Inside You

Why do you replay conversations from years ago? Why do you imagine disasters that never happen? Why does your brain seem determined to keep you awake at 2 a.m. thinking about things you can't change? In this episode of Inside You, Ryan Avery explores the science of overthinking. Discover why the human brain evolved to worry, how anxiety hijacks attention, and why your mind is constantly running si...

You trust your eyes. You trust your memories. You trust your instincts. But what if your brain is constantly bending reality without you realizing it? In this episode of Inside You, Ryan Avery explores the surprising ways your brain creates shortcuts, fills in missing information, and sometimes convinces you of things that aren't true. Discover why eyewitnesses can be wrong, why first impressions...

When you were ten years old, a single summer felt endless. A school year felt like forever. Waiting for your birthday felt impossible. But now? Weeks disappear. Months blur together. Entire years seem to vanish in the blink of an eye. So what changed? Did time speed up? Or did your brain change the way it experiences it? In this episode of Inside You, Ryan Avery explores one of the strangest exper...

You trust your memories. Your childhood. Your first love. Your biggest mistake. Your proudest moment. But what if some of those memories aren't as accurate as you think? In this episode of Inside You, Ryan Avery explores the fascinating science of memory. Discover why we forget names, how false memories are created, why embarrassing moments stay with us for years, and how your brain constantly rew...

Nobody likes pain. We spend our lives trying to avoid it. Headaches. Broken bones. Burns. Heartbreak. But what if pain is actually one of the greatest gifts evolution ever gave us? In this episode of Inside You, Ryan Avery explores the science behind physical and emotional pain. Discover why your brain creates pain, why some people feel more pain than others, and why life without pain can be far m...

Inside your body lives an entire world. Trillions of microscopic organisms. Thousands of species. A hidden ecosystem that influences far more than digestion. Scientists now believe your gut may affect your mood, your immune system, your cravings, and even the way you think. In this episode of Inside You, Ryan Avery explores the strange and fascinating world living inside your digestive system. Dis...

Every second, your body is changing. Cells are dividing. DNA is being copied. Tiny repairs are happening throughout your body. So why don't those repairs continue forever? Why does hair turn gray? Why does skin wrinkle? Why do muscles weaken and memories fade? In this episode of Inside You, Ryan Avery explores one of the oldest questions in human history: Why do we age? From damaged DNA and shorte...

Every second of every day, an invisible war is being fought inside your body. Millions of microscopic invaders—viruses, bacteria, and other harmful organisms—are constantly searching for a way in. Standing between them and your survival is one of the most sophisticated defense systems ever created: your immune system. In this episode of Inside You, Ryan Avery explores the hidden army working tirel...

Every night, your brain creates stories. Some are beautiful. Some are terrifying. Some make absolutely no sense. You can fly through the sky, meet people who no longer exist, relive memories, or find yourself in places you've never been. But why? Why does the human brain spend nearly a third of life sleeping—and a significant portion of that time dreaming? In this episode of Inside You, Ryan Avery...

Your brain weighs only a few pounds. Yet it creates every thought you've ever had. Every memory. Every dream. Every fear. Every decision. But here's the strange part...Scientists still don't fully understand how it works. In this episode of Inside You, Ryan Avery explores the incredible world inside your skull. Discover why your brain consumes so much energy, how it creates your reality, and why t...

Your heart has been working every second of your life. Before you took your first breath... before you spoke your first word... before you even opened your eyes...your heart was already hard at work. It never takes a vacation. It never calls in sick. It never asks for a break. So how does one small organ keep beating billions of times over an entire lifetime without wearing out? In this episode of...

Your heart will beat more than three billion times during your lifetime. Your brain contains roughly 86 billion neurons. And right now, trillions of microscopic organisms are living inside your body. The strange part? Most of us rarely stop to think about any of it. In the very first episode of Inside You, host Ryan Avery explores the astonishing machine you've been carrying your entire life. From...

What if I told you that the most advanced machine on Earth... is the one you've been carrying your entire life? Right now, billions of cells are working together to keep you alive. Your heart is beating. Your lungs are breathing. And your brain is performing calculations more complex than you can imagine. Yet most of it happens without you ever noticing. Welcome to Inside You. I'm Ryan Avery. And...