# #130: 🎙️ INTERVIEW | Understanding Addiction with Dr. Carl Erik Fisher, Author of The Urge: Our History of Addiction

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Published: 2025-04-30T07:02:00+00:00
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Hey friends, I’m giving a talk tonight at a beach party 🎉 This isn’t just a party, it’s an invitation to reconnect with your happiest self through music, movement, and a touch of science. 🌈✨ My talk unpacks “The Pursuit of Happiness” through the lens of biochemistry and neuroscience, revealing how dance floors, gatherings, connection, and friendships drive our brain’s joy systems. 🧠 Set by the beach, kissed by sunlight, and carried into starlight, this edition of Shugi Nights is all about ALEGRIA - happiness. Details: 🗓 Wednesday 30 April | 🕔 17h–02h 📍 AURA — Estr. da Praia do Infante, Costa da Caparica 🎶 LINEUP | IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE | 17h-02h * ⁠UDI FAGUNDES – Live on the beach under the sun 🌅 * ⁠⁠DR. NINA PATRICK – Talks about “The Pursuit of Happiness” 🧠 * ⁠MIGUEL DOMINGOS – Bringing fire to the floor 🔥 * ⁠WAMANZI – DJ set to awaken your soul 🌊 * ⁠SHUGI – Closing with a hybrid live/DJ set 💫 Grab your ticket here. INTERVIEW | Understanding Addiction with Dr. Carl Erik Fisher, Author of The Urge: Our History of Addiction In this week’s episode of the Nina’s Notes Podcast, I host a remarkable guest whose work explores the complex terrain of addiction, mental health, and human behavior. Dr. Carl Erik Fisher is an addiction physician, bioethicist, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University. His unique perspective combines rigorous medical training with personal lived experience, deep philosophical inquiry, and a profound compassion for those struggling with addiction and mental health challenges. Dr. Fisher is the author of the acclaimed book The Urge: Our History of Addiction , which examines addiction through historical, cultural, and scientific lenses. In addition to the deep historical research in the book, Dr. Fisher openly shares his o…

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