We will be donating our authors fee to @sentfutures.bsky.social, a new nonprofit working on this issue. Please support them too: www.sentientfutures.ai/

It’s a useful moment for cutting through online noise, and for noticing how easily nutrition advice can become a marketing trend.

Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred platform.
Listen on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/4fAOHbj
Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/4edwzDU

Marion is sceptical. The idea that people need ever-increasing amounts of protein after fifty, she says, isn’t supported by evidence. Most people in affluent countries already eat far more protein than required, and there’s little to show that eating even more does any good.

It’s a moment that cuts through a great deal of confusion, and one that stays with you for its clarity.

Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred platform.

Listen on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/4fAOHbj
Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/4edwzDU

Marion’s response is unambiguous. In countries like Australia and the United States, she argues, meat is not essential. The key nutrient to consider is vitamin B12, and that can be obtained without eating meat. From a nutritional standpoint, she says, the issue is straightforward.

In many parts of the world, relatively small amounts really can be life-changing.

If you’re thinking about giving this season, I encourage you to consider where your contribution can do the most good.

Learn more at: thelifeyoucansave.org.au

A dollar or an hour can make a vastly different impact depending on where it’s directed.

Through The Life You Can Save, we help people find charities proven to be highly cost-effective, whether that’s preventing blindness, reducing malaria, or improving global health in concrete ways.

He tells us that he is proud of what he achieved, and he sees that as part of a well-lived life.

It’s a thoughtful moment near the end of our conversation, and one that stays with you.

Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred platform.
Listen on Apple Podcasts:

Surprisingly, for someone who has supported many philanthropic projects, he describes himself as “a selfish person” who tries to be generous. But, he says, the crucial question is “Are you happy?” and he gives us his answer.

If we are serious about reducing suffering, we should ask why effective medical treatments are being kept out of reach.

Read the essay here: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/p...

In a new essay for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social, I examine why the treatment that appears to work best for many sufferers is illegal in most countries. The reason has far less to do with evidence or patient welfare than with outdated laws and lingering stigma around psychedelic drugs.

Listen to the full conversation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred platform.

Listen on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/4fAOHbj
Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/4edwzDU

In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, Kasia de Lazari-Radek and I speak with Paul about which he thinks are his best songs, how his songwriting has changed over the decades, and the experience that, for him, came closest to heaven on earth. (Warning: it may not be legal in your jurisdiction.)

You can listen to the full episode of “Lives Well Lived” on your preferred platform.

Listen on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/4fAOHbj
Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/4edwzDU