For Episode #63, we’re granted insight into the United States Intelligence Community by way of Dr. Adam Russell of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA for short). As Program Manager of the SHARP Program – which stands for Strengthening Human Adaptive Reasoning and Problem-Solving – Dr. Russell aims to uncover the most effective methods to optimize human performance and productivity in information-rich, high-stress environments.

The benefits of this program, not just to high-performing individuals working in cognitively-demanding environments, but society in general, could be huge. So, this episode will serve as our introduction to SHARP in the first instance, and we’ll check in again with Dr. Russell as it draws to a close to get some inside intel on the program’s results. Stay tuned!

We’ll also learn about how regular alcohol consumption may affect the brains of men and women quite differently, and find out a simple, science-backed method to boost creativity.

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