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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: An Operating Manual for the Human Body cover

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: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering cover

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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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Cover

Anna Lembke MD

Dopamine Nation

Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

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

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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 clin...

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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.

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 first book, describing it as an operating manual covering a range of health protocols.

"

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 forthcoming first book, describing it as an operating manual covering a range of health protocols.

"

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.

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

Richard J. Davidson PhD

Born to Flourish

How New Science and Ancient Wisdom Reveal a Simple Path to Thriving

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

— Episode: Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improv...

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Episode: Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Bra...

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.

I think that the qualities like kindness are innate. They are part of our innate repertoire. But in order for them to be expressed, they require nurturing. And it's very similar to the way scientists talk about language... This is the subject of this new book that I wrote with my colleague, Cortland Dahl, Born to Flourish.

I have immense gratitude ... we should give credit to your new book, Born to Flourish, How New Science and Ancient Wisdom Reveal a Simple Path to Thriving, and to your coauthor Cortland Dahl.

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

Daniel Goleman

Altered Traits

Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body

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.

— Episode: Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improv...

Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Bra...

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.

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 hardcover book, Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body, describing it as a compilation of sciencebacked health and performance protocols.

"

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

— Episode: Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improv...

Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Bra...

Huberman announced his first hardcover book, Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body, describing it as a compilation of sciencebacked health and performance protocols.

"

I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols and 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, describing it as a comprehensive guide covering protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation, based on over 30 years of research and experience.

"

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

— Episode: The Best Vitality & Health Protocols | D...

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Huberman announced his first published book, describing it as a comprehensive guide covering protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation, based on over 30 years of research and experience.

"

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

And it covers Protocols for everything from sleep to exercise to stress control, Protocols related to focus and motivation.

The book is now available by presale at Protocolsbook.com.

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body Cover

Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

Huberman announced that this was his first book, summarizing over 30 years of research into practical protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation, and noted it was available for presale.

"

If you 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. This is a book that I've been working on...

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Huberman announced that this was his first book, summarizing over 30 years of research into practical protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation, and noted it was available for presale.

"

If you 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. 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, Protocols related to focus and motivation. The book is now available by presale at Protocolsbook.com.

You can pick the one that 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 first book, "Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body," noting it condenses over 30 years of research into practical protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, focus and motivation, 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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Huberman announced his first book, "Protocols, an Operating Manual for the Human Body," noting it condenses over 30 years of research into practical protocols for sleep, exercise, stress control, focus and motivation, 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, Protocols related to focus and motivation, and of course, I provide the scientific substantiation for the Protocols that are included.

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 book, titled Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body, describing it as a comprehensive guide to sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation based on 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. It covers Protocols for everything from sleep...

— Episode: Master Self Control & Overcome Procrasti...

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Huberman announced his first book, titled Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body, describing it as a comprehensive guide to sleep, exercise, stress control, focus, and motivation based on 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. It covers Protocols for everything from sleep to exercise to stress control and motivation, with scientific substantiation for each protocol.

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

Dr Marie-Pierre St-Onge

Eat Better, Sleep Better

75 Recipes and A 28-Day Meal Plan That Unlock the Food-Sleep Connection (A Cookbook)

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.

— Episode: Eating for Better Sleep & Foods that Imp...

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Episode: Eating for Better Sleep & Foods that Improve Metab...

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.

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, describing it as a comprehensive guide of sciencebacked protocols for sleep, exercise, stress, focus and motivation, and noted its availability 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.

— Episode: Eating for Better Sleep & Foods that Imp...

Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: Eating for Better Sleep & Foods that Improve Metab...

Andrew Huberman announced his first book, describing it as a comprehensive guide of sciencebacked protocols for sleep, exercise, stress, focus and motivation, and noted its availability 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.

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.

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

Andy Stumpf

Drownproof

Eight Life Lessons to Keep Your Head Above Water

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.

— Episode: The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Action...

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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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