$30B/year in disability costs. A critical meeting Nov 12th. A vote in Q1 2026 nobody's watching. Clean air standards that could change everything. Canada's about to decide whether to mandate ASHRAE 241—the first G7 nation to require airborne disease protection in buildings.

Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... Read more: helioxpodcast.substack.com/p/growing-up... Growing up with chaos leaves the brain underresponsive to normal pleasure. New research shows that addressing trauma and addiction simultaneously, does work. #Addiction #Recovery #PTSD #TherapyWorks

We're building minds that can't sleep. Question is: are we teaching them to dream, or just to optimize? 🤖💭 New Heliox episode explores the 10 principles of AI agent economics—and why the efficiency trap might be our biggest near-term risk. 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis...

🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... 📖 helioxpodcast.substack.com/p/sorry-ther... The "glass of wine is good for your brain" myth just got completely demolished by genetics. 2.4 million people. One clear answer: The protective effect of light drinking was never real. #AlcoholStudies #Alzheimers

Your brain keeps you feeling real by constantly rewriting your past. But when that editing stalls? Ghost timelines haunt you—versions of yourself you didn't become but can't abandon. This Halloween episode explores why October unmoors us. 👻 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis...

They said fusion had to be massive. A desperate team at Avalanche Energy proved 40x better with a reactor core you can hold in your hands. Sometimes impossible just means nobody tried failing fast enough. 🔬 New Heliox episode on the heretics who made fusion small ↓

We taught cells to build their own quantum sensors. For decades, physicists dreamed of putting quantum sensors inside living cells—but our best sensors need cold, isolated environments. Life is warm, messy, and chaotic. Totally incompatible. Until now. 🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis...

20 million years → 15 minutes. Danish researchers just broke time itself. This changes everything we thought we knew about learning. What international quantum scientists demonstrated isn't just speed—it's a fundamental rethinking of how we can know things about the world. ☕✨

💔 What if your heart attack warning should come from NASA, not just your doctor? New research from Brazil tracked 1,340 heart attacks over 7 years and found something shocking: geomagnetic storms TRIPLE cardiac risk—especially for women. We've been looking in the wrong direction.

Scientists can read your diet from your gut bacteria with 90% accuracy. 🦠 A study of 21,561 people reveals something wild: your microbiome creates unique dietary fingerprints. Omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans have completely different bacterial communities. #microbiome #guthealth #plantbased

Ever fumble with a zipper and wonder: is this just aging, or something more? Your hands might be whispering secrets about your brain health that you're not hearing. 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... 📖 helioxpodcast.substack.com/p/how-mobili... #BrainHealth #Neuroscience #AgingWell

We're drowning in planet data but can't see clearly. Finally, AI displays Earth as meaning, not noise. This changes everything. 🌍✨ Seeing the Whole Earth—AlphaEarth Foundations 🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... 📖 Essay: helioxpodcast.substack.com #AI #ClimateScience #EarthObservation

⚛️ A quantum computer just ran for 2 hours straight—previous: milliseconds. But the real story is about how they solved it—and what it teaches us about persistence. 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... 📖 helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... #QuantumComputing #Science #Technology

36% - 46% of COVID survivors live with chronic illness. Our song "The Elevator to Two" talks about what this means. #LongCOVID #ChronicIllness #DisabilityAwareness 🎧 Episode: www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... Essay: helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMJS...

What if your immune system could borrow another person's cellular memories? Today's breakthrough made me cry—cancer patients clearing COVID in days ✨ 67-year-old cancer patient received borrowed T-cells. Four days later: viral load plummeted. Six months later: those cells are STILL protecting her 🧵

🧵 The quiet revolution in AI safety is happening now—and it's nothing like sci-fi predicted.

🌡️ New research analyzed 1.2 billion social media posts and discovered something profound: extreme heat above 95°F systematically makes us more emotionally negative worldwide. 🎧 Full episode: www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... 📖 helioxpodcast.substack.com #MentalHealth #ClimateAnxiety

The most beautiful thing about AI scaling isn't the technology—it's watching thousands of specialized components learn to work together in perfect harmony.

When reality refuses to fit our neat little boxes 📦➡️🗂️ Spent 5 years thinking SARS-CoV-2 worked like a simple lock and key. Turns out the virus has been using a completely different entrance we didn't even know existed.

🚨 Plot twist: Your job might not exist in 5 years, but that's not the scary part The scary part? 39% of your skills will be obsolete by 2030 (per WEF 2025 report) The EXCITING part? 170 million new jobs are being created & 77% of employers are investing in reskilling YOU 🧵

The Role of Laughter in Brain Plasticity www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/p/metastabil... #neuroscience #laughter #brainscience #psychology #humor #research #science #consciousness #humanbehavior #cognitivescience #socialscience #embodiedcognition

HELIOX Podcast - Where Evidence Meets Empathy www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/p/beauty-pro... Research on pregnant women found associations between higher exposure to these chemicals and hypertension during pregnancy. #CleanBeauty #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

🔀 How Metaphors Construct the World We Think We Know www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... 
 helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... #psychology #cognitivescience #linguistics #metaphor #language #research #embodiedcognition #conceptualthinking #mindscience #academicresearch

The Invisible Architecture of our Reality: Semiotics Podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/2405788 Substack: helioxpodcast.substack.com/p/the-invisi... Your outfit today? It's a complex semiotic system broadcasting your values, tribal affiliations, economic status, and worldview to everyone you encounter.

🕸️ Why AI's Next Breakthrough Isn't About More Data: #MKAN www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... 
 helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... 
 #AI #MachineLearning #DataScience #ScientificComputing #TechInnovation #ComputationalScience #PredictiveModeling #DeepLearning #PhysicsInformedML

Global Air Quality, Wildfires, & Health: 2025 Update www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... 
 helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... 
 Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy 🇨🇦‬ #ClimateChange #AirPollution #PublicHealth #WildfireSmoke #EnvironmentalHealth #HealthAwareness #ClimateScience

🧠 Human Cognitive Diversity: Understanding, Representation, and Explanation www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you! #psychology #neurodiversity #cognitiveScience #diversity #science #brainScience #inclusion #research #mentalHealth #weird

🧬 Mitochondrial Health for Reversing Aging and Disease www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... 
 #longevity #antiaging #healthscience #mitochondria #wellness #biohacking #COVID19 #cellularhealth #research #prevention #MitoQ #Helox #Podcast

Canadian employers have been ordering workers back to in-person work through blanket return-to-office policies. On top of harming workplace equity, these policies have repercussions as children head back to school and respiratory illness season looms, write three experts. 🦠 #canlab

🌐 Adaptive Mutualism: A New Economic Model www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... 

 #AI #economics #cooperation #systemsthinking #sustainability #innovation #futureeconomy #artificialintelligence #economicreform #mutualaid

The Sacrifice of Mungo McDonald www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... www.ulrichschaffer.net/my-life-givi... #Ethics #Philosophy #Faith #Justice #MoralCourage #Religion #SpiritualJourney #HumanRights #Tyranny #Resistance

💸 The Hidden Cost of Private Equity www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... #PrivateEquity #EconomicJustice #WorkerRights #CorporateAccountability #CommunityActivism #AntiCapitalism #LocalNews #HealthcareForAll #HousingJustice #LaborOrganizing

🧠 Welcome to the curved space of everything www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/p/169847663 #ArtificialIntelligence #NeuralNetworks #ScientificBreakthrough #HigherOrderInteractions #CognitiveScience #AITheory #ExplosivePhaseTransitions

AlphaGo Moment for Model Architecture Discovery www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... We're living through what might be the last era where humans are the limiting factor in AI development. #AI #ML #DeepLearning #NeuralNetworks #ComputerScience #TechPodcast

Periodic reminder that surgical or even cloth masks are much better than nothing for limiting Covid transmission. Some references: doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7106e1 doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105157

The Afterlife Industrial Complex: What David Eagleman's Tales Tell Us About Our Desperate Need for Meaning www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... #philosophy #afterlife #consciousness #deepthoughts #mindblown #podcast #thoughtexperiment #spirituality

The Book of Rights: A Manifesto for Individual Freedom www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... #PersonalGrowth #Authenticity #IndividualRights #Philosophy #MentalHealth #SelfDevelopment #Mindfulness #Psychology #PodcastLife #DeepThoughts #SelfAwareness

Nailfold Capillaroscopy: 
 Unveiling Fibrinoid Microclots and Microcirculation Dynamics www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... #MedicalResearch #ChronicIllness #BloodClots #LongCOVID #HealthScience #Microcirculation #HealthTech #Diagnostics #Science

New preprint from #TeamClots: “The increase in smaller microclots post-exercise suggests microclots do not behave as static entities but can undergo structural changes in response to physical exertion. This has critical implications for…exercise-based rehabilitation strategies in #LongCovid”

Another new preprint with @resiapretorius.bsky.social is available, on a technique called #Nailfold #Capillaroscopy that we think will be an important complement to #microclot measurements. preprints.org/manuscript/2... #TeamClots

🔬 Flow Cytometric Detection of Fibrin(ogen) Amyloid Microclots  www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... 
helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... Substack roadmap for Health Canada approval. #COVID #HealthScience #DiagnosticTesting #Microclots #BD #FACSCanto #BeckmanCoulter #CytoFLEX #tissuehypoxia

Saskatoon under air quality warning as wildfire smoke blows in from the north CTV News July 14, 2025 By Rory MacLean stillcoviding.ca/en/news/sask... #Saskatoon #health #AirQuality

Heliox: Evidence, Empathy, and the Human Tapestry: Season 4 Review www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis...
helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... Thanks for listening! #podcast #informationoverload #criticalthinking #knowledgeframework #storytelling #evidencebasedthinking #empathy #complexsystems

Alberta’s measles outbreaks surpass case counts reported for entire U.S. CBC News July 14, 2025 By Jennifer Lee stillcoviding.ca/en/news/albe... #Alberta #measles

💙 Thank you to Dr Kane for highlighting this deeply problematic mandatory training for FII. This broad model is embedded within healthcare yet is NOT backed by evidence. Capturing highly vulnerable families whom the medical system is failing. It is discriminatory & damaging. We need change.

🧬 AlphaGenome: Predicting Variant Effects on Gene Regulation www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... #genetics #artificialintelligence #science #genomics #biotech #deeplearning #research #medicine #DNA #innovation #Google #DeepMind #Heliox

💨 COVID for Docs ( duty of care ): 
 Science, Spread, and Long-Term Harm www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... #LongCOVIDAwareness #COVIDScience #AirborneTransmission #CognitiveDecline #PandemicFatigue #HealthEducation #SemmelweisEffect #CovidIsAirBorne

⚡ How MiniMax M1 
Just Rewrote the Rules of AI helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post... Sometimes the most profound changes happen not with fanfare, but with a whisper that echoes through eternity. #AI #ML #TechNews #OpenSourceAI #AIResearch #DeepLearning #TechBreakthrough #Innovation

I'm going to write a free post each week. This one answers a question you hear a lot these days. When is the collapse going to start? www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/when-is-th...

Barn Owl over the Somerset levels #birds