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He Quit Science, Then Won a Nobel Prize With a Microscope Built on a Living Room Floor

2026-10-3056:50

Eric Betzig once walked away from science altogether. Years later, he and his best friend put $25,000 each of their own money into building a microscope on a living room floor, and it won him the Nobel Prize. In this episode, Méline sits down with Eric in his office. Eric is a physicist, a winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, and a Professor at UC Berkeley. He talks about his years at Bell Labs, the frustration that led him to quit, and the ...

Trying Tropical Fruits in Hainan, China (Ranked Out of 10)

2026-10-2307:59

What if some of the best health and longevity secrets are not found in laboratories or supplements, but growing on trees right in front of us? In this episode, Méline travels to Hainan, China’s tropical island, with her friend Dhinil to taste fruits rarely seen in London. They rate each one as they go. First, Méline meets Chen Ge, a farmer whose organic fruit and vegetables have built a loyal following. He shares what he believes separates naturally grown produce from what we buy in the shop...

Healthy Tomato Soup Recipe From a Top California Health Retreat

2026-10-1604:01

At Golden Door, one of America’s best-known health retreats, guests are served a light tomato broth in the middle of the day, after a morning of hard work and before lunch at one o’clock. It looks simple, but there is a lot of thinking behind it. In this episode, Méline visits Golden Door in California and speaks to Executive Chef Greg Frey Jr about how the soup is made and why it works. The broth is built from filtered water and crushed tomatoes, then steeped for about an hour with the trim...

Humanoid Robots Are Years Away. These Robots Are Ready Now

2026-10-1619:00

Everyone is waiting for humanoid robots to walk into their homes and take over the chores. According to George Ekas, that moment is still a few years away. Meanwhile, the robots that will change how we work are already here, and they walk on four legs. George Ekas is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Toborlife AI, a Mountain View robotics company and North American distributor for Unitree Robotics. He leads the team building Toborlife’s teleoperation and training pipeline. It is designed so ...

60 Seconds With a Longevity Doctor: The One Biomarker You Should Test and Habits That Matter Most

2026-10-0201:37

Dr. Ángel Durántez Prados, is the Partner and Medical Director at Clinica Neleva in Madrid, one of Europe's leading longevity and preventive health clinics. In this 60 seconds, he shares the single most important treatment for your health, the one biomarker he would test first, and the two daily habits he never skips. He explains: ◼ Why the most powerful treatment for your health has nothing to do with medicine ◼ The lipid panel biomarker that gives you the clearest window into your cardiova...

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