Connor Wander is an Alzheimer's Disease researcher specialising in GABA Neural Networks, and is one of the founders of "Straight from a Scientist", a Science Communication Network which works to communicate science to both academics and the wider public. https://www.straightfromascientist.com/
"To me, that’s the most terrifying thing about Alzheimer's - you can lose your identity in the process."
Today, Connor explains the fundamentals of Alzheimer's Disease, such as what the disease is, who suffers from it and what we know about things like risk, detection, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.
The guys also discuss that the 21st century is the era of the brain and what it means for philosophical concepts of the human race when we have a greater understanding of things like consciousness and mental illness.
Finally, as fellow science communicators, the guys chat about the general concept of education. What the structure of education could or should be like, how to get people more interested in different topics, and how we can break some of the old time expectations of an academic or a researcher.