Bryan Rumble is a clinical epidemiologist who focuses his work on genital urinary cancers. He has also had a life long fascination with science fiction and fantasy; both in written form as well as table top games.
Episode Links:
- Beltchecker: https://www.beltchecker.com/profile.php?id=4763
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BryanRumble
- Personal Instagram: https://instagram.com/@bryanrumble
- Rumble Academy: https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Rumble-Academy-100057419059340/
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=RUMBLE+RB
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/R-Rumble
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-bryan-rumble-690a9630
- Good Reads: https://btb.fan/6-gr
Additional Notes:
- Martha Wells - Murderbot: https://btb.fan/6-bk1
- William Gibson - Neuromancer: https://btb.fan/6-bk2
- EE Doc Smith - Triplanetary: https://btb.fan/6-bk3
- Ursula K Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness: https://btb.fan/6-bk4
- Robert Heinlein - I Will Fear No Evil: https://btb.fan/6-bk5
- Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone: This is How You Lose the Time War: https://btb.fan/6-bk6
- Sylvain Neuvel - A History of What Comes Next: https://btb.fan/6-bk7
- qntm - There is No Antimemetics Division: https://btb.fan/6-bk8
- Peter Watts - Blindsight: https://btb.fan/6-bk9
Contact:
- Be a Guest: https://btb.fan/newguest
Outline:
00:00 Intro
00:34 Journey to Black Belt
05:36 Teaching and Responsibility as a Black Belt
08:54 The Gauntlet: A Unique Initiation
24:18 What does a Clinical Epidemiologist Do?
31:10 Bryan's Contributions to Science
38:48 Future Directions in Cancer Research
43:55 The Specifics of Cancer
46:01 Scientific Method
49:29 From Science to Science Fiction: Tabletop Games
52:37 What is Dungeon and Dragons?
55:14 Exploring Humanity Through Role-Playing Games
59:56 The Power of Storytelling in Gaming
01:01:53 Being the Main Character in a Story
01:03:18 Science Fiction Reading
01:05:14 Science Fiction is Social Commentary
01:12:40 Inspiration and Reading as an Adult
01:16:27 Life Lessons from Martial Arts and Gaming
01:19:03 How to Find Bryan
01:19:58 Outro
Podcast Links:
- Podcast Website: https://www.beyondthebeltpod.com/
- Spotify: https://btb.fan/spotify
- Apple Podcasts: https://btb.fan/apple
- RSS: https://btb.fan/rss
Social:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/@beyondthebeltpod
- Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@beyondthebeltpod
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