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Have diminished in terms of impact. >> why does this happen? >> this is a good question. i mean, as a brain guy myself i was really surprised by this. initially i thought, look, people get upper respiratory symptoms, nasal congestion, sinus con jekz. that's what's causing it. it's may more. interesting and scary about this virus. images, but basically the virus will go and attack some of the supporting cells that are responsible for your smell. responsible for the nerve that allows you to smell. and what happens is, those particular cells, they're supposed to regenerate every few months, but a...

One is that we are better identifying the genetics of the cancers so we know the mutations causing this and can target those but also this avenue of therapies known as immunotherapy which actually teaches your immune system or allows it to fight the cancer. i always give the example of jimmy carter. he had meta static melanoma to his brain. a clear death sentence a decade ago. he got one of these immuno therapies and as far as i know he is still building houses with habitat for humanity in his mid 90s now. >> still here doing the work. i want to ask you about your podcast. i know it is excitin...

Basic premises, no matter how hard we can try, i can never have your umwelt, your sensory bubble. this comes up with pain, for example, people trying to describe their pain. there was a famous book thomas nagle wrote, what is it like to be a bat? the conclusion was we can never know because it's that umwelt that's specific to a creature and a creature in a vat. so ed dive deeps into this. i'm a brain guy, a neuro surgeon. the idea i get to do this podcast, it's a privilege to talk about it. >> what can be more exciting than an umwelt. it sounds interesting but i think something broke in my hea...

Words. >> tulsa -- the tulsa air response space museum at the -- at the -- at the event -- the event features live -- i'm sorry. something's going on with me this morning. and i apologize to everybody. let's just go ahead and send it over to meteorologist andy brown. >> after tossing to the weather, the production team called 911. she spent the weekend being tested at the hospital. doctors believe she experienced the beginnings of a stroke but thankfully not a full stroke. with us now is chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. sanjay, i watch that and i have to say that was scary to see ...

Happy almost new year. what should folks be focusing on in the new year. >> yeah. you want to be realistic but audacious enough that you will actually make some changes. i'm a brain guy, so i do think from the perspective from the brain. what is good for the heart is also good for the brain. i break it down into three pillars from health, which will sound familiar to people. movement. i use that word instead of exercise. nourishment i use instead of diet. and rest. >> you are a runner which makes me jealous and deeply admiring. for the rest of us, is there a prescription for how much exercise ...