Episode 194 - Missing the Point of the Movie

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"But it makes a lot of sense especially when you think about how traditional healers and shamans have worked, they haven't felt that separation from nature like Western medics do. And so to rely on the knowledge of other species actually makes a lot of sense. It's probably a lot more than we know at the moment." - Jaap de Roode Jaap de Roode is a biology professor at Emory University, and he is the author of an astonishing new book called Doctors by Nature How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves . I say astonishing because I had no idea about so much of what he explores in his book. It never occurred to me to consider that other species use medicine and have been healing themselves forever. Jaap tells stories of animals across nature, from bumblebees to chimpanzees, how they use plants and natural substances to treat infections, to ward off parasites, to self-medicate. There's so much that we have learned from them, and there's so much more that we still can.…

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This episode is pretty off the cuff and touches on everything from buying new pillows to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Lord of the Rings, a couple Albert Brooks movies, and Van Halen. So...there!

Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com
email: db@derekbrink.com

I think the time index might be a little off this week. I had to make some weird corrections that I don't usually have to worry about. So sorry if that's wrong...but there ya' go.

0:00 - Intro
8:27 - This Is Your Christmas
8:57 - Pillows, Record Store Day, and Van Halen
21:38 - O Holy Night
22:08 - Recent Watching
- 22:08 - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
- 29:22 - Lord of the Rings
- 39:27 - Real Life
- 43:11 - Mother
46:21 - A Promise Worth Keeping
46:51 - Outro

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Empty Checking with Derek Brink

Episode 194 - Missing the Point of the Movie

Empty Checking with Derek Brink

published hace un año

MP3•Episodio en casa

This episode is pretty off the cuff and touches on everything from buying new pillows to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Lord of the Rings, a couple Albert Brooks movies, and Van Halen. So...there!

Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com
email: db@derekbrink.com

I think the time index might be a little off this week. I had to make some weird corrections that I don't usually have to worry about. So sorry if that's wrong...but there ya' go.

0:00 - Intro
8:27 - This Is Your Christmas
8:57 - Pillows, Record Store Day, and Van Halen
21:38 - O Holy Night
22:08 - Recent Watching
- 22:08 - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
- 29:22 - Lord of the Rings
- 39:27 - Real Life
- 43:11 - Mother
46:21 - A Promise Worth Keeping
46:51 - Outro

100 episodios

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