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Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites listeners to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.

Two New York Times best-selling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can really do for the brain. In the last 20 years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from being kind of cool to becoming an omnipresent Band-Aid for fixing everything from your weight to your relationship to your achievement level. Unveiling here the kind of cutting-edge research that has made them giants in their fields, Daniel Goleman and Richard J Davidson show us the truth about what meditation can really do for us.

AN AMAZON EDITORS' BEST BOOKS OF 2024 PICK "Completely transformed my way of thinking about dreams." –Jay Shetty Dreaming is one of the most underappreciated functions of the human brain, yet our very survival as a species depends on it. In This Is Why You Dream, dual-trained neuroscientist...

This memoir is soaked in the sunshine of Corfu, where Gerald Durrell lived as a boy, surrounded by his eccentric family - as well as puppies, toads, scorpions, geckoes, ladybugs, glowworms, octopuses, bats, and butterflies.

For the past 17 years, the author, a PhD in life sciences, has studied the amino acid glycine and its effects on the human body. This research has made clear to him that due to the typical Western diet, virtually all Americans suffer from an insufficient level of glycine, and this has resulted in a misunderstanding by the medical community of the natural function of inflammation as a proper response to injury. Dr Brind has found that bodies in the glycine-deficient state typically develop inappropriate or excessive—and sometimes fatal—inflammation in response to a variety of physical or...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the...

The secret world of fungi is another kingdom. They do not seem of this world, yet fungi underpin all the life around us: the "wood wide web" links the trees by a subterranean telegraph; fungi eat the fallen trunks and leaves to recycle the nutrients that keep the wood alive; they feed a host of beetles and flies, which in turn feed birds and bats.

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Host & Producer Big Dan Wilson is joined by Aaron Heilers, Director of Nutrient Management & Agricultural Policy with the Ohio AgriBusiness Association and Melinda Witten President and CEO of the organization at their annual legislative day at the Ohio Statehouse to discuss H2Ohio and HB 272. Also co-host Alan Davis is joined by Andy Farley with State Bank to discuss Operating Capital and Jennifer Mason from State Bank talks about succession Planning.

I detta avsnitt samtalar vi med Carin Hoflund som arbetar på Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund i sydöstra Sverige, LRF Sydost. Carin är sakkunnig inom frågor som berör äganderätt och skog. Vi samtalar framför allt om den nya restaureringsförordningen som ska ligga till grund för att restaurera olika naturtyper. Den bygger på EU-kommissionens strategi som tagits fram för att skydda den biologiska mångfalden till 2030. Vi som spelat in avsnittet den 3 mars 2026 med Carin Hoflund är Hanna Nero, Elin Varde, Åke Carlsson och Harald Säll. Vi frågar Carin när, vem och hur ska ...

In this second episode of HypoPara Unscripted, Patty sits down with expert Dr. Rubin about all things hypopara. From the “SHINE” study (a research history examination of participating hypopara patients), to the real-life challenges patients live with every day, Dr. Rubin explains the effects hypopara has on bone health, brain fog, fatigue, and cognitive function. Join Patty and Dr. Rubin as she shares heartfelt advice about self advocacy, how you can still “not feel right” even though lab results look “normal” and the promise of improved quality of life with PTH based therapies. ...

Before he was president… before he was a Rough Rider… Theodore Roosevelt was a sickly kid struggling to breathe. Then he came to the Badlands. In this episode of Parkography, we explore how the rugged landscapes of Theodore Roosevelt National Park transformed Roosevelt’s life—and ultimately helped shape the future of conservation in America. From cattle ranching along the Little Missouri River to devastating personal loss, this is the story of how one wild place forged one of the most influential presidents in U.S. history.

This episode explores one of the most debated topics in endurance training: whether athletes should take full rest days or train every day. Drawing from elite athlete examples and recent research, the hosts explain that there’s no single “correct” approach. Instead, recovery depends on training intensity, individual preferences, and lifestyle. They highlight the importance of low-intensity (zone 1) training, the role of the nervous system in recovery, and why many athletes sabotage progress by pushing too hard ...

This episode details a series of unprecedented meteorological disasters that occurred throughout 2025, highlighting a year defined by extreme weather volatility. The report chronicles record-breaking events ranging from paralyzing blizzards in the American South to deadly flash floods in Texas and the first EF5 tornado in over a decade. Beyond localized storms, the documentation tracks global climate shifts, such as all-time lows in sea ice and the certification of the world's longest lightning flash. The source emphasizes that while natural variability remains a factor, human-caused ...

When a brain Injury, menopause, and trauma intersect, it can be a nervous system train wreck.In my solo episode, perfectly timed with Brain Injury/Brain Health Awareness Month this March, I humbly share how a mild injury while recently vacationing in Mexico reactivated old symptoms and emotions connected to a previous traumatic brain injury in 2015. This story highlights how brain injury, hormonal shifts, and stored trauma can amplify nervous system dysregulation. But this retelling of a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) goes beyond fatigue, fog, headaches, and heightened emotional ...

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What if breast cancer screening was built entirely around the patient? In this episode of The Doc Lounge Podcast, Stacey Doyle sits down with Dr. Ryan Polselli, breast radiologist, U.S. Navy veteran, and Founder & CEO of Mammolink, to explore how mobile imaging and AI are transforming preventative care. Dr. Polselli shares why access alone is not enough, and how barriers like time, convenience, and delayed results continue to prevent patients from getting screened. He breaks down how Mammolink is addressing these challenges by bringing breast imaging directly to workplaces, delivering same-day...

Vanessa Blacknall-Jamison, Her Many Voices Board Member, leads Theo EJ Wilson in a discussion on the origin of Black History Month, tracing it from Carter G. Woodson’s Negro History Week near Abraham Lincoln’s birthday to its expansion after the civil rights era. He explains what it means to be in a Black historical family, citing lineages like Douglass, Tubman, Shabazz, King, and his own connection through his grandfather, Tuskegee Airman Theobald Wilson. Wilson argues attempts to erase Black history will fail because knowledge is widely accessible, and critiques anti-“woke” politics,...

In addition to being a respected clinical psychiatrist for more than 20 years, Dr. Matt Bernstein is Accord’s chief executive officer and one of the leading voices in the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry. After graduating summa cum laude from Columbia University in New York, N.Y., with a bachelor’s degree in English literature, he received his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Bernstein then trained at the MGH McLean Psychiatry Residency Program in Belmont, Mass., where he served as chief resident. He ...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the Trump administration misses a statutory deadline to nominate a permanent CDC director, leaving the agency in continued leadership limbo, the FDA grants accelerated approval to Denali Therapeutics' Avlayah as the first therapy designed to cross the blood-brain barrier and treat the neurological manifestations of Hunter syndrome, and a new Pharmaceutical Executive commentary breaks down what CMS's updated ASP reporting requirements mean for Part B drug manufacturers ahead of a key April deadline.