In this special audience Q&A episode of The Smooth Brain Society, hosts Dr. Sahir Hussain and (soon to be Dr.) Beth Facer answer your most thoughtful, chaotic, philosophical, and occasionally cursed questions.
From the darkest stories in neuroscience history to whether trauma is really “stored in the body,” Beth and Sahir dive into mental health, AI, addiction, academia, policy, stress, and the strange realities of working in science.
Plus: the podcast finally tackles one of humanity’s greatest debates… is a hot dog a sandwich?
Topics discussed include:
- The darkest neuroscience experiments in history
- Trauma, stress, and the body
- AI’s future impact on child development and human connection
- Alcohol & mental health
- Culture and public health policy
- The realities of working in academic research
- Epigenetics and family planning
- Research papers Beth & Sahir wish they’d worked on themselves
- And, of course, hot dog discourse.
Thank you to everyone who sent in questions for this episode! we loved making this one.
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