One Man's Midlife Crisis in a NatGeo Docuseries

Brian Kerby reviews Limitless: Live Better Now. National Geographic Docuseries, 2025, arguing that the National Geographic docuseries is less a serious exploration of science than a celebrity's "midlife crisis" built around Chris Hemsworth's personal experiments with brain health, chronic pain, and risk-taking.

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https://skepticalinquirer.org/2026/08/one-mans-midlife-crisis-in-a-natgeo-docuseries/

About the Author:

Brian Kerby is producer and host of the nationally syndicated public access show 502 Conversations. He has an MMus as well as an MEd in Science and the Public.

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