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Blue Dot: A new look at Freud and neuroscience with Dr. Mark Solms

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Pegasus Books
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A new look at Freud and neuroscience with Dr. Mark Solms

Host Dave Schlom is joined by world-renowned neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst Mark Solms. Dr. Solms is the author of the new book, The Only Cure: Freud and the Science of Mental Healing. 

Solms makes a compelling case that the father of modern psychiatry, Sigmund Freud, deserves a more modern take as a serious scientist whose pioneering work on the workings of the human mind has been somewhat dismissed in recent decades.

Solms takes us on a fascinating journey into the world of dreams, mental health, and how "the talking cure" of psychoanalysis actually works and why it is often much more effective than the use of drug therapies.

Dave Schlom is the longtime host and creator of Blue Dot. From surfing to Voyager in interstellar space, rock guitar to orcas in our imperiled oceans, the topics on Blue Dot are as varied as the host’s interests and connections -- which are pretty limitless! An internationally respected space history journalist, Dave is also deeply fascinated by all aspects of the grand workings of nature’s awesome machinery on scales ranging from galactic to subatomic. And topics take in all aspects of the arts and sciences.
Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with over 15 years’ experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs. He has worked for shows such as Freakonomics Radio, Selected Shorts, Studio 360, The New Yorker Radio Hour and The Takeaway. In 2017, Matt launched the language podcast Very Bad Words, hitting the #28 spot in the iTunes podcast charts.