Advances in our understanding of the how the brain and mind work are some of the most important and fascinating findings in science today. Dr. John Medina has been following the research and summarizing the findings in a series of books for lay audiences. In this program we discuss his most recent book Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp. If you are looking for evidence based suggestions for keeping your brain healthy and functioning well you should tune in Monday February 5, at 2 PM.
- Dr. John Medina is a developmental molecular biologist focused on the genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. He has spent most of his professional life as a private research consultant, working primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries on research related to mental health. Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine. Medina was the founding director of the Talaris Research Institute, a Seattle-based research center originally focused on how infants encode and process information at the cognitive, cellular, and molecular levels.
Medina’s books include: Brain Rules (New York Times Bestseller), Brain Rules for Baby, Brain Rules for Aging Well, and What You Need to Know About Alzheimer’s.
LINKS:
- John Medina’s home page/link to Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp
- Link to Dr Medina’s interview with Ginger Campbell, MD on the Brain Science podcast
- Link to Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore Facts That Will Save Us
- Link to Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit
- Michael Shermer’s suggestion for Baloney Detection: How to draw boundaries between science and pseudoscience
- Good site to start if you want to learn how to find reliable health information on the internet
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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, February 5, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST:  Monday, February 5, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- This is a good site to start with, if you want to learn how to find reliable health information on the internet
- Mayo Clinic
- Cleveland Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- Denying to the Grave:Â Why We Ignore Facts That Will Save Us
- American College of Allergy,  Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
- Michael Shermer’s suggestion for Baloney Detection: How to draw boundaries between science and pseudoscience
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