I have just finished watching “Am I?”, and I am reacting from different “me’s.” I’m reacting, now I see, as the autistic me, as the biologist me, as the STS sociologist me, and finally, as the egalitarian me who dreams of a fair and wealth-distributed future world for her granddaughter. AM I? is a profound […]
Marilia Coutinho Interview – 12/13/25 I sat down with UITAC’s Open Notes podcast in December 2025 for an interview covering biology, powerlifting, and the sociology of science, sport and exercise.. The first part was uploaded to youtube in April 22, 2026. The second part has been added today, April 29: Summary and main themes: In
The Taxonomic Bridge to Neuro-Inclusive Alignment At a Glance A few days ago I was struggling with prompting an image of our teams and projects, their integration and hierarchy. I struggle with image prompting because I’m not very good at translating what I “see” in my mind. What I had in mind was a hierarchical
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I recently sat down with the team at UITAC Publishing for an interview on the Open Notes podcast. While the conversation follows my trajectory from biology to a Ph.D. in sociology and a career as a world-champion powerlifter, the videos only scratch the surface of the “wicked problems” we discussed. To provide the full intellectual
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Both are scary to endure, but as an athlete, it’s part of the game. A little bit of knowledge can go a long way in managing this kind of stress.
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Today I’m going to address one line of scientific inquiry that has a direct impact on our current understanding of human strength: the changing view of the human grip.
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By George Harrolds Cover image: By Ricardo630 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30626126 How many chess sets do you have in your home? If you’re one of the many people who has chosen to embrace chess as part of your lifestyle, you have no doubt already moved beyond the decision to learn to play
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There is an abundance of negative claims and evidence about the effects of AAS. These claims and evidence are much more visible and accessible than those about beneficial effects of these substances. The consequence of this discrepancy is a state of misinformation.
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Authored by Zhill Olonan and Geoffrey Woo • Originally published at HVMN – May 3, 2019 • 4 min read Before an important talk or podcast, Dr. Rhonda Patrick drinks exogenous ketone esters. Why? With Dr. Patrick describing the main benefit as feeling “less anxious and more in the present”, there’s something worth unpacking here. Can ketones help with anxiety? What’s the state of
Everyone who has ever considered a weight control or weight loss program heard about “cheat days” and “off days”. The technical term for this is “intermittent energy restriction” (IER). Like “intermittent fasting”, it is a diet regimen in which longer periods with a constant energy consumption level are interspersed with an unrestricted period or a
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