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In episode 26 it was my pleasure to sit down with Ruairi McKiernan. Ruairi is a social innovator, leader, writer, speaker, and member of Ireland's Council of State.

During our conversation we discussed the following topics;

  • What it was like growing up near the Northern Irish border in the 1980s.
  • The benefits of trying to live a fearless life.
  • Ruairi's involvement with creating Ireland's biggest youth website, SpunOut.
  • Burnout and disillusion.
  • Meditatiopn and mindfulness.
  • The benefits of travelling, both at home and abroad.
  • Hitch-hiking and relying on the kindness of strangers.
  • Leadership and vision.
  • Ruairi reluctantly mentions that he hopes to finish a book soon!

There were loads of thing mentioned by Ruairi throughout the podcast, all of which will be included in the episode notes over at inspirelandpodcast.com.

Enjoy the episode, Dave.

Direct download: McKiernan.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:27am EDT

In this episode I was delighted to be joined on the phone by Dr Andrew Hill. Andrew is, among other things, a lecturer at UCLA and the head of neuroscience at nootropic producer truBrain.

So. Neuroscience. What do most of us know about the way our brains operate?, very little. It was great to have Andrew on the pod to help explain how our brains function, what they need to function best, and whether or not consciousness exists!

Our conversation covered, but was not limited to, the following topics;

  • The difference between the brain and the mind.
  • What neuroscience can tell us about our personalities.
  • In the next decade we may see computers that are as powerful as the human brain.
  • The role of neuroplasticity in learning.
  • Andrew explains that it takes 5 weeks to break old habits or create new ones.
  • How we can optimise our chances of turning new cells into neurons by keeping our brains active.
  • Andrew explains his belief that what we now call ADHD was an ancient evolutionary necessity for group survival.
  • Andrew talks about his personal experience of biohacking, meditation, neural feedback experimentation, and nootropics.

Enjoy the episode and tell your friends. Dave

For more details about Dr Hill, as well as all the episode notes, visit inspirelandpodcast.com

Direct download: Inspireland_HILL_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:25am EDT

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