Tag: long

• Octopus Punch and HIIT for Life

  Well, it has finally happened. Octopuses have been observed punching fish. Out of spite. Anthony and Jeff keep their eye on the cephalopods and reiterate their vie that they's aliens. Then, exercise has been linked to longevity - but what kind of exercise? Jeff and Anthony take a look at a new study that may well answer that question in a very encouraging way. [more]

  January 1, 2021Episodes

• Retro Virus

  Inside the brain, proteins don’t stick around longer than a few minutes. And yet, our memories can hang on for our entire lifetime. Recently, an international collaboration of researchers discovered something strange about a protein called Arc. This is essential to long-term memory formation. What they found was that it has very similar properties to how a virus infects its host. Jeff and Anthony consider what life could have been like without the ability to remember. [more]

  February 5, 2018Episodes