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A comprehensive exploration of addiction across substances and behaviors, focusing on the science, psychology, and treatment of addictive disorders, with insights from a leading expert on how to understand, prevent, and overcome addiction.
Andrew Huberman explores how to optimize workspace for productivity by discussing key environmental factors like lighting, visual focus, sound, desk setup, and ceiling height, providing practical tools to enhance focus, creativity, and cognitive performance across different work settings.
James Clear discusses the best ways to build better habits and break bad ones by focusing on making habits obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying, emphasizing the importance of environment, identity, and social context in habit formation.
Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses four key micronutrients—sulforaphane, omega-3s, vitamin D, and magnesium—and explores how deliberate cold and heat exposure can support cellular health, metabolism, and longevity through stress response pathways.
In this episode, Terry Real discusses the crisis of masculinity, emphasizing the importance of emotional vulnerability, relational skills, and building healthy self-esteem for men, while offering practical tools for improving connections with partners, friends, and oneself.
Dr. Kyle Gillett discusses optimizing hormone health for men and women through lifestyle interventions like diet, exercise, stress management, sleep, sunlight exposure, and spiritual well-being, while exploring topics such as testosterone, PCOS, peptides, and the interconnectedness of physical, mental, and spiritual health.
A comprehensive exploration of goal setting and pursuit, focusing on neuroscience-based tools like visual attention, dopamine's role in motivation, and the importance of visualizing potential failures to increase goal achievement probability.
Dr. Martin Picard explores how mitochondria are not just energy producers, but dynamic organelles that transform energy and translate our behaviors, mindset, and experiences into cellular vitality, challenging linear views of aging and offering insights into optimizing health through understanding energy flow.
Dr. Justin Sonnenburg discusses the critical role of gut microbiome health, exploring how diet, lifestyle, and environmental factors impact microbial diversity, and offering evidence-based strategies for improving gut health through fiber intake, fermented foods, and reducing processed food consumption.
Twyla Tharp shares her insights on the creative process, discussing the importance of discipline, hard work, and maintaining a strong "spine" or central focus while creating art, drawing from her extensive experience as a world-renowned choreographer and dancer.
Dr. Andrew Huberman explains the science of habit formation, introducing key concepts like linchpin habits, task bracketing, and a 21-day system for developing new behaviors while minimizing limbic friction across different phases of the day.
Dr. Glen Jeffery discusses how long wavelength light can improve mitochondrial function, metabolism, and cellular health, while warning about the potential harmful effects of short wavelength LED lighting on biological systems.
Dr. David Spiegel discusses the science and clinical applications of hypnosis, exploring how this powerful technique can enhance mental and physical health by changing brain states, reducing stress, treating trauma, managing pain, and improving focus and performance.
A deep dive into women's reproductive health, exploring PCOS, endometriosis, fertility challenges, breast cancer risk, and the critical need for women to be their own health advocates, with expert insights from Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi on diagnosis, treatment, and empowerment.
A comprehensive exploration of the neuroscience of social bonding, explaining how brain circuits, neurochemicals like dopamine and oxytocin, and physiological synchronization shape our connections with others from infancy through adulthood.
Dr. Jack Feldman discusses the intricate mechanics of breathing, its neural circuits, and profound impacts on mental and physical health, exploring how breath patterns can influence emotional states, reduce anxiety, and enhance cognitive performance.
Dr. Jennifer Groh explores how our brain integrates sensory information, particularly vision and hearing, to create our perception of the world, revealing how our thoughts are built through sensory simulations and how we can shape our attention and cognitive processes.
Dr. David Fajgenbaum shares his personal journey of surviving Castleman's disease by discovering a repurposed drug (sirolimus) and now leads a nonprofit called Every Cure, which uses artificial intelligence to systematically search for new uses of existing FDA-approved drugs to treat diseases that currently lack effective treatments.
Dr. David Sinclair discusses the biological mechanisms of aging, highlighting how lifestyle choices like fasting, low glucose levels, and specific supplements can activate longevity pathways and potentially slow or reverse aspects of the aging process.
Andrew Huberman explains the lymphatic system's crucial role in overall health and appearance, providing science-based tools to support lymphatic drainage, reduce fluid retention, eliminate brain fog, and improve cardiac and brain health through techniques like movement, breathing, massage, and exercise.
Discover how to build a scientifically-backed gratitude practice that leverages story-based narratives and receiving genuine thanks to activate neural circuits that reduce anxiety, boost motivation, lower inflammation, and enhance overall mental and physical well-being.
Dr. David Berson discusses the intricate workings of the human nervous system, exploring topics like vision, color perception, the vestibular system, brain regions like the midbrain and cerebellum, and how different sensory inputs are processed and integrated by the brain.
A comprehensive exploration of the auditory system, hearing loss prevention, and the critical links between hearing, brain health, emotional well-being, and cognitive function.
A deep dive into time perception, exploring how our brains measure and experience time through various rhythms, neurochemicals like dopamine and serotonin, and the psychological mechanisms that influence our subjective sense of time's passage.
DJ Shipley discusses his journey from Navy SEAL to mental health advocate, detailing his experiences with trauma, addiction, and healing through Ibogaine and DMT treatment, while emphasizing the importance of maintaining high physical and mental standards through daily routines and consistent effort.
Dr. David Buss discusses the evolutionary psychology of mate selection, exploring how men and women choose romantic partners based on universal and sex-specific traits, including physical attractiveness, resource acquisition, emotional stability, and the dynamics of short-term versus long-term mating strategies.
David Buss explores how humans select romantic partners based on evolutionary psychology, discussing mate preferences, sexual selection, universal and sex-specific traits, deception in dating, and the complex dynamics of attraction and long-term relationship strategies.
A neuroscientist and technologist explores how technology can enhance human neuroplasticity, learning, and performance by creating personalized digital tools and understanding our unique perceptual experiences.
David Senra interviews Daniel Ek, the founder of Spotify, discussing his entrepreneurial journey, philosophy of impact over happiness, and insights into building a successful company through creativity, problem-solving, and self-understanding.
Andrew Huberman explores the intricate relationship between the nervous system and immune system, discussing how specific breathing techniques, mindset, and interventions can potentially enhance immune response, reduce inflammation, and help prevent or shorten the duration of illnesses.
Dr. Bret Contreras, a strength and conditioning specialist known as the "Glute Guy", provides a comprehensive guide to resistance training, focusing on how to effectively build muscle, prioritize lagging body parts, and optimize training for long-term progress and injury prevention.
A deep dive into optimizing exercise, nutrition, and recovery strategies with insights on resistance training, hormonal responses, metabolic efficiency, and the importance of individualized, science-driven approaches to physical performance.
A deep dive into consciousness, perception, and the human experience, exploring how our understanding of mind and self can be transformed through experiences like VR, psychedelics, and meditation, with an emphasis on reducing cynicism and increasing curiosity.
Andrew Huberman discusses essential foods and supplements that support brain health, highlighting key nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, phosphatidylserine, choline, creatine, and anthocyanins. He also explores the complex neurological mechanisms behind food preferences, explaining how our brain's reward systems and subconscious signals influence what foods we choose to eat and enjoy.
Dr. Alia Crum discusses how mindsets - our core beliefs about things like stress, health, and performance - can significantly impact our physiological and psychological responses. Through several groundbreaking studies, she demonstrates that our beliefs about experiences like stress, exercise, and eating can actually alter our body's physical reactions, highlighting the powerful connection between mind and body.
Here's a 2-sentence description for the episode: In this episode of the Huberman Lab Podcast, professional rock climber Alex Honnold discusses his approach to goal-setting, training, and achieving extraordinary feats like free soloing El Capitan, emphasizing the importance of consistent effort, incremental progress, and staying motivated. Honnold shares insights into his climbing philosophy, training methods, and how facing mortality has shaped his perspective on living a fulfilling life.