In Episode #16, plastic surgeon Dr. Luis Rios explains why real confidence comes from discipline, agency, and taking control of your life — not surface-level change.

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In this episode of The Alpha Renaissance, host Taq Freeman sits down with Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre, a professor of Fine Arts at Howard University whose work explores identity, belonging, culture, and legacy through disciplined craft.

We go deep on:

• How discipline (not inspiration) separates real creators from the crowd
• The hidden truth about code switching—and why it’s actually a form of intelligence
• The real risks of AI art, NFT scams, and how creators get exploited digitally
• Why mastery can’t be automated, even in a world of instant generation
• A powerful reframe of Black art and “blackness” as something global, layered, and often misunderstood
• Art as a form of meditation, meaning-making, and cultural preservation

If you care about human agency, creativity, legacy, and the future of culture in a digital world—this conversation is for you.

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Is ChatGPT affecting the human mind in ways we don’t fully understand?

In this episode of The Alpha Renaissance, Dr. Amos Ladouceur breaks down the most dangerous side effect of AI — from cognitive offloading and declining attention to AI-induced psychosis, loneliness, and silent brain deterioration.

We explore AI psychosis, cognitive decline, brain health, digital distraction, early onset cancer, VO2 MAX and how we are losing mental sharpness without realizing it, why cognitive decline is often mistaken for aging, and what it takes to protect your brain, reclaim focus, and build true longevity in the age of artificial intelligence.

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