Cortex & Co

Cortex & Co: Where Curiosity Meets Evidence. Neurologist Dr. Adam Mednick, MD PhD, teams with his son Aaron to decode neuroscience, bust health myths, and teach critical thinking. Each long-form episode tackles viral claims (such as nootropics, vitamin deficiencies, sunscreen scares, brain hacks) and walks you through the data with two proven frameworks: GRADE to rate study quality and RED to Recognize assumptions, Evaluate evidence, Draw conclusions. You’ll hear us model open skepticism, flag bias, quote peer-reviewed literature, and update when the science shifts. Our mission: cut through the modern infodemic with rigor, humility, and humor while giving you practical tools to build your own BS detector. Subscribe for myth-busting deep dives, listener Q&A, and real conversations about what’s true, what’s unsettled, and why it matters. No hype or dogma. Just context, citations, and curiosity. New episodes every week; timestamps, transcripts, and APA references in description.