Bodies & minds
Consciousness, longevity, human performance, and the limits we keep trying to move.
A podcast · Coming soon
Nothing to Worry About with Dr. Amir Nasir
Good company.
Questionable reassurance.
Big ideas. Everyday absurdities. Whatever comes up.
Pull up a chair, or listen while you run or work out. I’m Amir, and this is my excuse to talk with interesting people about the things I can’t stop wondering about—from technology and medicine to life’s stranger corners. Expect big questions, the occasional rabbit hole, and plenty of room to laugh.
Just for the curiosity of it.
Explore the showThe debut episode is in development. Guest and release details will appear here.
The conversation
Something on your mind?
Let’s get into it.
Conversations with scientists, builders, clinicians, writers, and people with a story worth hearing. Expect clear explanations, lively disagreement, and room for humor. You don’t need a technical background—just curiosity.
Machines & livelihoods
AI, robotics, creativity, and what makes our work matter as the tools change.
Culture & power
Who shapes progress, who benefits, and how people decide what is worth preserving.
Why Nothing to Worry About?
A reassuring name.
Some unsettling questions.
“Nothing to worry about” is a comforting thing to hear—especially when there might be plenty to think about. This show meets the uncertainty around technology, medicine, and everyday life with curiosity, candor, and humor. We examine the claim, ask what lies beneath it, and bring the conversation back to the people affected.
A breakthrough can be impressive and still raise difficult questions. A familiar practice can feel reassuring and still deserve to change. We want to understand both—and have a good conversation along the way.
Questions worth opening up
The future gets personal.
These are some of the questions that will guide the show.
Would you choose a machine over your doctor?
If an AI system offered a better answer, would you trust it? We’ll explore what good care requires beyond a diagnosis: judgment, responsibility, empathy, and someone who understands what matters to you.
Who gets access to what’s inside your head?
Brain technology invites questions about treatment, enhancement, and privacy. Where should we draw the line between helping someone think and influencing what they think?
Who are you when your expertise becomes ordinary?
Work provides income, but it also gives many of us purpose and standing. What should we preserve—and what could we finally do differently—if machines take on more of the work?
Does it matter who made the thing you love?
A novel, a song, a film, a beautiful object. How much of its value comes from the result, and how much from the human effort behind it? Artists and builders may see the answer differently.
Living longer is one goal. Living well is another.
Longevity, reconstruction, and enhancement bring our ideas about health and identity into focus. Which limits are worth pushing, and who gets to decide what counts as an improvement?
Who gets to shape the future?
The people designing a technology aren’t always the people living with its consequences. We’ll ask who benefits, who bears the costs, and how ordinary people can have a meaningful say.
What to expect
Interesting people.
Unscripted detours.
Each conversation will start with a question that matters outside a conference room. From there, we’ll unpack the ideas, test the assumptions, and bring them back to everyday life.
Expect roughly 45 minutes with a thoughtful guest, clear explanations of unfamiliar ideas, and follow-up questions when an answer deserves a closer look. Expertise is welcome. So are candor, uncertainty, and a sense of humor.
The show is for curious people across professions and backgrounds. You might work in medicine or technology—or simply wonder what all this change means for your family, your work, and your future.
Your host
Dr. Amir Nasir
Usually a surgeon, former optical engineer, and author. Here, mostly a curious person with a microphone and another question.
Amir’s path has taken him from optical engineering for the Hubble Space Telescope correction program to Peace Corps public health work in West Africa, reconstructive surgery, and building businesses. His novel, The Last Surgeon, explores the human consequences of automation.
Nothing to Worry About brings those experiences to conversations that are thoughtful, direct, and open to surprises.
Explore The Last Surgeon ↗For prospective guests
We’d love to hear your story.
Maybe you’ve spent years mastering something, taken an unexpected path, or just have a great story to tell. If you’d enjoy talking about it, get in touch.
Conversations are recorded remotely, with a topic agreed in advance. A useful starting point: what do thoughtful people misunderstand about your work—and what are you still trying to figure out?
Have something worth discussing?
Bring a good question.
Suggest a guest, share an idea, or tell us what you want us to dig into. The first conversations are in development.
Get in touch ↗