My guest today is Amy Alkon, an award-winning investigative science writer who specializes in “science-help.”
She does a deep dive into the research, critically evaluating it and then translating it into everyday language, allowing us to make scientifically informed decisions for the best of our health and well-being.
Alkon’s new book, her fifth, out May 20th, is GOING MENOPOSTAL: What You (and Your Doctor) Need to Know About the Real Science of Menopause and Perimenopause.
The book not only exposes the shocking gap between the scientific evidence and the medical practice standards in women's health, but in all of medicine—as well as how to overcome it and get the evidence-based medical care we all expect and deserve.
Selected Podcast
GOING MENOPOSTAL: What You (and Your Doctor) Need to Know About the Real Science of Menopause and Perimenopause
Featured Speaker:
Amy Alkon
Amy Alkon is an independent investigative science writer specializing in “applied science”— using scientific evidence to solve real-world problems. Alkon critically evaluates and synthesizes research across disciplines and then translates it into everyday language, empowering regular people to make scientifically informed decisions for the best of their health and well-being.
For 25 years, Alkon wrote an award-winning, science-based nationally syndicated advice column, distributed by Creators. With GOING MENOPOSTAL, Alkon has authored five books—most recently, her “science-help” book UNF*CKOLOGY: How to Live with Guts and Confidence (St. Martin’s Press, 2018).
Alkon is the past President of the Applied Evolutionary Psychology Society, which brings evolutionary science to public policy, education, and medicine. She has given invited talks to academics on applied science at scientific conferences and to large groups at universities. She has given two TED talks, and the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office hires Alkon, a State of California-certified mediator, to do behavioral science-based dispute resolution talks and training videos.
Alkon has been profiled in publications including The New York Times, TIME, The Washington Post, The Independent/UK, and Macleans. Alkon has appeared on numerous national TV and radio shows, including Good Morning America, Today, NPR, CNN, Nightline, Anderson Cooper Live, and Canada’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Podcasters who've featured her include Joe Rogan, Michael Shermer, Adam Carolla, Robert Wright, and Scott Barry Kaufman.