paradox and the surprising biological strategies animals use to resist cancer.

Epigenetics

What if your genes were listening? In this episode, we dive into behavioral epigenetics—the science of how lifestyle, stress, food, and movement control which genes speak up and which stay silent. From one-legged bike experiments to inherited trauma and age-reversing diets, let's explore the vast world of epigenetics.