In this episode, Niall is joined by TCD professor of immunology and rock god Professor Luke O’Neill to talk science, Luke’s brush with depression, the latest research on addiction, the pandemic, staying chilled out in the face of some serious pressure, and to play some tunes with his band, the Metabolics.Produced by Niall Breslin and […]
Where is My Mind? Episode 27: Jools Holland with the Scientist Read More »
In this episode, Niall speaks to sound engineer Mike and some more live events crew whose careers have disappeared since the very start of the pandemic.Niall records a live streaming gig with his band, the Blizzards; and speaks to Mike and some of the rest of the crew there about how they’ve been coping and
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In this episode, Niall talks about life in the public eye, and shares an intimate secret from his own life which he has had to keep secret.He speaks to Dr Ciaran Dunne from the School of Applied Language & Intercultural Studies in Dublin City University about how and why rumours spread in social groups, and
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In this episode, Niall talks to host of NPRs TED Radio Hour and Zig Zag, and author of Bored and Brilliant, Manoush Zomorodi, about our relationship with technology, about that weird human-meets-machine interface, and how we’ve adapted to the startling pace of change in the technology around us.Produced by Niall Breslin and Ciara O’Connor Walsh
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In this episode, Niall meets Andrew Huberman, renowned Professor of Neurobiology in Stanford school of Medicine, and they talk about the latest science in physiologically controlling the fear response in the brain. Andrew’s lab at Stanford works to understand how the brain allows us to sense, evaluate and respond to the world around us. Produced by
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Niall and Ciara reflect on the journey so far with series 1 and 2 of Where Is My Mind, and introduce how they plan to take the show weekly. Produced by Niall Breslin and Ciara O’Connor Walsh
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In this episode of Where Is My Mind, Niall explored how love is one of the highest forms of connection that humans can experience, and its transformative powers on our minds, including a conversation with special guest, bestselling author Marian Keyes. Produced by Niall Breslin and Ciara O’Connor Walsh
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In this episode Niall delves into his own experience of sport and exercise and how it impacted his mental health, how exercise can be both a healer and source of solace in hard times, and speaks to Mark Pollock, an adventure athlete competing in ultra- endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps
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This episode explores how laughter heals us, unites us, and asks: how we can create more opportunities to laugh in our lives? Niall speaks to Dr Sophie Scott about tickling rats for a living; and Roisin Conaty about fart jokes, creativity, and the work of making people laugh.Produced by Niall Breslin and Ciara O’Connor Walsh
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This episode of Where Is My Mind looks at the healing power of nature, and challenges us to learn how to care more about nature to preserve it and its potential to nurture us. Niall speaks with Ruth Fitzmaurice, author of ‘I Found My Tribe’, about giving her daily tangle of worries to the cold
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This episode of Where Is My Mind explores the ‘uncarved block’ of a beginners mind, and how we can strive to recreate childlike wonder in our daily lives. Niall talks the Late Late Toy Show and children’s role in politics with Ryan Tubridy, and talks to some children about their perfect day. Produced by Niall
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To coincide with the release of ‘The Chill Skill’, the latest in a series of bestselling Children’s picture books by myself and illustrated by Emma Proctor, I have created a series of customised mindfulness mini-series to help the kids in your life find some space in their hectic days, to give their busy minds a
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