{"id":995,"date":"2019-09-11T08:49:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T15:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?p=995"},"modified":"2019-10-18T15:24:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T22:24:56","slug":"228-bill-sullivan-genes-germs-and-curious-forces-within-humans-in-pleased-to-meet-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/228-bill-sullivan-genes-germs-and-curious-forces-within-humans-in-pleased-to-meet-me\/","title":{"rendered":"228: Bill Sullivan | Genes, Germs, And Curious Forces Within Humans In &#8220;Pleased To Meet Me&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Sullivan.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-999\" width=\"330\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Sullivan.png 376w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Sullivan-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Bill Sullivan of Indiana University School of Medicine joins on episode 228 of the show, and we discuss his book <em>Pleased To Meet Me: Genes, Germs, And The Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are<\/em>, along with related topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a Professor with a Ph.D. in Molecular &amp; Cell Biology from the University of Pennsylvania, who had focused on genes for drug-resistance in a parasite called <em>Toxoplasma gondii<\/em>. He has experience with epigenetics, parasites, germs, gene expression, and more. Professor Sullivan also has written for numerous outlets like <em>Scientific American<\/em> and <em>What Is Epigenetics<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoyed speaking with Bill here, and we covered a variety of topics from the book, as well as some extended questions I had from the book&#8217;s framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Show notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>how taste can be different in different people based on ability to be a &#8220;super taster&#8221;<\/li><li>why your gut bacteria is so important in assisting regulation of your mood and well-being<\/li><li>what makes some people more prone to addiction, and the percentages associated with some levels of addiction<\/li><li>what type of environments contribute to drug use, versus the ones that make drug use seem less appealing<\/li><li>how mood requires a balance of many different parameters<\/li><li>why a polygenic trait like height is desired, and what it represents of the person who has it<\/li><li>what epigenetics has to do with adverse childhood experiences and their lasting impact on an individual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Sullivan&#8217;s material is available on his <a href=\"https:\/\/authorbillsullivan.com\">website<\/a>, and his new book is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pleased-Meet-Me-Curious-Forces\/dp\/1426220553\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pleased-To-Meet-Me.jpg?fit=683%2C1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1000\" width=\"241\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pleased-To-Meet-Me.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pleased-To-Meet-Me-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pleased-To-Meet-Me-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pleased-To-Meet-Me-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5732\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-995-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas228billsullivan.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas228billsullivan.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas228billsullivan.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas228billsullivan.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=995-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas228billsullivan.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tas228billsullivan.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Bill Sullivan of Indiana University School of Medicine joins on episode 228 of the show, and we discuss his book Pleased To Meet Me: Genes, Germs, And The Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are, along with related topics. 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