Episode #1020
Amy Alkon
Books mentioned
Unf*ckology
Mentioned by Amy Alkon · at 00:24:35
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Protein Power
Mentioned by Amy Alkon · at 00:34:45
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Amy Alkon, an advice columnist and author, discusses evidence-based guidance, confidence, productivity, and how to evaluate health research and work with clinicians. She and Joe Rogan also examine nutrition, exercise, psychiatric medication, mental health, gun access, cultural polarization, discrimination, and political tribalism.
What they talked about
- Mass shootings and male status-seeking
- Evolutionary psychology of mate selection
- Head trauma in football and fighting
- Apologizing and owning mistakes
- Polarization and campus free speech
- Psychiatric medications and side effects
- Low-carb and carnivore diets
- Scientific literacy and study interpretation
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