Episode 99 : Dave Rabin on how psychedelics and wearable devices can help improve people’s lives

STEM-Talk

Dawn Kernagis and Ken Ford

Natural Sciences, Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Science

4.7 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Dr. David Rabin is the chief innovation officer and co-founder of Apollo Neuroscience. He also is the co-inventor of Apollo, a wearable device designed to improve focus, sleep and access to meditative states by gently delivering layered vibrations to the skin. Dave is a board-certified psychiatrist and translational neuroscientist who for the past decade has been studying resilience and the impact of chronic stress on humans. He received his MD in medicine and Ph.D. in neuroscience from Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. He trained in psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dave also has organized the world’s largest controlled study of psychedelic medicines and is well-known for his research into MDMA and its potential to treat posttraumatic stress disorder along with other disorders.

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0:00.0	Welcome to STEM Talk.
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0:14.0	Hi, I'm your host, Don Cornagus, and joining me to introduce today's podcast as a man behind the curtain, Dr. Ken Ford, IHMC's director and chairman of
0:21.4	the double secret selection committee that selects all the guests who appear on STEM talk.
0:25.0	Hi, Don. Great to be here.
0:26.9	So our guest today is Dr. David Rabin, the chief innovation officer and co-founder of Apollo
0:31.4	neuroscience. And he's also the co-inventor of Apollo, which is a wearable device designed
0:36.4	to improve focus, sleep, and access
0:38.5	to meditative states by gently delivering layered vibrations to the skin.
0:42.9	So Dave is also a board-certified psychiatrists and translational neuroscientists, who for the past
0:47.7	decade has been studying resilience and the impact of chronic stress on humans.
0:51.4	As we will discuss, Dave has, among many other accomplishments, played a key role in organizing
0:57.5	the world's largest controlled study of psychedelic medicines in collaboration, of course,
1:03.0	with colleagues around the world.
1:04.7	Although we will be discussing various psychedelic substances, please note that we are not
1:09.8	advocating for their use or the use of any illegal substance.
1:13.6	Absolutely. And before we get to today's interview with Dave, we have some housekeeping to take care of.
1:18.6	First, we really appreciate all of you who have subscribed to STEM Talk, and we are especially appreciative of all the wonderful five-star reviews.
1:24.6	As always, the Double secret selection committee has been
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