The Science Behind Jojo
Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman explains how the brain works on his weekly podcast, Inner Cosmos. These episodes cover the ideas Jojo is built on.
Cognitive Insights
Inner Cosmos · Episode 172
With Stanford geneticist Michael Snyder. Why your own baseline tells you more than an average, and how tracking over time can catch subtle changes before you feel them.
Inner Cosmos · Episode 159
With Oxford neurologist Masud Husain. How a small change in the brain can quietly change the way someone acts, and why family often doesn’t realize something has happened.
Preserve Memories
Inner Cosmos · Episode 38
How the brain’s flexibility shifts across a lifetime, and what still changes it at any age.
Inner Cosmos · Episode 80
With actress Marilu Henner, who remembers nearly every day of her life. What helps the rest of us hold on to our own stories.
Inner Cosmos · Episode 107
With Stanford’s Joshua Landy. Why the brain is built for story, and what happens when we tell and hear them.
Live Independently
Inner Cosmos · Episode 125
With neuroscientist Ben Rein. Why in-person contact matters so much to the brain, and what helps when people become isolated.
Inner Cosmos · Episode 9
Ulysses had himself tied to the mast before he sailed past the Sirens. David explains why deciding ahead of time, while your head is clear, is one of the brain’s best tools for staying on track.
The TED Interview · David Eagleman
In a long-running study of nuns, some showed clear signs of Alzheimer’s at autopsy but had no symptoms during life. David explains what may have protected them, and why an active mind matters.
These episodes explain the brain science behind Jojo. They are not about Jojo and are not reviews of it. David Eagleman is a co-founder and co-owner of Jojo Health.
Jojo tracks changes and alerts the trusted contacts you choose. It is not a diagnostic device and does not replace clinicians, caregivers, emergency services or medical advice.
Inner Cosmos releases a new episode every week.