Eric Weinstein is managing director of Thiel Capital, a Ph.D in mathematical physics from Harvard, and a research fellow at the Mathematical Institute of Oxford University

Having now listened to hundreds (maybe thousands?) of podcasts, we thought it might be time to start compiling the best findings and recommendations we have heard. Given the crazy flu this year, we wanted to get started with immunity. Getting sick sucks, but there are ways to reduce your risk. Here's a recipe, pieced together

Dr. Rhonda Patrick is a Ph.D in biomedical science and expert on nutritional health. Her podcasts and other videos can be found at http://FoundMyFitness.comThis is a dense one. Joe and Rhonda discuss all things nutrition and how it relates to pregnancy, why you should really just drop refined sugar completely, child vaccinations, the microbiome and

Rhonda and Joe go in depth on the damage from blows to the head during MMA, genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, the role of epigenetics and overall recommendations for how to eat, sleep, exercise and supplement.

A ton of info on the microbiome, healthy eating and antibiotics when Rhonda speaks with the Sonnonburg's who study microbiota in their Stanford lab

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