Mind & Matter

About Mind & Matter

Whether food, drugs or ideas, what you consume influences who you become. Learn directly from the best scientists & thinkers alive today about how your mind-body reacts to what you feed it. The weekly M&M podcast (https://mindandmatter.substack.com/podcast?sort=top) features conversations with the most interesting scientists, thinkers, and technology entrepreneurs alive today. Not medical advice. At M&M, we are interested in trying to figure out how things work, not affirming our existing beliefs. We prefer consulting primary rather than secondary sources and independent rather than institutional voices. If we encounter uncomfortable truths or the evidence suggests unfashionable ideas may be valid, so be it. As the host, my aim is to help you better understand how the body & mind work by curating & synthesizing information in a way that yields science-based insights that you can choose to use or disregard in your own life. Taking ownership of your health starts with taking ownership of your information diet. I am motivated to connect the dots and distill general principles from what I learn, preferring to ask questions and play devil’s advocate to debating or incessantly pushing my own viewpoint. My beliefs: Taking ownership of your health starts with taking ownership of your information diet (https://mindandmatter.substack.com/p/the-psychiatry-of-metabolism). All knowledge is provisional and we must work hard to prevent ourselves from becoming attached to our favorite ideas & preferred conclusions. Wisdom comes from an iterative, trial-and-error process of learning and unlearning. Letting go of pre-conceived notions can be painful, but pain is information. (https://mindandmatter.substack.com/p/what-is-psychological-dissociation-78d) Sometimes modern discoveries teach us we must unlearn received wisdom. Other times, modern information overload & historical chauvinism cause us to forget ancient wisdom which stills applies. The framework for learning that I embody is inspired by three Ancient Greek maxims inscribed in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi: “Γνῶθι σεαυτόν” (Know thyself) “Μηδὲν ἄγαν” (Nothing in excess) “Ἐγγύα πάρα δ Ἄτα” (Certainty brings insanity)

Publisher

Nick Jikomes

Category

education · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Dec 2020

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

52 of 542 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   This Animal Survives 18 Minutes Without Oxygen | Gary Lewin | Episode 309

   Host Nick speaks with Professor Gary Lewin about the naked mole-rat's remarkable ability to survive 18 minutes without oxygen by shutting down brain activity and utilizing fructose for fuel.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Selenium, Thyroid Autoimmunity & Selenoprotein P | Lutz Schomburg | Episode 308

   Host Nick interviews Professor Lutz Schomburg about selenium's role in the endocrine system, exploring selenoprotein P, thyroid autoimmunity, and supplementation insights.

3. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Effects of Dietary Sugars on Human Health | Kimber Stanhope | Episode 307

   Host Dr. Mark Hyman interviews registered dietitian Kimber Stanhope about how dietary sugars impact liver fat, triglycerides, and insulin resistance.

Inside a recent episode

This Animal Survives 18 Minutes Without Oxygen | Gary Lewin | Episode 309

Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] First of all, it was a single author paper, and the second of all, it had a single figure in the paper. And the paper was called Eusociality in a Mammal, basically. So she first discovered that the naked morat has a eusocial society. That means... eusociality is often is used was at that time exclusively used for insect eusociality where you have a single breeding female who you will have a colony that often has hierarchies so so different ranks or different animals will do different tasks so this is a task diversity you will have also overlapping generations in the same in the same colony these are the three main characteristics of a eusocial animal and these characteristics you showed in this one figure paper were fulfilled by the by the naked mole rat basically so multiple generations one single female etc so these are these are the eusocial characteristics Got it. […]

Who has been a guest on Mind & Matter

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• Gary Lewin
• Lutz Schomburg
• Kimber Stanhope
• Christopher Walsh
• Nephi Stella

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YouTube views

976,863

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

87 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100

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Quality

99

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

98

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