The Future of Human Enhancement
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Dr. Cori Lathan by David Bach, M.D.
David Bach, M.D. interviews Cori Lathan, Ph.D. about the exciting advances in human enhancement. Dr. Lathan is a world-recognized engineer and scientist pushing the envelope on the quantification and enhancement of human performance. Enjoy the exciting discussion as David ask Cori to share her insights into the exciting future of Human Enhancement.
Cori Lathan, Ph.D. is CEO, Co-Founder, and Board Chair of AnthroTronix,...
How to Use Neuroscience to Practically Optimize Your Performance
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Dr. Vincent Walsh by David Bach, M.D.
“What we need for the 21st century are people who can embrace change, people who can embrace failure, people who’ve got resistance and resilience to the changing world.” - Dr. Vincent Walsh
Dr. Vincent Walsh is a professor at the University College in London and one of the most in-demand neuroscientists alive. In this show, Dr. Walsh discusses his views about how people...
Hacking Consciousness: How to Leverage Technology to Achieve Inner Peace
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Mikey Siegel by David Bach, M.D.
Can technology be used to help us realize a profound sense of peace and well-being? That’s the question that Mikey Siegel, a massively intelligent and accomplished graduate of the MIT Media Lab, and a serial entrepreneur, has become obsessed with. Mikey is determined to learn how technology can make us not only more efficient but also more content. In this broad-ranging discussion, Mikey covers...
How to Train Like an Elite Performer
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Professor Anders Ericsson by David Bach, M.D.
K. Anders Ericsson, PhD. is a Swedish psychologist and the Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at Florida State University. Professor Ericsson is internationally recognized as a researcher in the psychological nature of expertise and human performance. Listen to David Bach, M.D. discuss the facts and common misunderstandings of Professor Ericsson’s research.
Ericsson studies expert performance in domains such as medicine, music,...
Tackling the First Swim from Cuba to Florida
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Diana Nyad by David Bach, M.D.
Diana Nyad is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan and in 1979 when she swam from North Bimini, The Bahamas, to Juno Beach, Florida (102 miles). In 2013, on her fifth attempt and at age 64, she became the first person confirmed to swim from Cuba to Florida without the...
How Athletes Can Optimize Their Performance
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Matt Fitzgerald by David Bach, M.D.
“Everything you feel is something you can mine for useful information.” - Matt Fitzgerald, endurance coach, nutritionist, and author.
Matt has spent nearly twenty years studying the diets of top professional endurance athletes, who are among the fittest and healthiest people in the world. As a result, he has identified five core habits—most of which are contrary to what popular diets advise—that are essential...
Applying Neuroscience to Improve Learning and Performance
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Dr. Amy Kruse by David Bach, M.D.
Amy Kruse, PhD has an extensive background in the development of cutting edge neuroscience to accelerate learning and optimize team performance. In the interview Amy discusses her prior work as a DARPA project manager. This fascinating research has impacted our understanding and training of our elite military personnel and has specific implications for optimizing human performance. Work that she now continues as the...
Rewiring Your Brain to Heal Your Body
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Janine Shepherd by David Bach, M.D.
“It took all of my discipline not to focus on what I’d lost but just to look forward.” - Janine Shepherd.
Janine Shepherd is an Australian author, aerobatics pilot and former cross-country skier. Shepherd’s career as an internationally top ranked athlete ended when she suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a truck during a training bike ride. Before the accident, she had been in...
The Power of Big Data with Dr. Vivienne Ming
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Dr. Vivienne Ming by David Bach, M.D.
Named one of Inc. Magazine’s “10 Women to Watch in Tech,” Dr. Vivienne Ming is an accomplished neuroscientist, businesswoman, and humanitarian. Dr. Ming shares insights into how big data and the emerging field of computational neuroscience are helping us discover compelling approaches to human performance.
Creativity with Dr. Arne Dietrich
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Dr. Arne Dietrich by David Bach, M.D.
Dr. Arne Dietrich is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the American University of Beirut. His research focuses on human experience, specifically consciousness and creativity. In this episode, Dr. Bach and Dr. Dietrich discuss the science behind the flow state and how to achieve it.
Can We Replace Conventional Sleep? With Jessa Gamble
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Jessa Gamble by David Bach, M.D.
Renowned science journalist and sleep expert Jessa Gamble has spent much of her professional life studying the science of sleep. Do we really need to spend a third of our lives sleeping? How do we work with our circadian rhythms to maximize alertness, especially when experiencing jet lag? What new technologies can we use to optimize our alertness when we don’t have enough time...
Using Neurofeedback to Achieve the Flow State
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Dr. Judson Brewer by David Bach, M.D.
“[Flow] is timeless, it’s selfless, it’s effortless because there’s nobody doing anything, there’s just experience unfolding, and it’s eventually joyful because it is amazing just to sit there and watch what’s unfolding.” - Judson Brewer
Judson Brewer MD PhD is a thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery”, having combined over 20 years of experience with mindfulness...
High Performance with Dr. Andy Walshe
NEURONFIRE Podcast: An interview of Dr. Andy Walshe by David Bach, M.D.
As the Director of the High Performance Global Athlete Program at Red Bull, Dr. Andy Walshe knows what it takes to achieve peak performance. After 20 years experience working with the world’s most talented individuals, earning a PhD in applied biomechanics, and leading the Red Bull Stratos Jump, Dr. Walshe is a leading authority in his field. In this episode Dr....