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Episode 10: Personal Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century
This particular episode of the podcast both excites me and makes me a bit nervous. I conceived of the idea last week and pitched it to Jared Clough--my co-host on the Critical Absorption Podcast--the next day, when he arrived in Massachusetts. (We had already planned to record the eighth episode of Critical Absorption.) What makes me nervous about the episode is that it can and will be considered rather pretentious and obnoxious by people who are unwilling to engage with the forcefully-delivered opinions of non-experts.
The episode is the first of what will turn out to be a three-part series, the focus of which is roughly personal health (though I prefer to frame it as human optimization): nutrition, fitness, and mindfulness. What I'm arguing for is a more ubiquitous and diligent use of science in the construction of our personal living philosophies. This first episode focuses on nutrition; I run through some of the history of how a combination of misguided science and cowardly public policy came to derail our discussions around human nutrition. In short, I argue for the importance of recognizing the role played by carbohydrates in atherosclerotic disease and diabetes.
Despite making me nervous, it was a fun talk to have with Jared--I'm not sure I could find another human on the planet willing to undergo such a ludicrous experiment with me--and I hope you enjoy it. I really do think we need to get over our suspicion of non-experts and realize that the world's knowledge lies at our fingertips. If you've learned how to learn then you can learn anything you want. It's an exciting time.
What follows are links to the work of some of the actual experts I mention in the episode, along with a couple I didn't mention:
Mark Sisson
Peter Attia
Rhonda Patrick
Dominique D'Agostino
Aubrey Marcus
Valter Longo
Ron Kraus
Robb Wolf
Gary Taubes
Jeff Volek
Ken Ford
... That should get you started!
The episode is the first of what will turn out to be a three-part series, the focus of which is roughly personal health (though I prefer to frame it as human optimization): nutrition, fitness, and mindfulness. What I'm arguing for is a more ubiquitous and diligent use of science in the construction of our personal living philosophies. This first episode focuses on nutrition; I run through some of the history of how a combination of misguided science and cowardly public policy came to derail our discussions around human nutrition. In short, I argue for the importance of recognizing the role played by carbohydrates in atherosclerotic disease and diabetes.
Despite making me nervous, it was a fun talk to have with Jared--I'm not sure I could find another human on the planet willing to undergo such a ludicrous experiment with me--and I hope you enjoy it. I really do think we need to get over our suspicion of non-experts and realize that the world's knowledge lies at our fingertips. If you've learned how to learn then you can learn anything you want. It's an exciting time.
What follows are links to the work of some of the actual experts I mention in the episode, along with a couple I didn't mention:
Mark Sisson
Peter Attia
Rhonda Patrick
Dominique D'Agostino
Aubrey Marcus
Valter Longo
Ron Kraus
Robb Wolf
Gary Taubes
Jeff Volek
Ken Ford
... That should get you started!
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* Note: The sound quality is wanting for the first few minutes but it gets better. Just stick with us.
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* Note: The sound quality is wanting for the first few minutes but it gets better. Just stick with us.
Matt Piana: a 24-year-old studying for a master’s in renewable energy systems at the Technical University Berlin. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University. He is interested in sustainability, clean energy, foreign languages, travel, and intercultural communication. Hoping to someday work to mitigate the effects of climate change for a cleaner and more peaceful planet. Favorite food: Tacos or pizza, what you got?
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Matt Potts is an alumnus of the University of Miami. He is a musician, producer, frequent collaborator and aspiring polymath. Check out his work on @https://soundcloud.com/littlebearband. Future appearances include work on Kevin Piana's album, Dream Sequence and Ben Pirog's The Naked Witch EP. He is currently working for a scaffolding company in Salem, Ma.
Matt Potts is an alumnus of the University of Miami. He is a musician, producer, frequent collaborator and aspiring polymath. Check out his work on @https://soundcloud.com/littlebearband. Future appearances include work on Kevin Piana's album, Dream Sequence and Ben Pirog's The Naked Witch EP. He is currently working for a scaffolding company in Salem, Ma.
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Matt Potts is an alumnus of the University of Miami. He is a musician, producer, frequent collaborator and aspiring polymath. Check out his work on @https://soundcloud.com/littlebearband. Future appearances include work on Kevin Piana's album, Dream Sequence and Ben Pirog's The Naked Witch EP. He is currently working for a scaffolding company in Salem, Ma.
Matt Potts is an alumnus of the University of Miami. He is a musician, producer, frequent collaborator and aspiring polymath. Check out his work on @https://soundcloud.com/littlebearband. Future appearances include work on Kevin Piana's album, Dream Sequence and Ben Pirog's The Naked Witch EP. He is currently working for a scaffolding company in Salem, Ma.
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Ben Pirog is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He now lives in Boston and works in the seaport at a financial software company.
Ben Pirog is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He now lives in Boston and works in the seaport at a financial software company.
Episode 2: A Conversation with Ryan Hathaway
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Ryan Hathaway is a senior communication major at Curry College with a minor in English and years of Business experience. He's currently working as a journalist for the Boston Globe covering MA high school sports while he completes his degree. He has a passion for education, social issues/politics, sports and writing, among other things, and is eager to see where the road less traveled by leads him.
Ryan Hathaway is a senior communication major at Curry College with a minor in English and years of Business experience. He's currently working as a journalist for the Boston Globe covering MA high school sports while he completes his degree. He has a passion for education, social issues/politics, sports and writing, among other things, and is eager to see where the road less traveled by leads him.
Episode 1: A Conversation with Jared Clough
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In this episode of the Spatially Aware podcast Jared and I talk about such topics as technology, relationships, poetry, and more.
Jared Clough is a rising senior at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI, majoring in Creative Writing. He is a three time poetry slam champion, and a two time host of the RWU slam. His perspectives are clear and focused; his intuitions are worth taking seriously.
Links to the books we mentioned in the conversation: Nicholas Carr- The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains Nicholas Carr- The Glass Cage: How Our Computers are Changing Us Jonas Jonasson- The 100 Year Old Man who Climbed Out the Window and Dissapeared Malcolm X and Alex Haley- The Autobiography of Malcom X: As Told to Alex Haley |