Eyes Wide Open

Are Scientists losing public trust? and is the very concept of truth itself under attack? World renowned public intellectual, academic, writer and scientist, Lawrence Krauss on his new book "The War on Science" - released in Ireland and the UK September 2025.In this conversation we discuss:>The conflict between ideology and scientific truth>Who the protagonists actually are>The destruction of academia and the assault on universities>Where the war is being waged>What the future may hold>and most importantly...what's actually at stake!Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3F6U8jx7Wg#science #cosmology #waronscience #physics #lawrencekrauss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#Ai #kevinkelly #technology #wired #wellnessKevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first seven years. His newest book is Excellent Advice for Living, a book of 450 modern proverbs for good living. Kevin also co-founded the ongoing Hackers’ Conference, and was involved with the launch of the WELL, a pioneering online service started in 1985. Other books by Kevin include 1) The Inevitable, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, 2) Out of Control, his 1994 classic book on decentralized emergent systems, 3) The Silver Cord, a graphic novel about robots and angels, 4) What Technology Wants, a robust theory of technology, and 5) Vanishing Asia, his 50-year project to photograph the disappearing cultures of Asia. He is best known for his radical optimism about the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. William Li is a world renowned physician, scientist and author of the New York Times bestseller "Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself." His latest book, "Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer" is available from all good bookstores now.Dr. Li is on a mission is to help people everywhere become healthier whilst enjoyng and not being afraid of — their food.In this conversation we talk about how human metabolism actually works, the foods that can help burn fat, ketogenic diet, carnivore diet, gut health, the microbiome and the top food hacks to burn fat faster!Intro and Obesity forecastsMetabolismFood HacksMental health and the pandemicStressGood food tipsCarnivore dietKeto dietGut Health and what the future holds⚠ DISCLAIMER ⚠Please be advised; the topics discussed in this podcast are for information and discussion only. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making any changes to your diet or considering extended periods without consuming food. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have discovered on a podcast, heard from a creator, or found on social media etc. I strongly encourage all viewers and listeners to do their own due diligence before making any adjustments. I do not endorse and products, supplements etc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Kiriakou is a former CIA spy and whistleblower who was instrumental in exposing the CIA's enhanced interrogation technique's AKA Torture. Recruited into the CIA at 25 year's of age by his college professor John rose in the organisation to become the Chief of Counter-terrorism in the Middle East.In 2007, John Kiriakou became the first Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official to publicly confirm that agency interrogators waterboarded a high-value detainee, terrorism suspect Abu Zubaydah — a revelation that had previously been a closely guarded secret.Five years after this unauthorized disclosure to Brian Ross at ABC News, John pleaded guilty to leaking to journalists the identity of certain individuals who were involved with the CIA's rendition, detention, and interrogation program. He was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison, eventually serving 23 month's.Tickets to see John in Ireland: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/aneveningwiththecia/1484268 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#cancer #keto #ketodiet #fasting #intermittentfasting #obesity #mentalhealth #sugarDr Thomas Seyfried is Professor of biology, genetics, and biochemistry at Boston College and author of ‘Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer’. Learn how depriving cancer cells of fermentable fuels like glucose and glutamine can starve and kill them. Cancer as a metabolic disease is a key component of Dr. Thomas Seyfried's work.Can a keto diet eliminate cancer growth?Can we starve cancer cells?What fuels the tumour?How does diet and Lifestyle affect cancer growth?Does chronic stress trigger tumour growth?What is the Glutone Ketone index? and much much more ....NOTE 1: Dr Seyfried's views whilst fascinating are also disputed and highly contested. Therefore I think it prudent to include a counter perspective.This article published in Scientific American dated July 1st 2024 by Dr David Robert Grimes outlines concerns many within the medical professsion have about the proliferation of alternative views and is well worth reading for balance and perspective: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/quack-cancer-diets-endanger-people-stick-to-science-backed-medicine/NOTE 2: This Podcast discusses intermittent fasting, ketogenic diet's and lifestyle advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making any changes or extended periods without consuming food.Can a keto diet eliminate cancer growth?Can we starve Cancer cells?What fuels the tumour?How does diet and Lifestyle affect cancer growth?Does chronic stress trigger tumour growth?What is the Glutone Ketone index? and much much more ....DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast.00:00 Origin story06:40 Who was Otto Warburg?09:40 The Glutamine Breakthrough12:40 Cancer - Genetic versus Metabolic15:00 Statistics18:40 Metabolic Therapy20:10 Evolution of Cancer & The Paleolithic Diet21:39 Carbohydrates, Stress and Processed Food27:50 Obesity29:00 Metabolic Homeostasis33:00 Diagnosing Cancer35:29 Metabolic Therapy & Nutritional Ketosis37:38 The Cancer Industry40:00 Stress and Mitochondria43:30 Ketones and Fasting47:57 Starving Cancer Cells49:45 Sugar52:00 The Future of Cancer Research56:00 Joe Biden, Ted Kennedy & John McCain58:17 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump Administration59:30 The Future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Sam Vaknin is an Israeli Writer, Academic and Author of "Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited (1999)"In Part 3, We discuss Sam's views on the Psychology of Narcissism, Narcissism in Popular Culture, How to Escape an Abuser, Trump, Kamala and much much more....#narcissist #narcissism #psychopathy #mentalhealth #wellbeing #science #mentalhealth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happiness at work matters, but why? and what does happiness actually mean? How can managers measure it and have more of it? And what happens to organizations when they get happiness right?The opportunity represented by getting happiness right to businesses all aross the world is immense, but so to are the challenges. Business expert Mark Price, shares his insights, wisdom and expertise garnered from a career leading thousands of people as Manager Director of Waitrose and Chairman of the John Lewis partnership.Buy Happ Economics on Amazon: https://amzn.to/40L3CvKWorkL: https://workl.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#love #romance #neuroscience #relationships #heartbreakAnna Machin is an Evolutionary Anthropologist at Oxford University and the author of "Why We Love" - the Science behind our closest relationships. In this conversation we discuss why love is essential for human survival, how love impacts the development of children, what happens when we fall out of love, heartbreak, dating apps, robots and much much moreChaptersWhat is Love?Why do couple's fall out of Love?The Stages of LOVEDo Men and Women experience love differently?CheatingLove and ParentingLove as ControlIs Marriage doomed?Dating AppsThe Sniff TestHeartbreakLove RobotsThe Future of Love Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#alcohol #withdrawal #deliriumtremens #alcoholism #therapy #mentalhealth Stu Nugent is a man of many talents, Content Creator, Youtuber, Writer, Marketer and Podcaster to name but a few, but perhaps his greatest talent is the ability to survive, recover and thrive in the face of a gripping addiction to alcohol and a long dark journey into hell.Stu has written a book about his experiences "Just Crazy Enough To Work", which includes his attempt to cycle the infamous "Northern Silk Road" in a state of drunken abandon and is characteristically reminiscent of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness". Tales of robbery, corruption, imprisonment and eventually... repatriation abound, chronicleing one alcoholic's descent into oblivion. What follow's is the customary slow, winding, crawl back to sobriety. Go to Eyes Wide Open Youtube Channel for the Full Video Version here: https://www.youtube.com/@Conor-RyanCheck out Bat Country here: https://www.youtube.com/@UC9fodxDy_7oyXi13o0XhsjQ Stu on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thestunugent/Bat Country site: https://www.batcountry.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who are the Left Behind? Whose Fault is it? and has the UK become the most unequal high income country in the world?Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics & Public Policy at the University of Oxford, discusses the systematic destruction of the North of England, the causes of rising social unrest, the difficulty in stopping the downward spiral, and commonalities found in communities that have managed to recover.World-renowned development economist Paul Collier has spent his life working in neglected communities and lays the blame for widening inequality on old fashioned neo-liberal economic idea's that prioritise market forces and a one-size-fits-all approach of centralised bureaucracies like the UK Treasury. As a result of these policies, Paul argues that the UK has become the most unequal and unfair society in the western world. Buy The Left Behind on Amazon here:Kindle: https://amzn.to/3X82NLrHardcover: https://amzn.to/3YKrVcn00:00 Who are the Left Behind?09:45 Milton Friedman, Neoliberalism, Thatcher, Reagan12:30 The Free Market18:50 Helmut Kohl and German Reunification27:35 Development Banks and How to Recover30:53 Income Inequality and falling wages33:28 London - Shackled to a Corpse38:00 North Sea Oil, the UK Treasury and Whitehall41:00 Morality, Ethics and Political Decision Making49:30 Housing Shortfalls, Ireland and the UK55:35 Taxation, Decentralisation and Solutions1:05:30 Labour, Reform, Keir Starmer and Recovery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Damon Casisidy is a Texas based Psychology Student and Content Creator. His work takes a close look at the current state of the American Job market, Society and Economy. Damon's analysis is focused on peeling back the layer's and exposing the real picture, what lies beneath? what is the true untold story? what's hidden deep within the statistics and is all the positivity actually just masking the true picture? A picture that is bleak and filled with hopelessness and despair.Damon is also very candid about his own battles with mental health and his search for meaning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor John Nolan is a Fulbright Scholar and Founder & Director of the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland (NRCI). John is also the Principal Investigator of the Macular Pigment Research Group (MPRG, a specialised research group within this centre). We discuss the critical role good nutrition plays in reducing the risk of Macular Degeneration and staving off Cognitive Decline and Alzheimers, the extraordinary health benefits of Carotenoids, the Supplement Industry and much much more....Website: www.profjohnnolan.comSETU: https://www.setu.ie/staff/john-nolanwww.bonconference.orgwww.supplementcertified.ie#vision #nutrition #eyehealth #eyes #carotenoids #nutrients #science #education #oxidativestress Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Warren Farrell began his research on gender issue's in the 1960's.He's the author of "The Boy Crisis," and the "The Myth of Male Power". He began his career as a board member on the "National Organization for Women" before turning his attention to the challenge's faced by "Dad deprived Boys". Dr Farrell has been described as the "father of the men's movement" and has been interviewed by Oprah, Barbara Walters, Jordan Peterson, Tucker Carlson, Peter Jennings, and many more. Dr. Farrell's work and writings have been featured in The New York Times and numerous publication's worldwide.In this episode, we discuss the issues and challenges faced by Boy's who grow up in Dad Deprivation, his root's in the Feminist movement of the 1970's, Boundary Enforcement, the different way's in which Men and Women parent and much much more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Sam Vaknin is an Israeli Writer, Professor and Author of "Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited (1999)". In this Episode we discuss the ongoing crisis in Gaza, the roots of Antisemitism, Israel, The NAKBA and the what the future holds for the people of Israel, Gaza and the Middle East#narcissism #narcissisticabusesurvivor #psychopaths #mentalhealth #psychology #samvaknin #israel #gaza #hamas #antisemitism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is Anxiety? How is it linked to rumination, catastrophizing, depression and worry? What's the link between the body and the mind and Why do some people worry all the time? What are the differences in how men and women cope and are we building a generation of anxious worriers?These questions and many more are discussed in the following conversation with The Anxiety Doctor, Russell Kennedy MDDr Russell Kennedy is a physician, neuroscientist, certified yoga & meditation teacher, and also a professional stand-up comedian. He specializes in non-traditional treatments for anxiety disorders and is a chronic worrier in recovery. The Anxiety MD: https://www.theanxietymd.com/Dr Russell Kennedy on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stories/theanxietymd/Buy the Book Anxiety RX here: https://amzn.to/3vRWCQYKndle Edition: https://amzn.to/4b7qxDo#anxiety #worry #rumination #mentalhealth #stress Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George TheTinMen is a Men's mental health advocate and creator of Thetinmen Instagram page. Thetinmen's mission is to widen perspectives around men and boys. "Embracing Uncomfortable conversations and ugly truths; the unpopular other half of gender equality, and men’s mental health"The single biggest killer of men under 40 is suicide80% of all suicides are carried out by men 89% of all prison sentences in Ireland are given to Men#men #mentalhealth #suicide #metoo #mensrights #psychology @thetinmen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Sam Vaknin is an Israeli Writer, Professor and the Author of "Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited (1999)". Sam achieved his PHD in Physics and is a noted expert on the study of Narcissism. Second Episode in the Sam Vaknin SeriesWe discuss Sam's views on Narcissism and Self Worth, Parental Abuse, the Psychology of Narcissism, Intimate Relationships, The Culture Wars, Healing from Trauma, Israel Palestine and much much more...#narcissist #narcissism #psychopathy #mentalhealth #wellbeing #science #mentalhealth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do we Hate? Are our Brains Hardwired for Hate and How can Hatred escalate into Violence? Is Social Media part of the problem and How does Prejudice escalate to Violence?All of these questions and many more have been meticulously researched by Matthew Williams, Professor of Criminology and Author of "The Science of Hate". Matt is also the Founding Director of Hatelab, a Global Hub for Data and Insight into Hate Speech and Crimehttps://hatelab.net/#crime #hatespeech #hatecrime #gender Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#psychopaths #bullies #leadership #management #sociopathy #bullies #bullying #workplacebullyingDr Clive Boddy is Associate Professor of Management at Anglia Ruskin University and a leading expert in the field of Corporate Psychopathy. Clive is also the author of the book ‘A Climate Of Fear: Stone Cold Psychopaths At Work’.In this Conversation expect to learn about the Signs to look for when identifying a Psychopathic boss, Psychopaths in the Financial System, Female Psychopathy, The damage Psychopaths can do to a healthy organisation and much much more...Watch on Youtube Here: https://www.youtube.com/@Conor-RyanBuy Dr Boddy's book here on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3uYz9wI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#neardeathexperience #consciousness #cardiology #nde #life #death #cardiologyAre Near Death Experiences proof of Life after Death?Renowned Cardiologist, Dr Pim Van Lommel is one of the World's leading experts on the Scientific Research and Study of Near Death Experiences.In "Consciousness Beyond Life, Dr. Van Lommel offers ground-breaking research into whether or not our consciousness survives the death of our body. In this conversation expect to learn about the Science of NDE's, the relationship between Consciousness and Brain Function , Brain Activity during Cardiac Arrest, Personality Transplants and much much moreWatch on Youtube Here: https://www.youtube.com/@Conor-RyanBuy "Consciousness Beyond Life" here on Amazon:Paperback Edition https://amzn.to/3UL0i0PKindle Edition: https://amzn.to/3UKqGb7Link to Pim Van Lommel Website: https://pimvanlommel.nl/en/Buy "Return from Tomorrow" - George G. RitchiePaperback Edition: https://amzn.to/3IaVAlCOn Kindle: https://amzn.to/42SCMRE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.