The host of a Scientific American podcast Krys Boyd to discuss what being overweight and metabolically healthy means, why BMI might not be a great tool for understanding health and body size, and what new research is revealing about the how weight and health intersect.
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Catherine Roberts, associate editor for health at Consumer Reports, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what to look for when picking produce to avoid harmful substances, why out of season fruits and vegetables might be a no-no, and why you don’t always have to buy organic to stay safe.
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Washington Post classical music critic Michael Andor Brodeur is a lifelong lifter, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his examination of modern masculinity, why the gym took over after the Industrial Revolution, and what building muscle means for healthy — or unhealthy — identities
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Emmeline Clein joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her own struggles with an eating disorder, how she didn’t meet the weight requirements to be considered anorexic, and how we judge people based on their relationship with food
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Rahul Jandial joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how dreams help our brains function, why they are essential to memory and why dreams across cultures are remarkably similar.
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Dr. Chris van Tulleken discusses ultra-processed foods and how their manufacturers create products designed for profit over people.
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Roy Meals, clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at UCLA, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the anatomical properties of muscle.
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Medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail discusses why allergies are getting worse and what the world’s best allergy clinicians are doing to combat them.
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Emily Monosson discusses how fungi are threatening both animals vital to our ecosystem and crops that feed the planet’s 8 billion people.
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New York magazine writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood discusses a burgeoning industry of at-home sperm testing and whether or not amping up reproduction should be a priority for our warming, resource-strapped planet.
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Dr. Anupam B. Jena discusses questions you can consider in advance of a health event to be better prepared to make solid decisions when the time comes to see a doctor.
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Journalist Virginia Sole-Smith discusses the ways we talk about bigger bodies, dieting and inclusion with kids – and about the pressures parents feel to get it right.
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