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51. Five Specific Techniques for Excellent Presentations with Ross Fisher

Rob Orman

May 31, 2021

51. Five Specific Techniques for Excellent Presentations with Ross Fisher

Most of us learned by example of how to give a talk. It turns out, the example was most likely flawed. Here is the antidote.

50. The Iceman and The Wedge with Scott Carney

Rob Orman

May 17, 2021

50. The Iceman and The Wedge with Scott Carney

When do you feel most alive? Is it lounging on the couch or engaging in something difficult?

49. A Novel Approach to Nasal Congestion

Rob Orman

May 6, 2021

49. A Novel Approach to Nasal Congestion

Recent evidence suggests that sex to orgasm can improve nasal airflow.

Rob Orman

May 3, 2021

48. Skill Decay

High demand jobs require continued exposure to the field of operations for maintenance of top level sharpness. What to do when skill decays?

47. COVID Infection and Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy

Rob Orman

Apr 22, 2021

47. COVID Infection and Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy

New data this week has shed light on risks associated with COVID infection and the safety profile of mRNA vaccines in pregnant patients.

46. Strategies to De-Stress Your Nervous System

Rob Orman

Apr 19, 2021

46. Strategies to De-Stress Your Nervous System

We are often witness to, or sometimes in the middle of, traumatic events and our nervous system can get stuck in an upregulated state

45. The Story Behind COVID Vaccines and Brain Blood Clots

Rob Orman

Apr 15, 2021

45. The Story Behind COVID Vaccines and Brain Blood Clots

The news this week has been replete with stories about increased clot risk in those who have received the AstraZeneca and Johnson &...

44. A First Hand Account of the Beirut Explosion and Mass Casualty

Rob Orman

Apr 5, 2021

44. A First Hand Account of the Beirut Explosion and Mass Casualty

A firsthand account of what happened during this mass casualty event from the lens of an emergency physician who was there.

Rob Orman

Mar 22, 2021

43. How to Not Take Things Personally

In this episode: how to not take things personally, sustainable happiness, using body language to transform internal state

42. Tough Love and Social Capital with Jim Adams, MD

Rob Orman

Mar 8, 2021

42. Tough Love and Social Capital with Jim Adams, MD

Jim Adams, MD is direct, transparent, and unapologetic in his ‘tough love’ management strategy.

Rob Orman

Feb 22, 2021

41. Cognitive Reframing

We have a choice in how we perceive and act on any situation."It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control"

40. Effect of a single vaccine dose with and without previous COVID infection

Rob Orman

Feb 11, 2021

40. Effect of a single vaccine dose with and without previous COVID infection

Impact of Israel’s full bore vaccine program, protection after a single vax dose, immunity after one dose in those with COVID antibodies

39. Vinay Prasad Wants to Flip Your Vote (about medicine)

Rob Orman

Feb 8, 2021

39. Vinay Prasad Wants to Flip Your Vote (about medicine)

Vinay Prasad pulls no punches in this wide ranging conversation on public health, tradeoffs in medicine, why science doesn't make decisions.

Rob Orman

Jan 25, 2021

38. How To Meditate

Master meditation teacher Robert Beatty walks us through: the basics of meditation, how to start a meditation practice, principles of...

Rob Orman

Jan 11, 2021

37. Stress Inoculation

We break down three techniques to inoculate yourself against the stress of time critical tasks.

Rob Orman

Jan 2, 2021

36. UK COVID Variant Explained

We break down what’s known about the new UK COVID variant: what it is, types of mutations, what’s meant by ‘more transmissible’, and...

Rob Orman

Dec 28, 2020

35. Life, Death, and Medicine

Christiaan Maurer MD, was in his mid 40s when diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme. Looking into the void, he learned the secret of life.

34. Tylenol, Sleep, and Antibody Response. COVID vaccine side effects.

Rob Orman

Dec 21, 2020

34. Tylenol, Sleep, and Antibody Response. COVID vaccine side effects.

The COVID vaccines are upon us! In this episode we disambiguate vax side effects and how Tylenol & sleep may impact antibody response.

Rob Orman

Dec 14, 2020

33. Understanding Willpower and Habits

Most of us have habits we'd like to change -- both getting rid of bad ones and adopting good ones. It's easier said than done!

Rob Orman

Dec 10, 2020

32. The COVID Mortality Score (VACO)

The Veterans Health Administration COVID-19 (VACO) Index for COVID-19 Mortality predicts 30 day mortality following a positive test.