Finding Genius Podcast

Finding Genius Podcast


Latest Episodes

Hallucinating Your Way to Behavioral and Life Changes—Matthew Johnson, PhD—Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins
December 17, 2019

For many of us, the idea of addiction recovery and behavior change therapy might invoke images of a psychologist or counselor leading a one-on-one or group session, but these images probably wouldn’t involve the use...

Psychedelics for Addiction Recovery—Matthew Johnson, PhD—Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins
December 17, 2019

When you think of what addiction recovery looks like, you probably don’t envision the consumption of psychedelic drugs. On today’s episode, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins and author of 47 articles on psychedelic

The Culture Club – Dr. Christian Regenbrecht, CEO, CELLphenomics
December 17, 2019

In this podcast, Dr. Christian Regenbrecht, the CEO of , talks about 3D cell culture technologies, preclinical efficacy studies, and the changing healthcare landscape. Regenbrecht was a student of biology and philosophy at the University of Bonn,...

A Perfect Pillow with Just A Picture—Nicola Beer with Richard Jacobs—The Good Night’s Sleep Project
December 13, 2019

Are you always tired in the morning, despite how much you slept? Do you go to bed with a sore neck, only to wake up with more soreness? Chronic poor sleep can wreak havoc on our bodies without us even knowing it. There are a number of sleeping problem...

Refining Cancer Treatment Using Organoids—Senthil K. Muthuswamy—Muthuswamy Lab
December 13, 2019

Chemotherapy is often one of the first methods of treatment following the diagnosis of cancer, but there’s never any guarantee that it will work. In fact, what works extremely well for one person might not change anything for another—even if the...

The New Frontier of Bioscience – David Freedman, Co-founder, NanoView Biosciences – Exosomes, Study and Research
December 13, 2019

In this podcast, David Freedman, Co-founder of NanoView Biosciences, provides an overview of extracellular vesicles and the development of new therapeutics. Freedman has been an entrepreneur for over a decade and is the former CTO of eHomes, as well...

Undergraduate Students Reaching for the Stars and Sending Rockets to Space—Laura Potterat and Michael O’Neill—USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
December 11, 2019

About 15 years ago, the USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory was established with the aim of sending the first student designed and built rocket to space. This means sending a rocket beyond what’s internationally recognized as the Kάrmάn line:...

Bad Breath, Bad Health—James Hyland, DDS—OraVital
December 11, 2019

Do your gums bleed from time to time? If so, you’re not alone: 80 percent of people have gum disease despite their best efforts to maintain good oral health. Many of us don’t think this is a big deal, especially since it’s so common, but after...

Foundations of Fertility – Audrey Gaskins
December 10, 2019

In this podcast, Audrey Gaskins, an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the prestigious Emory University, discusses the causes of abnormal sperm morphology, , and semen quality in men. Gaskins has devoted much of her intensive research time to...

Planning for the Prevention of Climate-Changing Pollution—Mary Ellen Harte, PhD—Biologist, Author, and Biological Consultant
December 09, 2019

“The thing to really unlock, the greatest change is to create a political leadership that recognizes these avenues of solution and acts on them; we don’t have that yet,” says Mary Ellen Harte, PhD, as she explains what needs to be done in order...