Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

What if the things you do every single day are quietly making you sick… and you don’t even realize it?

Harvard psychologist Dr. Ellen Langer, author of The Mindful Body, reveals the shocking ways our minds shape our health, aging, stress levels, and even how long we live—often without us noticing.

In this mind-expanding of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Langer explains why self-agency and making your own decisions can literally extend your lifespan, how expectations and beliefs shape disease progression, and why the real meaning of mindfulness has almost nothing to do with meditation.

Dr. Langer breaks down:

- Small, everyday habits that are secretly harming your health

- Why stress is the #1 cause of illness (and not for the reason you think)

- Whether healing timelines are based on real time or perceived time

- Surprising benefits of positive thinking, even with terminal illness

- Danger of labels, including words like “try” and “remission”

- Why spontaneous remissions exist & why they’re so hard to study

- Simple ways to become more mindful right now, even if you’ve never meditated once in your life

- Can we train ourselves to not need eyeglasses?

- The real power of the placebo effect

- Can the mind cure the common cold?

- Psychological treatments for chronic illness

- Who is more likely to get sick & why

- How color influences our biology more than we think

- Why spirituality requires presence and mindfulness

- How to reframe negative circumstances into positive ones, and the health benefits of doing so

- How her mother’s battle with cancer inspired her groundbreaking research

This episode will change how you think about healing, stress, aging, illness, and the true power of your mind over your body!

You may never see health, sickness, or “reality” the same way again.

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Dr. Ellen Langer’s latest book, The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705365/the-mindful-body-by-ellen-j-langer/9780593497944/

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why Your God Is Too Small & The Truth About Alien “Pets”

What if humanity is just a 1% DNA shift away from being an alien science project?

In this earth-shattering episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, world-renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of StarTalk) joins us to deconstruct the greatest mysteries of existence. From simulation theory and the multiverse to near-death experiences (NDEs) and the Atheist vs. Spiritual debate, Neil goes unfiltered on why our current understanding of reality might be fundamentally limited by our own biology. Are we smart enough to understand the universe? We might be smarter after this conversation.

In this episode, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down:

- The Big Bang Theory Reunion: Neil shares behind-the-scenes stories from his cameos, his “beef” with Raj Koothrappali, and what it was like seeing “his people” represented on a hit sitcom

- Alien “Zoo Hypothesis”: Why advanced civilizations might view humans as “toddlers” or keep us in a galactic aquarium

- Simulation Theory: Why it is mathematically difficult to argue against the idea that we live in a computer-generated reality

- “Small God” Problem: Why Neil believes modern religion doesn’t account for the true scale of the cosmos

- 95% of Reality is Missing: Understanding the dark matter and dark energy mysteries that drive the universe

- Can We Explain the Soul? Why physics is actually “easier” to solve than the human mind, body, and spirit

- Limits of Intelligence: Neil’s fear that humans may not be “neurologically smart enough” to ever truly figure out the universe

- NDEs & Psychedelics: A scientific look at what happens to the brain during mystical encounters

- Quantum Physics & The Multiverse: Why parallel universes with different laws of physics are scientifically plausible and where we fit in the “Many-Worlds” theory

- Spirituality vs. Science: Why Neil refuses to deny anyone’s spiritual experiences, even while offering a different scientific explanation for them

- The Ultimate Mysteries: Specific questions about the cosmos that Neil deGrasse Tyson most wants to solve before he dies

Are we alone? Are we simulated? Or are we just too small to see the truth? Watch this masterclass in the cosmic perspective and decide for yourself.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why Your God Is Too Small & The Truth About Alien “Pets”

What if humanity is just a 1% DNA shift away from being an alien science project?

In this earth-shattering episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, world-renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of StarTalk) joins us to deconstruct the greatest mysteries of existence. From simulation theory and the multiverse to near-death experiences (NDEs) and the Atheist vs. Spiritual debate, Neil goes unfiltered on why our current understanding of reality might be fundamentally limited by our own biology. Are we smart enough to understand the universe? We might be smarter after this conversation.

In this episode, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down:

- The Big Bang Theory Reunion: Neil shares behind-the-scenes stories from his cameos, his “beef” with Raj Koothrappali, and what it was like seeing “his people” represented on a hit sitcom

- Alien “Zoo Hypothesis”: Why advanced civilizations might view humans as “toddlers” or keep us in a galactic aquarium

- Simulation Theory: Why it is mathematically difficult to argue against the idea that we live in a computer-generated reality

- “Small God” Problem: Why Neil believes modern religion doesn’t account for the true scale of the cosmos

- 95% of Reality is Missing: Understanding the dark matter and dark energy mysteries that drive the universe

- Can We Explain the Soul? Why physics is actually “easier” to solve than the human mind, body, and spirit

- Limits of Intelligence: Neil’s fear that humans may not be “neurologically smart enough” to ever truly figure out the universe

- NDEs & Psychedelics: A scientific look at what happens to the brain during mystical encounters

- Quantum Physics & The Multiverse: Why parallel universes with different laws of physics are scientifically plausible and where we fit in the “Many-Worlds” theory

- Spirituality vs. Science: Why Neil refuses to deny anyone’s spiritual experiences, even while offering a different scientific explanation for them

- The Ultimate Mysteries: Specific questions about the cosmos that Neil deGrasse Tyson most wants to solve before he dies

Are we alone? Are we simulated? Or are we just too small to see the truth? Watch this masterclass in the cosmic perspective and decide for yourself.

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JUST VISITING THIS PLANET: Further Scientific Adventures of Merlin from Omniscia: https://neildegrassetyson.com/books/2025-10-just-visiting-this-planet/

COSMOS CONFIDENTIAL: Neil & Bill's Excellent Bromance: https://a.co/d/5gSkRso

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To wrap up this January, we’re revisiting our inspiring conversation with the woman you’ve heard a thousand times but don’t know it: Voice Actor Tara Strong!

Tara Strong opens up about her struggles with body image, why she believes magic is real, her manifestation process for attracting positivity, her connection to non-human beings and star planets, and what she thinks we can all learn from cartoons.

In this magical episode, Tara also reveals the secrets behind creating some of the most iconic characters in animation! (POWER PUFF GIRLS’ “Bubbles”, THE FAIRLY ODD PARENTS’ “Timmy Turner”, “Harley Quinn”....and MANY more!)

From discovering her voice acting gift at an early age to discussing her favorite roles, we explore Tara’s unique connection with “the characters that live in her head”, her advice for aspiring voice actors, and her insights into the power of positivity and resilience.

PLUS Mayim discusses her own animated voiceover acting career, the “emotional freedom” technique, and how tapping acupressure points can help you through stressful situations.

Discover the science behind manifestation, self-fulfilling prophecies, the laws of attraction, and the ties between resilience and positive thinking.

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If you’ve ever wondered, “What’s actually real when it comes to UAPs, aliens, and nonhuman intelligence?”...today, you’re getting real answers.

This episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown cuts through decades of speculation, misinformation, and stigma to bring you hard science, firsthand research, and never-before-shared insights from one of the most credible scientists studying UAPs today.

For years, the public has been left guessing—Are UFOs real? Are aliens visiting us? Are people actually being harmed? And why won’t mainstream science touch this topic?

That changes today.

We're sitting down with Dr. Garry Nolan, Professor of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Sol Foundation (a leading research institute focused on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), and a featured expert in the hit documentary The Age of Disclosure.

Dr. Nolan explains how he scientifically proved the infamous Atacama “alien” skeleton was not extraterrestrial, revealing what the DNA of true nonhuman life might actually look like if we ever encounter it.

We also explore his classified-adjacent work studying UAPs, including deeply unsettling cases of alleged human injuries linked to possible UAP encounters and energy weapons, and the shocking implications these cases may have for regions of the human brain tied to intuition, perception, and consciousness itself. Dr. Nolan shares what he’s uncovered from analyzing alleged UAP artifacts, including materials connected to Roswell, and how his lab studies metal fragments containing anomalies that appear to defy known physics.

This episode goes where most won’t—and does so with data, restraint, and scientific rigor.

We're breaking down:

- Why the Atacama “alien” skeleton fooled the world, and how science finally solved it

- What alien or nonhuman DNA would actually look like (and why Hollywood gets it wrong)

- What UAP-related human injury cases may reveal about the brain, intuition, and perception

- How alleged UFO materials and Roswell fragments are analyzed at the atomic level

- What Dr. Nolan believes the true goal of nonhuman intelligence might be

- Why he thinks aliens should allow humanity to evolve naturally before further interference

- What he personally witnessed as a child involving UAPs and nonhuman intelligence

- How he responds to skepticism and backlash from fellow scientists

- And whether humanity faces a physical or existential risk from alien contact

This is not science fiction. This is cutting-edge science colliding with the biggest mystery of all time.

Once you hear this, you may never look at reality the same way again.

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