The Mind Behind It – Détails, épisodes et analyse

This week Sahil and Huda say their goodbyes and thank yous in their final episode. But before they do, they punch out a few more episodes that weren’t released. Their guests for these are:

Tasha Jackson, MFT who has been practicing psychotherapy for over 16 years and has her own clinic in San Francisco, California. She has a diverse clientele ranging from drag queens to CEOs. Tasha Jackson MA has been widely published in magazines and academic journals. She has done a TED talk ‘Can We Not Let Our Breakups Break Us’ and released a book ‘Master Dater’ and is internationally recognised as the first to advocate for the LGBTQ community and was one of the first US-based therapists to openly champion gay parenting. In our interview with Tasha, we discuss all things relationships – she integrates different techniques to meet her client’s individual needs and truly understands intuitively the differences between people so not to try and fit them into a theoretical box. She has been trained under both traditional and more modern progressive theories and typically leans on Control-Mastery, Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Structural Family Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Head to her page to find out more: https://www.tashajackson.com/

Professor Hal Herzog of Western Carolina University; he has been investigating the complex psychology of our interactions with other species for three decades. His research interests include the impact of pets on human health and well-being, attitudes towards the use of animals, and the evolution of pet-keeping. He has published more than 100 research articles for news outlets including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Wired, New Scientist, and Time Magazine. He is the author of the book ‘Some, We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard To Think Straight About Animals’ which is the one we primarily discuss in this interview. Check him out at: http://halherzog.com/

Professor Constantine Sandis of University of Hertfordshire is a professor of Philosophy and co-founder of Lex Academic. Constantine has published multiple articles and written plenty of books, one that we mention in this particular interview is a book titled ‘The Things We Do And Why We Do Them’. His philosophical curiosities primarily focus on the philosophy of action, moral psychology, and interpersonal understanding. His studies and theories in the psychology of philosophy is advanced by Philosophers Hume, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein. Current projects that Professor Constantine is working on is a collaboration on AI Intelligibility with Abigail Sellen at Microsoft Research which we touch on in this interview, and a book on gender with his colleague Danièle Moyal-Sharrock. To know more and read about his amazing work head to: https://www.constantinesandis.com/

Sahil and Huda take the time to individually thank their team members, who without them none of this would have been made possible:

Pedro Arbelaez (@pedro_arbelaez) their amazing graphic designer from Colombia that invented the branding for Humane Productions and has worked closely, but autonomously to create dynamic and interesting covers for the episodes.

Chris Foreman (@swampshackstudios) the co-founder of SwampShack Studios in New Zealand, is the audio engineer who makes the episodes sound engaging and interesting by adding music in the background and gets creative with each episode.

David Boland (@thedavidboland) from Ireland is the editor of the podcasts, he ensures that all the interviews have had the fat trimmed and all the very innapropriate jokes Sahil makes are removed, so that the episodes are streamlined...

Sahil and Huda speak with Dr. George Church, a Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His pioneering work has contributed to the development of DNA sequencing and genome engineering technologies. He has also had an important role in the launch of CRISPR technology, including a landmark paper in 2013 that marked one of the first demonstrations of CRISPR genome editing in human cells.

George speaks about his early interest in genetics through his physician uncle, his battle with narcolepsy as a child and his first interaction with CRISPR technology. He also goes into an in-depth layman's explanation of the process involved with gene editing, IVF babies and his lab's work at the Wyss Institute in developing vegan meats for a sustainable feature.

Finally, he gives us an insight into the ethics involved with CRISPR/designer babies, what it means for future research and interestingly how pigs could be used ethically for organ transplants in humans in the future.

In the second of this two part episode, Sahil and Huda continue their conversation with Dr Michelle Drouin, an American Scientific Researcher, Forensic Consultant, Expert Witness, Author and Keynote Speaker (search up her TEDx talk 'Online love & infidelity. We're in the game, what are the rules?').

Her work primarily focuses on psychological issues dealing with social media, relationships, sexuality, sexual victimisation and assault, polyvictimization, and digital safety and responsibility.

In this segment, they discuss benefits and drawbacks of sexting, importance of intimacy, what comprises as cheating according to scientific research, how to date effectively, cat-fishing and why ghosting might be more harmful than you think.

To learn more about Dr. Drouin and her work head over to her website: https://drmichelledrouin.com/

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In the first of this two part episode, Sahil and Huda sit down virtually with Dr Michelle Drouin, an American Scientific Researcher, Forensic Consultant, Expert Witness, Author and Keynote Speaker (search up her TEDx talk 'Online love & infidelity. We're in the game, what are the rules?').

Her work primarily focuses on psychological issues dealing with social media, relationships, sexuality, sexual victimization and assault, polyvictimization, and digital safety and responsibility.

In this episode, they discuss ways of turning your phone into an asset rather than a distraction, the parental responsibilities when it comes to social media and protecting kids from online predators. Join them for an extremely engaging and rich conversation about navigating the Internet; which can be the devil's playground.

To learn more about Dr. Drouin and her work head over to her website: https://drmichelledrouin.com/

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Sahil and Huda dive deep into the latest topic of equality with Tasneem Chopra, a leading Australian Cross-cultural Consultant. Tasneem is an expert in addressing issues of diversity, equity and inclusion across organisational leadership, including intersectionality within government, corporate, arts and community sectors.

In this episode they discuss issues POC face relating to discrimination; not just in society, but also in the workplace. They discuss their ever-changing love for Bollywood movies, the 'Hands Off Hijab' movement in France, what it truly means to be a feminist, diversity representation in the media industry and popculture (such as Priyanka Chopra). We tie it all up nicely with Tasneem's vision for what an equitable, and inclusive future should look like, and what she's working towards achieving. Join them for an entree of colourful conversations about social issues with a large side of humour.

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Sahil and Huda dive deep into space exploration with Prof. Chris Impey, a British astronomer, educator, and author. His body of research and work is primarily focussed on observational cosmology—using telescopes and other instruments to study the large-scale structure and evolution of the universe. 

In this episode, they discuss the Pentagon reports on UFO sightings by the US armed forces, origin theories around pop-culture space phenomena, possibility of life on other planets and inter-dimensional travel. Join them for an intriguing and fascinating conversation about space with tonnes of chill vibes.

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Starting the new season on the right foot, Sahil and Huda have one of the most important discussions with Dr. Hugh Mackay, Australian psychologist, social researcher and journalist/writer, about the key to living a truly satisfied life. They discuss human nature, and how we can channel more kindness into our lives, they discuss happiness and what that truly is, and of course Hugh's new book The Kindness Revolution. Join them for a heart warming, and wholesome conversation on all the important stuff.

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Huda and Sahil discuss how they will be taking a break from the podcast deadlines - but this doesnt mean that they wont be contactable, they are still working on some new and exciting things for all you cool kids.

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This week Argus Kaine, also known as Moonpriest on TikTok; sits with us to discuss all things astrology. Explaining the difference between the Sun, Moon and Rising signs and how astrology should actually be used. He speaks about how the planets work when it comes to our traits or personalities. While he does that he gives Huda and Sahil a brief reading, and explains how you can find yours.

If you want to know more, contact Argus on www.arguskaine.com for a reading, or follow him on Instagram (@arguskaine) and TikTok (@moonpriest)where he regularly provides spiritual updates.