# Brain Science on The No Agenda Show Brain Science comes up in 6 chapters across 6 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2013 to November 2021. - **Chapters:** 6 - **Episodes:** 6 - **Discussed:** May 2013 – November 2021 - **Related topics:** [Npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [Antibodies](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/antibodies.md), [Cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [Darpa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/darpa.md), [Detroit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/detroit.md), [Disinformation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disinformation.md), [Forensic Science](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/forensic-science.md), [Las Vegas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/las-vegas.md), [Michio Kaku](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michio-kaku.md), [Mind Control](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mind-control.md) ## Chapters 1–6 of 6 ### NPR Brains On Podcast, mRNA Mechanism for Children - **Episode:** [1398: Gender Justice](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1398-gender-justice.md) - **Published:** 2021-11-11 - **Time:** 19:04–22:43 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1398-gender-justice/chapter/npr-brains-on-podcast-mrna-mechanism-for-children.md An excerpt from the NPR-supported podcast "Brains On" is analyzed for its explanation of mRNA vaccines to a juvenile audience. The podcast uses personified virus characters and simplified analogies to describe how the vaccine instructs cells to create spike proteins to train the immune system. The hosts question the scientific accuracy of the "thousands of volunteers" claim and the overall tone of the educational content. Keywords: [npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), brains on, [mrna](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mrna.md), [spike protein](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/spike-protein.md), [national science foundation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-science-foundation.md), [antibodies](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/antibodies.md) ### Sesame Workshop Syrian Refugee Education Grant - **Episode:** [995: Missile by Nike](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/995-missile-by-nike.md) - **Published:** 2018-01-02 - **Time:** 2:38:15–2:43:39 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/995-missile-by-nike/chapter/sesame-workshop-syrian-refugee-education-grant.md Sesame Workshop received a $100 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation to create educational programming for Syrian refugee children. The initiative involves creating new characters who live in tents and conducting home visits to train parents on "nurturing care" to combat the effects of "toxic stress" on brain development. Keywords: [sesame street](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sesame-street.md), macarthur foundation, [syrian refugees](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/syrian-refugees.md), [brain science](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brain-science.md), toxic stress ### Stephen Paddock Brain Evaluation, CTE Search - **Episode:** [973: Exit on the Floor](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/973-exit-on-the-floor.md) - **Published:** 2017-10-15 - **Time:** 2:21:02–2:26:06 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/973-exit-on-the-floor/chapter/stephen-paddock-brain-evaluation-cte-search.md The brain of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock has been sent to a facility for microscopic evaluation to look for abnormalities like CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy). The hosts mock the idea of finding abnormalities in a brain damaged by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. They also clarify registration discrepancies involving Paddock's girlfriend, Marilou Danley. Keywords: [stephen paddock](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/stephen-paddock.md), cte, [traumatic brain injury](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/traumatic-brain-injury.md), [forensic science](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/forensic-science.md), mary lou danley, [las vegas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/las-vegas.md) ### New No Agenda Brain Scientist Sir Don of Detroit - **Episode:** [751: Funny Blow](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/751-funny-blow.md) - **Published:** 2015-08-27 - **Time:** 59:42–1:06:19 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/751-funny-blow/chapter/new-no-agenda-brain-scientist-sir-don-of-detroit.md Donald De Gracia, a professor at Wayne State University, contributes $1,010.10 to become the show's new resident brain scientist. De Gracia's letter critiques the "philosophical pygmies" of modern science and offers a more worldly perspective from Detroit. He is knighted as Sir Don, King of Blackness in Detroit. Keywords: donald de gracia, wayne state university, [detroit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/detroit.md), brain scientist, science is religion, [packard plant](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/packard-plant.md) ### Michio Kaku, MK-Ultra, Brain Manipulation Science - **Episode:** [648: Centrifuge Him!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/648-centrifuge-him.md) - **Published:** 2014-08-31 - **Time:** 3:10:29–3:15:35 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/648-centrifuge-him/chapter/michio-kaku-mk-ultra-brain-manipulation-science.md Physicist Michio Kaku discusses his new book on brain science and the history of the CIA's MK-Ultra program. Kaku dismisses MK-Ultra as "cockamamie" and claims it produced no usable information, which the hosts interpret as a disinformation tactic to downplay past government atrocities while promoting new, "real" brain manipulation technologies. Keywords: [michio kaku](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michio-kaku.md), mk-ultra, [cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [mind control](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mind-control.md), [brain science](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brain-science.md), [disinformation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disinformation.md) ### Brain Science, NPR Criminal Prediction Theories - **Episode:** [509: DeDe Dinah](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/509-dede-dinah.md) - **Published:** 2013-05-02 - **Time:** 16:24–19:04 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/509-dede-dinah/chapter/brain-science-npr-criminal-prediction-theories.md A critique is offered regarding a scientist featured on NPR who claims to predict criminal recidivism through brain scans. The hosts and their dinner guests, including a "brain scientist," dismiss these theories as pseudoscience. They also discuss the $100 million Obama brain initiative, noting that much of the funding was already appropriated by DARPA. Keywords: [npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [brain science](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brain-science.md), [darpa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/darpa.md), criminal behavior, mobile brain scanner --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. Every public page on this site has one: add `.md` to its URL, or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. - [Site index for agents (llms.txt)](https://search.noagendashow.net/llms.txt) - [Home](https://search.noagendashow.net/index.md) - [Search transcripts](https://search.noagendashow.net/search.md) - [All episodes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episodes.md) - [Topics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topics.md) - [People](https://search.noagendashow.net/people.md)