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Welcome to BioLogical where I make science, health, and fitness easy to understand. I’m your host, Ansh Moolinti, breaking down big questions and offering answers that actually make sense. Join me on this epic journey and discover how simple science can be!

  1. 3D AGO

    The Chair Affair: What Prolonged Sitting Is Really Doing to Your Body

    This episode explores what actually happens inside the body during prolonged sitting, explaining how reduced muscle activity, slower blood flow, and metabolic changes can affect blood sugar regulation, cardiovascular health, and even cognitive function over time. The real risk comes from chronic patterns of inactivity, and small, consistent movement breaks can meaningfully support day-to-day health.

    6 min

  2. JAN 31

    Procrastination, NOT Laziness: Why Not Doing Something Important Is Bio(logical)

    This episode explains procrastination as a brain-based emotion regulation problem rather than laziness, showing how stress, discomfort, and short-term relief can override long-term planning systems. By understanding the neural circuits involved—and how sleep, stress, and small actions influence them—listeners learn why procrastination happens and how it can be retrained without shame. Credits: American Psychological Association. Why people procrastinate.https://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/04/procrastinate American Psychological Association. Procrastination: A matter of self-regulation.https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov01/procrastinate National Institutes of Health (NIH). Emotion regulation and decision-making.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4050437/ NIH. Neural mechanisms of self-control.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4089982 Nature Reviews Neuroscience. Prefrontal cortex and cognitive control.https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn2647 Harvard Medical School. How stress affects your brain.https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/how-stress-affects-your-brain NIH. Sleep deprivation and executive function.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449130/ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Sleep deprivation and deficiency.https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep-deprivation NIH. Reinforcement learning and behavior.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4141622/ Nature Reviews Neuroscience. Rethinking self-control and motivation.https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2016.13 Frontiers in Neuroscience. Motivation, dopamine, and behavior change.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4915811/

    6 min

  3. JAN 24

    Consciousness and Why We Know Next to Nothing About It

    What does it actually mean to be conscious—and how does the brain create experience at all? In this episode, I show you what neuroscience knows and doesn’t know about awareness. I look at how brain networks integrate information, why consciousness can fade during sleep or anesthesia, and why there is still no single agreed-upon explanation. Along the way, we separate solid science from speculation and show how studying consciousness teaches us to think carefully about complex systems, uncertainty, and the limits of human knowledge. Credits: NIH – Disorders of consciousnesshttps://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/disorders-consciousness Nature Reviews Neuroscience – Neural correlates of consciousnesshttps://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2016.22 NIH – Brain networks and awarenesshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6341011/ Tononi et al., Nature Reviews Neuroscience – Integrated information theoryhttps://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2016.44 NIH – Sleep and consciousnesshttps://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep New England Journal of Medicine – Disorders of consciousnesshttps://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1607615 Stanford Neurosciences Institute – The hard problem of consciousnesshttps://neuroscience.stanford.edu/news/what-hard-problem-consciousness Nature – What we don’t know about consciousnesshttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02207-1 NIH – Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitionhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449130/ Nature Reviews Neuroscience – Predictive processinghttps://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2018.12

    5 min

  4. JAN 4

    How Exercise REALLY Helps Prevent Disease

    In this episode explains, I explain how exercise reduces disease risk by acting as a whole-body biological signal that improves metabolism, lowers chronic inflammation, strengthens the heart and blood vessels, and supports brain health. Rather than being about weight or appearance, regular movement trains the body’s systems to function more efficiently over time, making exercise one of the most reliable tools for disease prevention. Credits: NIH – Physical Activity and Healthhttps://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/physical-activity CDC – Benefits of Physical Activityhttps://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/pa-health/index.htm NIH – Inflammation and Chronic Diseasehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5838345/ Nature Reviews Immunology – Exercise and immune regulationhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41577-019-0233-1 NIH – Exercise and Insulin Sensitivityhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4531010/ Harvard Medical School – Exercise and Metabolic Healthhttps://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/how-exercise-affects-your-metabolism NIH – Exercise and Brain Healthhttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/exercise-and-physical-activity Frontiers in Neuroscience – Exercise and BDNFhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4915811/ WHO – Physical Activity Guidelineshttps://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity CDC – How Much Physical Activity Do You Need?https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/adults/index.htm NIH – Role of Lifestyle in Disease Preventionhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5881985/ NIH – Exercise Benefits and Limitshttps://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/physical-activity

    8 min

  5. 12/28/2025

    Mental Illness: Does It Make You Broken or Are You Just Wired Differently?

    In this episode, we discover how mental illness is not a personal failure but a reflection of how specific brain circuits involved in threat, reward, stress, and self-control are functioning under pressure. We will see that neuroscience shows that these systems can change with experience, effort, and support—giving people real agency, even though the science is still evolving and not all the answers are settled. NOTICE: The episodes, from here on out, will be in a different format. They will progress in chapters, with each chapter discussing a different portion of a topic to give you the full picture of said topic. Credits: National Institute of Mental Health – Brain Basics & Mental Disordershttps://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/mental-disorders Nature Reviews Neuroscience – Large-scale brain networks in psychopathologyhttps://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2016.163 NIH – Neural circuits and mental illnesshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6354620/ Harvard Center on the Developing Child – Toxic Stresshttps://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/toxic-stress/ NIH – Effects of stress on the brainhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5573560/ Nature – The genetics of psychiatric disordershttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41576-019-0134-1 NIH – Gene–environment interaction in mental illnesshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042095/ National Institute of Mental Health – RDoC Frameworkhttps://www.nimh.nih.gov/research/research-funded-by-nimh/rdoc APA – Limits of diagnostic categorieshttps://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/07/diagnostic NIH – Sleep and mental healthhttps://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep-deprivation Harvard Medical School – Exercise and mental healthhttps://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/exercise-is-an-all-natural-treatment-to-fight-depression NIH – Brain changes after cognitive behavioral therapyhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5797481/ Nature Reviews Neuroscience – Beyond the chemical imbalance theoryhttps://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2015.18 NIH – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Alters Brain Activity in Children With Anxiety https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-updates/2024/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-alters-brain-activity-in-children-with-anxiety

    8 min

  6. 09/14/2025

    The Science behind ...Religion?

    It may sound strange, but religion and spiritual practices have a really powerful scientific backing. In this episode of BioLogical, we will explain how religion and spirituality can actually change your mind for the better.

    4 min

  7. 09/06/2025

    Sleep Like Your Life Depends on It (Because It Does)

    Hey everyone, welcome back to Biological — the podcast where we decode the body-brain connection for high performers like you. Today, we’re diving into a silent epidemic — one that’s eroding your immune system while you scroll through social media in the middle of the night. We’re talking about sleep — and how your sleep habits could be sabotaging your body’s natural defense system.

    4 min

  8. 07/17/2025

    More Training ≠ More Benefits : The Neuroscience of Optimal Training

    Is pushing harder always the key to peak performance? In this episode of Biological, host Ansh Moolinti breaks down the science behind training volume, recovery, and brain-body balance. With insights from Dr. Andrew Huberman’s research, we explore what neuroscience says about overtraining, cortisol overload, and the tipping point where more exercise starts hurting your progress. Whether you’re stacking CrossFit, calisthenics, and swimming or just wondering if you’re doing too much this episode will help you train smarter, not just harder.

    7 min
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Welcome to BioLogical where I make science, health, and fitness easy to understand. I’m your host, Ansh Moolinti, breaking down big questions and offering answers that actually make sense. Join me on this epic journey and discover how simple science can be!

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  • Creator
    Ansh
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    13
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