They say that pain is a great motivator, but if you listen carefully, it is also a phenomenal teacher. I've experienced some unusual sensations in my life. Some of them exceedingly painful. The learning process and early years of becoming a sword swallower certainly forced some...
On this episode of Remarkably Human Radio, I take you high into the Himalayas as I recount my journey to Mount Everest Base Camp just prior to the devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal. From the nitty-gritty details of what it takes to make such a trek...
DONATE NOW TO THE REMARKABLY HUMAN FOR NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND A mere few weeks ago, I returned from an extraordinary adventure deep into the Khumbu region of Nepal. My trip took me from Kathmandu all the way to Mt. Everest and back. I met extraordinary...
On today's episode, we talk float tanks with veteran flotation expert and researcher Richard Bonk. Sometimes called sensory deprivation, isolation, flotation or REST (restricted environmental stimulation therapy) tanks, we chat about their beginnings in 1950s neuropsychiatry research and their resurgence today as a therapeutic...
If there were a pill that could increase your focus, improve your memory, alleviate your anxiety and protect your brain from age-related decline, would you take it? On this episode of Remarkably Human Radio, we talk about smart drugs - also known as nootropics or cognitive...
On a recent trip to Austin, Texas, I met up with the host of Entrepreneur Fitness, Brandon Epstein. Brandon has a strong interest in the role of thought, as it relates to fitness and well-being, and he himself has quite a success story, having been an...
On April 15th, 2013, the largest domestic terrorist incident since the 9/11 attack hit the city of Boston and the surrounding communities. What ensued was one of the largest and most complex tactical responses in the history of civilian law enforcement. It could not have...
By all outward appearances, Tim Cannon looks like a fairly ordinary guy. If you saw him on the streets of his hometown of Pittsburgh, he’d probably blend in. But on the inside, he’s far from ordinary. What sets him apart are not only...
On this episode of Remarkably Human Radio, I chat with living sideshow legend and pain control expert Tim Cridland (aka Zamora the Torture King) about the extreme demonstrations of pain control that he performs on-stage, how and why he does it, and what the rest...
It's been said that today's younger generation may be the first ever to have the possibility of living long enough to live forever. Anti-aging and life extension technologies are rapidly accelerating, and some scientists, doctors and futurists believe that we are just a few decades away...
