What Richard Hammerschlag has said about Biofield
3 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 12, 2026
Richard Hammerschlag, Biochemist and acupuncture researcher, co-author of a foundational paper defining the biofield, has been quoted on Biofield 3 times in 1 episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, most recently on September 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Hammerschlag describes his career shift from neurobiology to acupuncture research and then to biofield research.
“First, I'm a recovering biochemist. So what that means is I had about 25 years of a career in basic research in neurobiology”
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown: Re-Air: What is Energy? And Can Energy Therapy Heal?| Phenomena Podcast (Sep 12, 2026) · Listen from 13:49
Hammerschlag distinguishes little b biofields, measurable physiological fields such as the EEG and biophotons, from a composite big B biofield that emanates from the body.
“And the second area is what we'll then call big B biofield. And that is a composite field, perhaps a composite of all of these little biofields in the body”
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown: Re-Air: What is Energy? And Can Energy Therapy Heal?| Phenomena Podcast (Sep 12, 2026) · Listen from 15:51
Hammerschlag argues the big B biofield implies that a person does not end at their skin.
“Big B biofield also asks us to consider that I don't end at my skin”
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown: Re-Air: What is Energy? And Can Energy Therapy Heal?| Phenomena Podcast (Sep 12, 2026) · Listen from 16:35
Episodes
Re-Air: What is Energy? And Can Energy Therapy Heal?| Phenomena PodcastMayim Bialik's Breakdown · Sep 12, 2026 · 1 h 18 min
A re-aired Phenomena episode in which Ivy Ross, Martin Picard, Richard Hammerschlag, Neil Theise, Meredith Sprengel and Jonathan Cohen ask what energy is in healing.