326. The psychology of nicotine

If anyone tells you that they’re not even a little bit insecure, they’re lying, in denial, or both. It’s a fact of life that we all feel insecure at times - about how we look, behave, our achievements, and whether we are liked by others. In this episode, we examine the psychology ...  Show more

Uncertainty is the defining emotion of our 20s. Career paths, relationships, identity, purpose ... so much of this decade is marked by not knowing. Does that have to be as uncomfortable as we think it does? In today’s episode, we unpack the psychology of uncertainty: why our brai ...  Show more

A few years ago, vaping was at the top of every parent’s list of worries — including Sanjay’s. But in just a few short years, the landscape has shifted again. Teen vaping rates have dropped, but new nicotine products have quickly taken their place. Dr. Pamela Ling, a professor at ...  Show more

Nicotine isn’t just a topic for public health debates — it’s showing up in the performance world, from pouches to vapes. But can it really boost focus or endurance? And at what cost?In this episode, we explore what’s known (and not yet known) about nicotine’s effects on athletic ...  Show more

For this episode, we partnered with truth to talk about vaping: why we do it, what it’s like to quit and how anxiety plays in. We talk with Victoria Annunziato @kingvictober who recently quit live on social media with help from #ThisIsQuitting, the first of its kind text-to-quit ...  Show more

Drs. Baraki and Feigenbaum discuss the effect of nicotine on health and performance. Papers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9622611/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2267009/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3391001/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21821089/ https://ww ...  Show more