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

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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

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