Why do our brains differ—and what does culture have to do with it? In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast, I explore new research showing how the human brain rewires at four key stages of life—around ages 9, 32, 66, and 83—and how gender, stress, and culture shape those changes. From hormones to classrooms, parenting to aging, our neural wiring is a biography written by both biology and society. The brain is not fixed—it is biocultural, adapting as our lives unfold.

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Humans evolved under open skies and natural rhythms—but now spend 93% of life indoors, breathing filtered air and surrounded by synthetic materials. In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast, I explore new research suggesting that our modern, industrial environment is outpacing our ability to adapt. From falling fertility rates to weakened immunity and cognitive strain, we may be witnessing an evolutionary mismatch between our biology and the world we’ve built. The question is no longer how fast we can advance—but whether our bodies can keep up.

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At Uganda’s Ngamba Island Sanctuary, chimpanzees were given clues to find hidden fruit—and when stronger evidence appeared, they changed their minds. In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast, I explore what this tells us about belief, bias, and the biology of reasoning. If chimps can update their conclusions when the facts change, why can’t we? From evolution to culture, this episode examines why rationality is not just human—and why evidence, not ego, should guide how we think.

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In the wake of Super Typhoon Uwan, thousands of Filipino children once again found themselves caring for siblings, lining up for rations, and helping their families rebuild. In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast, I examine what happens to the developing body and brain when children are forced to grow up too soon. From stress hormones to shortened telomeres, we explore how disasters and deprivation reshape biology itself—and why protecting childhood is not sentiment, but survival.

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Alien: Earth imagines a future where corporations outrun nations and treat life as inventory. At its center are “hybrids” like Wendy—children’s minds transferred into synthetic adult bodies. In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast, I examine what Wendy and her cohort reveal about human development as a biocultural process: how bodies and selves grow together over time, why childhood and adolescence can’t be engineered or skipped, and how treating memory, identity, and attachment as uploadable “assets” turns progress into arrested becoming.

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When thieves stole France’s crown jewels from the Louvre in a seven-minute daylight heist, investigators faced a paradox: a crime scene that was also a cultural treasure. In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast, I explore how forensic science operates in the world’s most fragile environments—where every fingerprint, fiber, and speck of dust must be examined without damaging centuries of history. In the Louvre, science doesn’t just solve a crime—it safeguards civilization’s memory.

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The Expanded Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System Act marks a new chapter in the country’s scientific story—doubling Pisay campuses, and with them, the potential for a culture of reason, merit, and service. In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast, I reflect on the “Pisay way”—service to the nation, excellence, and integrity—and why the expansion is not only about education, but about cultural reform. If we can think scientifically and act ethically, we can build not just more schools, but a better nation.

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Dame Jane Goodall’s death in October 2025 marked the end of an era in primatology—but her work continues to shape how we understand what it means to be human. In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast, I explore how Goodall’s six decades of chimpanzee research bridged biology, empathy, and ethics—revealing that humanity’s roots are not apart from nature, but within it.

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