Episode 7 of Brains and Time explores why time seems to break under pressure and blur in everyday life. From trauma’s slow-motion illusion to childhood’s endless summers, neuroscience reveals that memory, not clocks, shapes duration. Discover how adrenaline, attention, novelty, and meaning stretch or compress experience, and why the brain may generate time itself. This episode reframes time as a psychological construction, sculpted by emotion, memory density, and the stories we live. Nothing lasts as it seems.

Altered States: Drugs, Brains, and Perception

A deep dive into how psychedelics and other substances radically alter consciousness. From micro dosing to hallucinogenic therapy, this episode could explore the promise and peril of chemically shifting brain function.

Young, Online, and Overwhelmed explores the mental health crisis facing today’s teens, shaped by constant connectivity, academic and economic pressures, and a loss of privacy and independence. It examines rising rates of anxiety, depression, and self-harm, questioning whether this reflects deeper societal issues or overdiagnosis. The episode urges systemic change from parenting and education to tech and healthcare, highlighting the need for boundaries, resilience-building, and teen agency. Ultimately, it challenges listeners to consider the adults we are shaping. (With special guest, Gray Ayedelott)