Huberman Lab
Scicomm Media
The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works.Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills, and cognitive functioning. He is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award, given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision, in 2017. Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine has been published in top journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell, and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover, and other top media outlets.In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 10 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.
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Apr 6, 2026 • 2h 21min
Cultivating Awe & Emotional Connection in Daily Life | Dr. Dacher Keltner
Dacher Keltner, Berkeley psychologist studying awe and human connection, explores what sparks awe in daily life. He gets into awe walks, music, sports, humor, and city design. The conversation also touches on social media’s limits, why self-focus can block wonder, how embarrassment and teasing shape bonds, and the role of psychedelics, grief, and transcendence.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 39min
Essentials: How to Build Strength, Muscle Size & Endurance | Dr. Andy Galpin
Dr. Andy Galpin, exercise scientist and human performance professor, breaks down how to train for strength, muscle size, and endurance. He gets into progressive overload, reps, sets, rest, and weekly volume. There is also a sharp look at power vs. strength, mind-muscle connection, eccentric overload, and breathing for better recovery.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 2h 12min
How Hormones Shape Sexual Orientation & Behavior | Dr. Marc Breedlove
Marc Breedlove, a Michigan State neuroscientist who studies hormones and brain development, explores how prenatal testosterone may influence later attraction. He gets into finger-length ratios, why older brothers can slightly shift the odds, and what cases like CAH and AIS reveal. There’s also a look at gay rams, brain differences, and how nature and nurture interact.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 39min
Essentials: Using Salt to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance
Salt takes center stage in a tour of thirst, fluid balance, blood pressure, and brain function. The conversation explores why sodium needs change with exercise, stress, diet, and low blood pressure. It also touches on electrolytes, salty-sweet cravings, processed foods, and the surprising risks of drinking too much water.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 3h 31min
The Best Vitality & Health Protocols | Dr. Rhonda Patrick
Rhonda Patrick, a biomedical scientist and science educator, maps out a practical vitality playbook. She gets into cardio and strength routines, intermittent fasting, visceral fat, gut inflammation, sleep timing, and exercise snacks. She also explores creatine, omega-3s, magnesium, key supplements, and the safety tradeoffs behind popular performance compounds.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 36min
Essentials: Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals | Dr. Emily Balcetis
Emily Balcetis, an NYU psychologist who studies how vision shapes motivation, explores why a narrow visual target can make exercise feel easier and goals seem closer. She gets into why vision boards can backfire, how to plan for obstacles before they hit, how energy levels change perceived difficulty, and why tracking progress beats trusting memory.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 2h 44min
Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Brain & Health | Dr. Richard Davidson
Richard Davidson, a UW Madison psychologist and meditation researcher, explores how brief daily meditation can reshape attention, stress resilience, and health. He compares meditation styles, tackles myths like needing to clear the mind, and covers anxiety, creativity, pain, digital distraction, and why consistency matters more than intensity.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 44min
Essentials: Benefits of Sauna & Deliberate Heat Exposure
Discussion of deliberate heat exposure and safe temperature, duration, and frequency guidelines. Comparison of sauna types and practical alternatives. Exploration of molecular effects like heat shock proteins, DNA repair pathways, and growth hormone spikes. Practical timing, hydration rules, and tailored protocols for mood, cardiovascular health, and longevity.
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Mar 9, 2026 • 2h 27min
Avoiding, Treating & Curing Cancer With the Immune System | Dr. Alex Marson
Alex Marson, MD/PhD, immunologist and genomic engineer at UCSF. He explains how the immune system recognizes cancer and how engineered T cells and CRISPR are being used to treat and potentially cure cancers. The conversation covers everyday cancer risk factors, checkpoint inhibitors, CAR T therapies, gene editing tools and delivery methods, plus ethical questions around germline edits.
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Mar 5, 2026 • 35min
Essentials: The Biology of Taste Perception & Sugar Craving | Dr. Charles Zuker
Charles Zuker, Columbia professor and HHMI investigator who uncovered key mechanisms of taste. He explains how the tongue and brain convert chemicals into distinct tastes. He describes five basic tastes, how gut–brain signals drive sugar cravings, why artificial sweeteners fall short, and how processed foods hijack nutrient-seeking circuits.
