# David Linden: The bizarre phenomena that medicine struggles to explain

An episode of [The Big Think Interview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6797911690), 3 Apr 2026, 1 h 08 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO4236237073.mp3

Neuroscientist David Linden sheds light on the biology behind phenomena that medicine has long struggled to explain, from voodoo death and broken heart syndrome to the placebo effect, and why grief shows up in autopsy results. Linden also explores the rising GLP-1 drugs, their effects on addiction, and why they don’t work forever.

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