For the past couple of months, we’ve explored the senses and how each one affects our health and well-being. In our last episode of this season, we examine a trait known as synesthesia – in which the senses intertwine, like seeing colors when you hear music or tasting flavor when you feel texture. Neurologist and author, Dr. Richard Cytowic, joins Dr. Sanjay ... Show More
Yesterday
How to Safely Store Your Leftovers
We all have our cooking rituals, but are some of them unsafe? Dr. Sanjay Gupta gets to the bottom of handwashing hygiene, especially when handling raw meat. Plus, how to best store those hot and cold leftovers this holiday season.
Producers: Sofia Sanchez, Leying Tang, Jesse Rem ... Show More
13m 23s
Nov 21
What If Comfort Food Could Help You Live to 100?
Could the secret to living longer be as simple as what’s for dinner? Sanjay sits down with explorer and bestselling author Dan Buettner to discuss the science behind longevity, why taste (not willpower) drives healthy habits, and how affordable, plant-based recipes inspired by th ... Show More
26m 23s
Jan 2021
Seeing Sounds, Tasting Names: The world of synesthesia
Synesthesia is a neurological condition where one sensory experience gets combined with another, meaning someone might hear sounds when they eat, or see colors when they listen to music. So what exactly is synesthesia? And what’s it like to go through life with these unique senso ... Show More
28m 5s
Aug 2022
Encore - Tasty words, colorful sounds - How people with synesthesia experience the world, with Julia Simner, PhD
More than 4% of people have some form of synesthesia, a neurological condition that causes senses to link and merge. People with synesthesia may taste words, hear colors, or see calendar dates arrayed in physical space. Dr. Julia Simner, a professor of neuropsychology at the Univ ... Show More
39m 22s
Mar 2023
The New Science of Awe & How It Improves Your Physical & Mental Wellbeing with Dr Dacher Keltner #340
When was the last time you felt awe? Perhaps it’s an emotion you notice often, evoked by the trees, clouds, or people around you. Or maybe it’s something you associate with more dramatic, less frequent experiences.
Dr Dacher Keltner, has written a sublime book on the subject of ... Show More
1h 55m
Dec 2023
The Mystery of Synesthesia (Letters, Numbers, Colors, Sounds, Perception, Psychic)
<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MYS288-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />When you see a written word, do you also see colors in your mind? Jimmy Ak ... Show More
1h 40m