cover of episode Andrew Newberg Returns (on Sex, God, and the Brain)

Andrew Newberg Returns (on Sex, God, and the Brain)

2024/8/29
logo of podcast Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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Dr. Andrew Newberg (Sex, God, and the Brain) is a neuroscientist and author. Andrew joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how philosophy and science can work together, how the study of seizures has changed over time, and why he started to take a more spiritual scientific approach to his research. Andrew and Dax talk about how human rituals developed, how religion and sex shaped the evolution of civilization, and the biochemistry of god and sex. Andrew explains why happens to the body during intense spiritual experiences, why he was interested in studying orgasmic meditation, and the good vs the bad of religion and spirituality.

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