Personal--Managing Two Jobs
Everyone is told that the best way to get ahead is hard-word. How have you been able to excel at two jobs: head of a research lab and podcaster/scientific communicator? Can you speak on this through this lens of 'hard-work pays off'? What have you had to sacrifice to actually become what you are now?
Generalized dopamine addiction
To reset dopamine pathways, it was been recommended to abstain from one's "drug of choice" for at least 30 days. What if one doesn't have any specific drug of choice? What if one indulges in many sources of dopamine, from substances (including alcohol, cannabis, adderall) to behavioral sources (like video games, porn, social media) scattered throughout the week. What is the right approach to reseting reward pathways if one's dopamine balance is down-regulated from a generalized dopamine addiction to a plethora of sources?
Myth in Present Day
Our Species is a Species of Storytellers and Meaning Makers, and have created altars and cave paintings going back around 60,000 years. What are the myths and rituals that you still see very much alive today, what are the archetypes, and modern day Hero’s and Villains? What roles, have they served in helping to shape our Species, and how can we still benefit from this ancient phenomenon today?