What's Poppin Family? It's episode 395 of The Genius Life. Max Lugamir. Max Lugamir.

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The Genius Life.

The Genius Life.

Genius.

What's going on everybody? Welcome back to another episode of the show. I'm your host Max Lugavir, a filmmaker

Health and science journalist in New York Times best-selling author. I've dedicated my life to unraveling

the science behind our choices, including what we eat and how we live

affect our cognitive and physical performance how we feel our health span and our risk for disease.

This podcast is all about how to live in that optimal state, which I call living like a genius.

On today's episode of the show, I'm super excited to introduce you to Dr. Samuel Wilkinson.

Samuel is an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale University

where he also serves as associate director of the Yale Depression Research

Program. He received his MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and his articles have been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. He's been the recipient of many awards and on today's episode of the show we're going to celebrate his brand new book

Purpose what evolution and human nature imply about the meaning of our existence.

On this episode you're going to hear the fascinating story of Dr Wilkinson's transition from being a pastor to a researcher in psychedelic medicine.

He's going to touch on the use of ketamine in therapy, the importance of relationships

for happiness and well-being, the impact of social media on mental health, sex differences

in mental health, the concept of altruism, and the role of relationships in human evolution.

Over the next hour and a half, we are going to play at the intersection of spirituality,

mental health, and human connection.

I hope you're here for it, because I am.

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