{"podcast":{"title":"Mayim Bialik's Breakdown","slug":"mayim-bialik-s-breakdown-1365756","podcast_index_feed_id":1365756,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/a88a08/feeds.megaphone.fm/MASL6091580855/","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/mayim-bialiks-breakdown","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/98/32/cd/36/9832cd36-19ab-4c6a-a982-7e2768ef2084/69d4cff5b20534ff089282b519c732e0340b84584b5e42509f26531f533befd95d851ffc1d7ddaf4600441c4d7be830e9ed5178e07ddd84120961b1e90b3e822.jpeg","author":"Mayim Bialik","episode_count":472,"summary":"Consciousness. Spontaneous healing. UAPs. Near Death Experiences. Manifestation. Psychic phenomena. Angels. Nothing is off limits if it can be approached with curiosity and rigor. MBB started as a conversation about mental health — and quickly became something much bigger. Because the deeper you go into what it means to be human, the faster you run into questions science hasn’t fully answered yet. Hosted by neuroscientist and cultural icon Mayim Bialik and spiritual explorer Jonathan Cohen, MBB is a multi-award-winning podcast where science and spirituality meet. Together they break down the assumptions, the misperceptions, and the boundaries between disciplines — and every breakdown is a breakthrough. This is where the biggest questions get taken seriously — and where you realize you’ve never been alone in asking them. Can the mind actually heal the body? Can quantum physics explain psychic phenomena? What do Near Death Experiences reveal about the nature of consciousness and the seat of the human soul? What if the only thing separating you from your own intuition - or even God - is the assumption that it’s out of reach? And if governments are publicly acknowledging the existence…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T16:20:27.664994+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mayim-bialik-s-breakdown-1365756"},"episode":{"title":"Substack Live Re-Air: Does AI Have Empathy? | Babak Hodjat","slug":"substack-live-re-air-does-ai-have-empathy-babak-hodjat","published_at":"2026-07-11T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mayim-bialik-s-breakdown-1365756/substack-live-re-air-does-ai-have-empathy-babak-hodjat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mayim-bialik-s-breakdown-1365756","url":"https://claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/PMMIC/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/1047/rss.art19.com/episodes/a704fe79-12fe-47cb-835e-2c4b211860f1.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/PMMIC/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/1047/rss.art19.com/episodes/a704fe79-12fe-47cb-835e-2c4b211860f1.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"In this special Substack Live Re-Air, Jonathan talks with Babak Hodjat — PhD in AI, co-inventor of the natural language technology behind Siri, and one of the founding architects of agentic AI. They explore two questions: where is the world going next, and what does it mean to be human in the era of AI? Technology is becoming more intelligent by the day, and asking about our place within it has never mattered more. Babak was among a small group of researchers in the late 1990s who were building systems that could not only understand us, but also anticipate us and act on our behalf. Then, Babak’s vision became Siri. AI began by predicting the next word in a sentence. Now, we have systems that reason, translate, write poetry, and even display empathy. As we explore this new world, we must remember that it mirrors us. If it becomes destructive, it is because we are. If it is good, it is because we are. Its brilliance is in our hands. Go to https://www.helixsleep.com/breakdown for 20% off sitewide. Go to https://tidd.ly/4uVltMe and use the code MAYIM50 to get $50 off your Elastique order. Make your summer wardrobe feel easier. Go to  https://www.quince.com/breakdown for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. 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