Huberman Lab

Robert Greene is a bestselling author on human nature, individual expression and growth. He explains the sublime and how to access it: in relationships, work, through observation, expression and more. What emerges is a larger conversation about human consciousness perception and ensuring your life is lived and experienced to the fullest. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman David: https://davidprotein.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Robert Greene (00:02:47) The Law of The Sublime (00:07:40) Accessing the Sublime in Everyday Life, Drugs, Stroke (00:13:11) Sponsors: David & Eight Sleep (00:15:43) Attention, Neuro-Sublime, Tools: Self-Remembering, Meditation (00:23:06) Perception of the World, Emotion (00:29:57) Spatial & Temporal Scales, Childhood, Time as a River (00:39:08) Death Sublime, Near-Death Experiences (00:42:52) Sponsor: AG1 (00:44:06) Octopus, Changing Our Time Perception & Animal Species (00:50:13) Attention, Phone & Vulnerable to Influence, Tool: Slowness (00:55:03) Slowness, Getting Outside of Human Social World, Tool: Mountain Climbing (01:01:53) Experiencing the World Beyond Us, Tool: Think Musically (01:07:57) Slowness in Writing, Tool: Handwriting; Cuttlefish, Hand Gestures (01:15:11) Sponsor: LMNT (01:16:31) Childhood, Tool: Uncovering Your Life’s Task (01:23:31) Stroke & Insight; Finding Sublime in Daily Experiences (01:28:55) Flow & Transcendent Experiences, Prodigies (01:35:24) Sponsor: Function (01:37:02) Love Sublime, Vulnerability & Falling in Love (01:42:33) Love, Trust; Opposites as False Enemies, Embracing Masculine & Feminine (01:47:16) Religion, Awareness of Death, Loss of Spirituality (01:56:28) Best & Worst of Being Human (02:02:49) Accessing the Best of Humanity, Tools: Slowness, Creativity & Senses (02:10:42) Next Book, Invisible, Fiction (02:16:26) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Noam Sobel, PhD, a Professor of Neurobiology at the Weizmann Institute of Science and an expert on the human sense of smell. We discuss how the brain processes odors and how smell shapes our lives more than we realize, influencing everything from who we become friends with to how we experience emotions, hormones and aggression. Dr. Sobel also shares his lab’s groundbreaking work on digitizing smell and future technologies that could enable noninvasive disease detection through body odors. Read the full episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Noam Sobel (00:00:20) Biology of Smell (Olfaction) (00:04:32) Human Smell, Social Interaction, Handshaking (00:08:31) Sponsor: LMNT (00:10:03) Friendship, Body Odor (00:14:04) Human Chemosignals, Smell of Fear & Contagion (00:15:48) Aggression, Chemosignals, Men vs Women, Babies (00:20:38) Sponsor: AG1 (00:21:51) Tears, “Chemical Blanket”, Testosterone (00:25:37) Digitizing Smells (00:28:25) Sponsor: Eight Sleep (00:29:48) Creating Digital Odors; Future Medical Diagnostics (00:33:43) Acknowledgments Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ross Edgley is a British ultra-endurance athlete and author known for completing extraordinary athletic feats by tapping into diverse sources of motivation and resilience. We discuss the psychological and biological forces that allow people to persevere through extreme challenges. Then we cover how to dynamically update your sense of purpose, emotions, philosophy, and personal narratives to expand your ability to overcome adversity of all kinds. We also discuss the brain circuits and science of fatigue and stress adaptation. Ultimately, a new framework emerges that you can use to access persistent motivation. Read the show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman David: https://davidprotein.com/huberman Lingo: https://hellolingo.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Ross Edgley (00:03:19) Childhood, Motivation Sources; Competition, Pain & Purpose (00:11:51) Anterior Midcingulate Cortex, Wheel of Motivation & Tenacity (00:16:05) Honoring Your Commitment, Ultra-Endurance Swimming, Self-Respect (00:17:46) Sponsors: David & Lingo (00:20:02) Fear of Shame, Iceland; Team Events, Injuries & Sea Swims (00:25:50) Spiritual Experiences, Loch Ness, Iceland, Mythology & Motivation (00:31:37) Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, Persistence & Winning, Strategy (00:36:27) Energy Management; Leadership & Team (00:40:56) Addiction, Evaluating Challenges & Purpose, Support & Yukon (00:47:23) Fear & Animals, Great White Sharks, Bears (00:53:09) Sponsor: AG1 (00:54:22) Proving Others Wrong, Anger, Great Britain Swim (00:57:55) Anger at Self; Doing It For the Sake of Others, Son, Father (01:08:58) Next Endeavor, Money, Helping Others (01:15:29) Dark vs Light Energy, Self-Discipline; Yaminawa Tribe (01:22:51) Sponsor: LMNT (01:24:11) Challenge Stakes, Ultra-Endurance Swims; Negative Thoughts (01:33:29) Tongue; Iceland Swim, Berserker, Third-Person Perspective (01:38:28) Pain Tolerance, Stress Inoculation, Deliberate Cold Exposure (01:45:48) Strength Training (01:48:10) Sponsor: Eight Sleep (01:49:38) Process vs Outcomes, Psychological Adaptability (01:55:07) Cyclops & Tunnel Vision, Yukon Swim; Cuttlefish (02:02:02) Caffeine, Nicotine, Alpha GPC, Creatine, Supplement Use (02:11:59) Strength Training & Workouts, Strength Reserve, Endurance (02:20:26) Girlfriend, Worry; Doing What Others Cannot, Gratitude (02:29:13) Absurd Hero, Pleasure in Struggle (02:31:14) Smile, Motivated through Anger; Spirit Animals (02:41:37) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain how to develop a rational supplementation protocol tailored to your specific needs, nutrition and budget. I discuss foundational supplements and single-ingredient supplements for sleep, hormone support and cognitive enhancement and focus, including how to test individual ingredients, choose appropriate dosages and cycle certain compounds. I also explain why behavioral tools and nutrition remain the foundation for mental health, physical health and performance. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Mateina: https://drinkmateina.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Supplementation (00:00:12) Behavior, Nutrition, Supplements & Prescription Drugs (00:03:16) Supplementation Context & Individual Needs (00:04:44) Foundational Supplements; Tool: Vitamin & Mineral Supplements (00:06:20) Tool: Sleep, Nutrition & Budget Questions; Broad-Spectrum Supplements (00:08:22) Sponsor: Eight Sleep (00:09:45) Sleep Supplements; Tool: Caffeine & Food Timing (00:10:40) Tool: Middle-of-the-Night Waking, Myo-Inositol; Theanine & Vivid Dreams (00:11:43) Tool: Falling Asleep, Magnesium Threonate & Apigenin (00:12:58) Tool: Test Single-Ingredient Supplements (00:15:00) Melatonin (00:15:48) Hormone Support, Behavior & Nutrition (00:17:05) Fadogia Agrestis, Dosage & Cycling (00:19:24) Tongkat Ali & Free Testosterone (00:20:24) Menstrual Cycle & Supplement Effects (00:21:28) Sponsor: AG1 (00:22:41) Cognitive Enhancement & Focus; Stimulants, Caffeine & Alpha-Yohimbine (00:25:08) Neuromodulators, Alpha-GPC & L-Tyrosine (00:26:51) Stimulants vs. Neuromodulators; Tool: Explore Supplements Separately (00:29:10) Sponsor: Mateina (00:30:19) Omega-3 Fatty Acids & EPA (00:32:14) Protein & Food-Based Supplements (00:34:44) Recap & Key Takeaways Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Jared Diamond, PhD, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, physiologist, evolutionary biologist and Professor at UCLA. We discuss the surprising and often chance events that shaped human history and leadership in politics, religion, business and athletics. As one of the most influential public-facing scholars of the last 100 years, Dr. Diamond also shares his advice on how to pursue a career and life that reflects your unique interests and that makes a positive contribution to the world. He also shares the tools he uses to keep his mind and body vigorous. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Rorra: https://rorra.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Jared Diamond (00:02:51) Leadership, Prophets; Hitler, WWII (00:09:17) Hitler, Leadership, Deception (00:11:45) Unlikely Leader: Harry Truman (00:13:45) Sponsors: Rorra & Eight Sleep (00:16:28) Leaders, Introspection, Charisma; Individuals, History Patterns (00:22:35) Leaders & Addressing Mistakes, Forgiveness (00:25:36) Religious Leaders, Jesus & Leadership, Organizers (00:30:42) Leader Partnerships, Science, Religion (00:35:18) Jim Jones, Effective Cult Leaders; Followers (00:39:53) Sponsor: AG1 (00:41:06) Leaders & Clinging to Power (00:44:29) Learning Languages (00:49:59) Taxonomy, Lists & Names, Studying Birds (00:56:41) Curiosity, New Guinea Birds, Success & Support Across Different Careers (01:04:55) Travel, Intellectual Explorer (01:07:44) Birds, Vision & Sound, Ecology; Bird Song, Monkeys (01:14:50) Sponsor: Function (01:16:27) Academic Leadership; Time & His Remaining Projects (01:25:54) Humanity Risks, Population Bomb (01:30:46) Physical Activity; Sports Leaders (01:38:08) Coaching Philosophy, John Wooden; Business Leaders, Yvon Chouinard (01:44:31) Great Leadership; Advice for Others (01:51:22) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices