Dr Siddharth Warrier, a Neurologist, talks to Varun about the inner workings of the human brain. Sid also tells Varun how he chooses to take a pause from his busy schedule and his method is truly interesting! He also cautions against popular Internet memes about neuroscience you should most definitely not believe!
Dr Sid Warrier is a Neurologist with over five years of experience in the field of Neurology. On his YouTube channel, he explores science, mental health, and human behaviour in an attempt to bring conversations about Neuroscience into the mainstream.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:41 Sid’s interest in Neuroscience
03:28 Balance & imbalance: What happens during an orgasm?
04:50 How much do we know about our brain?
06:50 Laziness: How the mind prioritizes
08:50 Social feedback: Why we care what people think?
10:08 Social constructs: Why were rituals created?
12:15 Primitive Brain vs Evolved Brain
14:50 How strong is our primitive brain?
16:55The Science of motivation
19:55 Short-term vs Long-term motivators
21:22 How do we get addicted?
25:08 Are we wired to chase happiness?
27:06 Why did Sid start making content on neuroscience?
30:05 How to make science interesting
36:53 Taking a pause - effectively!
39:09 Sid Warrier’s relationship with food
41:37 How fasting affects our mind
44:31 Understanding the 'hunger' instinct
43:34 How much should we monitor our body's metrics?
49:06 The problem with Neuroscience memes
51:05 Why self-diagnosis with Google is wrong
54:32 Study psychology?
56:22 Intersectional skills
#TakeAPause #SidWarrier #Neuroscience
ABOUT VARUN
A creative entrepreneur turned content creator, Varun is one of India’s leading conversationalists in the modern business, personal development, and creator landscapes with over 1 million podcast listens.
The author of the bestseller Everything Is Out of Syllabus, he’s the host of Advertising Is Dead, one of India's most popular business podcasts with over 300,000 listens in 2021 alone, as well as co-host of Think Fast, an irreverent business podcast that has ranked #3 on Apple’s Podcast Marketing Charts.
In 2009, he co-founded The Glitch, India’s largest ‘digital-first’ creative agency.
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