What's on our brains: Behind the scenes of From Our Neurons to Yours

From Our Neurons to Yours

From Our Neurons to Yours
What's on our brains: Behind the scenes of From Our Neurons to Yours
Oct 16, 2026 Season 9 Episode 18

Today on the show we're doing something a little different.

Quite different, actually. Nine seasons in, listeners might wonder: Why do we make this show? How do we prepare for it? What do we hope you get out of it? What even is the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute? 

The idea has been brewing for a while, and this time we're doing it: From Our Neurons To Yours is taking you behind the scenes of From Our Neurons To Yours. Producer Michael Osborne joins host Nicholas Weiler to talk about where the show came from, how we get ready to bring you to the frontiers of neuroscience, and yes, what Wu Tsai Neuro is all about.



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