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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 br...

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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma cover

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

Mentioned 3 weeks ago

Movement Practice to Strengthen Your Mind-Body Connection | Ido Portal

The book was highlighted as an outofdate yet influential work in psychology, noted for its catchy title and lasting impact.

the quite pioneering, although I would say somewhat outofdate book, The Body Keeps the Score, I think it was an important book. Best title of any book you could imagine in the psychology space because it's so catchy. And I want to give proper respect to Bessel for doing that book.

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Protocols

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy Stumpf

The host announced the upcoming release of his first book, describing it as an operating manual covering sleep, nutrition, exercise, learning, neuroplasticity, and stress management.

All right, my book is finally ready for release. Protocols, an operating manual for the human body is coming out in three months. It's my first book and I've been working on it for many years now. ... It covers the science and most effective protocols for sleep, nutrition, exercise, focused learning and neuroplasticity, stress management, and much more.

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The Secret Pulse of Time: Making Sense of Life's Scarcest Commodity cover

The Secret Pulse of Time

Stefan Klein

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy Stumpf

The host highlighted another intriguing book, noting it had no audio version and was about time perception.

There's a wonderful book in addition to yours. It turns out there's another great book out there. How dare someone? No audio version, but it's called The Secret Pulse of Time.

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The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life cover

The Art of Spending Money

Morgan Housel

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy Stumpf

The host referenced Morgan Housel's second book, describing it as a psychological guide to how people should assess and spend money.

Morgan Housel has a, he has a couple of really good books. I actually liked the second one more. They're both excellent. But the second one is called the art of spending money.

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Drownproof: Eight Life Lessons to Keep Your Head Above Water cover

Drownproof

Andy Stumpf

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy Stumpf

The host mentioned having read Andy Stumpf's book, noting it made him nervous but praising its content and practical exercises.

I read your book, Drown Proof, recently. Which makes me nervous, by the way. I tell you that before we start.

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Eat Better, Sleep Better: 75 Recipes and A 28-Day Meal Plan That Unlock the Food-Sleep Connection (A Cookbook) cover

Eat Better, Sleep Better

Dr Marie-Pierre St-Onge

Mentioned 1 month ago

Eating for Better Sleep & Foods that Improve Metabolic Health | Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge

The host pointed listeners to Dr. StOnge's book as a resource for tools on eating for sleep and metabolism, noting the link in the show notes.

...to find a link to her book, Eat Better, Sleep Better, please see the links in the show note captions.

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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds cover

Can't Hurt Me

David Goggins

Mentioned 2 months ago

Master Self Control & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Kentaro Fujita

The host recalled having David Goggins on the show and noted that Goggins is the author of Can't Hurt Me, a memoir about his extreme endurance feats and mental toughness.

We had David Goggins on this podcast, David, author of Can't Hurt Me, and famed for doing hard things all day long. He told a story about running 16 miles to the airport and how he literally ran to the airport with his luggage.

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The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong--and How Eating More Might Save Your Life cover

The Salt Fix

Dr. James DiNicolantonio

Mentioned 3 months ago

Essentials: Using Salt to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance

He noted that the book reviewed data showing that increasing salt intake while eating mostly unprocessed foods can dramatically reduce sugar cravings.

and indeed many people find, and it's reviewed a bit and some of the data are reviewed in the book, The Salt Fix, that when people increase their salt intake in a backdrop of relatively unprocessed foods, that sugar cravings can indeed be vastly reduced.

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Born to Flourish: How New Science and Ancient Wisdom Reveal a Simple Path to Thriving cover

Born to Flourish

Richard J. Davidson PhD

Mentioned 4 months ago

Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Brain & Health | Dr. Richard Davidson

The hosts highlighted Davidson's upcoming paperback that explores how scientific insights and ancient wisdom can help people thrive, noting its focus on nurturing innate qualities like kindness.

He has, of course, authored some of the most impactful research papers on these topics, but also popular books, including a new book coming out later this month entitled Born to Flourish, How to Thrive in a Challenging World, which I myself look forward to reading.

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Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body cover

Altered Traits

Daniel Goleman

Mentioned 4 months ago

Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Brain & Health | Dr. Richard Davidson

Davidson mentioned that he coauthored the paperback Altered Traits with Daniel Goleman, a book that originated from a paper they wrote two decades earlier.

There was a paper I wrote many, many years ago with my dear friend and colleague, Daniel Goleman, who I wrote the book Altered Traits with.

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The Case against Perfection

Michael J. Sandel

Mentioned 4 months ago

Avoiding, Treating & Curing Cancer With the Immune System | Dr. Alex Marson

Huberman suggested this short book as a meditation on the ethical pitfalls of pursuing genetic perfection, emphasizing the importance of embracing chance in human development. He described it as a thoughtful critique of genetic editing ambitions.

There's another book that I would recommend here that I read years ago and I actually am probably overdue to go back and reread this. This predates CRISPR technology but there's a Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel who years ago wrote a short book called The Case Against Perfection.

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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence cover

Dopamine Nation

Anna Lembke MD

Mentioned 4 months ago

Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

Huberman praised Anna Lemke's book as amazing work and noted her as a pioneer in the field.

the great Anna Lemke, my colleague at Stanford, right, an MD and psychiatrist like you who wrote Dopamine Nation, has a book. Amazing work. She's an amazing woman at the level of clinician, human being, just all around, and such a pioneer.

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The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long-term Health Cover

Justin Sonnenburg

The Good Gut

Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long-term Health

The hosts described the book as a response to their own research and a way to make gut microbiome knowledge accessible to nonscientists.

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Yeah, so Erica, my wife, and I wrote a book called The Good Gut. And that really was a response to how we were changing our lives in response to being in the field, being very familia...

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The hosts described the book as a response to their own research and a way to make gut microbiome knowledge accessible to nonscientists.

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Yeah, so Erica, my wife, and I wrote a book called The Good Gut. And that really was a response to how we were changing our lives in response to being in the field, being very familiar with the research, seeing that a lot of our friends that weren't studying the gut microbiome, but were very wellinformed, many of them scientists, were not doing the same things we were doing. And it was very clear that it was just the lack of information funneling out of the field to other people.

The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life Cover

Timothy Ferriss

The 4-Hour Chef

The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life

The book was mentioned as a resource that provides an excellent recipe for making sauerkraut at home.

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I'll just refer people to a resource in Tim Ferriss' book, The 4-Hour Chef. He actually gives an excellent recipe for making your own sauerkraut, which basically involves cabbage and...

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The book was mentioned as a resource that provides an excellent recipe for making sauerkraut at home.

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I'll just refer people to a resource in Tim Ferriss' book, The 4-Hour Chef. He actually gives an excellent recipe for making your own sauerkraut, which basically involves cabbage and water and salt. But you have to do it properly because you can grow some, not necessarily lethal, but some somewhat dangerous bacteria if you don't scrape off the top layer properly.

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body Cover

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

Huberman announced the forthcoming book, describing it as his first published work that compiles decades of research into practical protocols for sleep, exercise, stress, focus, and motivation.

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I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

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Huberman announced the forthcoming book, describing it as his first published work that compiles decades of research into practical protocols for sleep, exercise, stress, focus, and motivation.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

For those of you that haven't heard, I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

Death: The End of Self-Improvement Cover

Joan Tollifson

Death

The End of Self-Improvement

Andrew mentioned the title of a book he had seen, noting its humorous title but offering no endorsement.

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The title of the book is Death, the End of Self-Improvement.

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Andrew mentioned the title of a book he had seen, noting its humorous title but offering no endorsement.

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The title of the book is Death, the End of Self-Improvement.

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body Cover

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

Andrew announced his first book, describing it as a comprehensive guide to human health protocols and urging listeners to preorder it.

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I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

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Andrew announced his first book, describing it as a comprehensive guide to human health protocols and urging listeners to preorder it.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

Again, the book is called Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body Cover

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

Huberman announced his first published book, titledProtocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body, describing it as a fiveyear effort that compiles more than 30years of research into practical protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control and other health topics.

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I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body. This is a book that I've been working on for more than five yea...

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Huberman announced his first published book, titledProtocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body, describing it as a fiveyear effort that compiles more than 30years of research into practical protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control and other health topics.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body. This is a book that I've been working on for more than five years. And it covers Protocols for everything from sleep to exercise to stress control, Protocols related to focus and motivation. And of course, I provide the scientific substantiation for the Protocols that are included.

The book is now available by presale at Protocolsbook.com. You can pick the vendor you like best. Again, the book is called Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body Cover

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

Huberman announced his upcoming book, noting it compiles protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation based on decades of research.

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I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body. This is a book that I've been working on for more than five yea...

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Huberman announced his upcoming book, noting it compiles protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation based on decades of research.

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I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body. This is a book that I've been working on for more than five years, and that's based on more than 30 years of research and experience.

The One-Minute Workout: Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That's Smarter, Faster, Shorter Cover

Martin Gibala

The One-Minute Workout

Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That's Smarter, Faster, Shorter

Dorian Yates said the book explained a brief highintensity cardio method that lasted only a minute of sprints but took six minutes in total.

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And there is a book called The One Minute Cardio. It's a bit tricky because it's not really one minute. It's one minute of sprints, but it's six minutes in total.

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Dorian Yates said the book explained a brief highintensity cardio method that lasted only a minute of sprints but took six minutes in total.

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And there is a book called The One Minute Cardio. It's a bit tricky because it's not really one minute. It's one minute of sprints, but it's six minutes in total.

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body Cover

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

Andrew Huberman announced his first book, titled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body, which covers scientific protocols for health and performance.

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I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

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Andrew Huberman announced his first book, titled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body, which covers scientific protocols for health and performance.

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I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

The Ulysses Contract: How to never worry about the share market again Cover

Michael Kemp

The Ulysses Contract

How to never worry about the share market again

He explained that the book outlines strategies for futureself control by using Ulyssesstyle contracts to avoid bad behaviors.

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It's called The Ulysses Contract. And where this term comes from is in the Odyssey. Odysseus, otherwise known as Ulysses, is coming home from the Trojan War...

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He explained that the book outlines strategies for futureself control by using Ulyssesstyle contracts to avoid bad behaviors.

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It's called The Ulysses Contract. And where this term comes from is in the Odyssey. Odysseus, otherwise known as Ulysses, is coming home from the Trojan War...

Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses Cover

Pranay Lal

Invisible Empire

The Natural History of Viruses

He said the upcoming book would explore why people cling to their internal models of reality despite limited data.

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my next book is called Empire of the Invisible. And it's about why we all believe our own internal models.

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He said the upcoming book would explore why people cling to their internal models of reality despite limited data.

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my next book is called Empire of the Invisible. And it's about why we all believe our own internal models.

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body Cover

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

He announced that his first book, an operating manual for the human body, was available for presale.

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I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

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He announced that his first book, an operating manual for the human body, was available for presale.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body Cover

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

The host announced his upcoming first book, describing its title and that it covered protocols for sleep, exercise, stress, focus, and motivation based on his research.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

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The host announced his upcoming first book, describing its title and that it covered protocols for sleep, exercise, stress, focus, and motivation based on his research.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body.

The book is now available by presale at Protocolsbook.com. There you can find links to various vendors. You can pick the one that you like best.

Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice Cover

Mark Singleton

Yoga Body

The Origins of Modern Posture Practice

It was mentioned as a good book that would destroy many people's yoga practice.

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There is a good book called The Yoga Body, which will destroy a lot of people's yoga practice. And it goes into, how did we get to this yoga?

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It was mentioned as a good book that would destroy many people's yoga practice.

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There is a good book called The Yoga Body, which will destroy a lot of people's yoga practice. And it goes into, how did we get to this yoga?

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body Cover

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

He announced his first book, titled Protocols, an operating manual for the human body, which compiles over 30 years of research into practical protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, and more, and is now available for presale.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an operating manual for the human body. This is a book that I've been working on for more than five yea...

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He announced his first book, titled Protocols, an operating manual for the human body, which compiles over 30 years of research into practical protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, and more, and is now available for presale.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an operating manual for the human body. This is a book that I've been working on for more than five years, and that's based on more than 30 years of research and experience. It covers Protocols for everything from sleep to exercise to stress control.

The book is now available by presale at Protocolsbook.com. You can find links to various vendors and pick the one that you like best.

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Cover

Matthew Walker PhD

Why We Sleep

Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

The hosts praised the book as a landmark publichealth communication that highlighted the serious consequences of sleep deprivation.

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I think that's one of the great victories of public health communication ... we can really thank the great Matt Walker for this who wrote Why We Sleep.

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The hosts praised the book as a landmark publichealth communication that highlighted the serious consequences of sleep deprivation.

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I think that's one of the great victories of public health communication ... we can really thank the great Matt Walker for this who wrote Why We Sleep.

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain Cover

John J. Ratey MD

Spark

The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

The conversation referenced the book as an early work that linked exercise to brain plasticity and neurotrophic factors.

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There's a book called Spark. Do you know John Rady's book? He came out some years ago.

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The conversation referenced the book as an early work that linked exercise to brain plasticity and neurotrophic factors.

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There's a book called Spark. Do you know John Rady's book? He came out some years ago.

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body Cover

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

Huberman announced his forthcoming paperback offering protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body. ... The book is now available by presale at Protocols

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Huberman announced his forthcoming paperback offering protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body. ... The book is now available by presale at Protocolsbook.com.

The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering Cover

Michael J. Sandel

The Case against Perfection

Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering

Huberman suggested this short book as a meditation on the ethical pitfalls of pursuing genetic perfection, emphasizing the importance of embracing chance in human development. He described it as a thoughtful critique of genetic editing ambitions.

"

There's another book that I would recommend here that I read years ago and I actually am probably overdue to go back and reread this. This predates CRISPR technology but there's a Harvard philosopher...

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Huberman suggested this short book as a meditation on the ethical pitfalls of pursuing genetic perfection, emphasizing the importance of embracing chance in human development. He described it as a thoughtful critique of genetic editing ambitions.

"

There's another book that I would recommend here that I read years ago and I actually am probably overdue to go back and reread this. This predates CRISPR technology but there's a Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel who years ago wrote a short book called The Case against Perfection.

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body Cover

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

Huberman announced the release of his first book, describing it as a practical guide covering sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation, all backed by scientific evidence. He noted it is available for presale and compiles decades of research.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body. The book is now available by presale at Protocols

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Huberman announced the release of his first book, describing it as a practical guide covering sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation, all backed by scientific evidence. He noted it is available for presale and compiles decades of research.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body. The book is now available by presale at Protocolsbook.com.

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