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Andrew David Huberman (born 1975) is an
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podcaster and neuroscientist. He is an
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of neurobiology at
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and a partner of the sports and nutrition company Momentous, with which he offers branded
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s. He is best known for hosting the ''Huberman Lab'' podcast, which he started in 2021.


Education

He received a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1998, an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2000, and a
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in neuroscience from the University of California, Davis, in 2004. He completed his postdoctoral training at
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, in 2010, working in the lab of Ben Barres.


Academic career

From 2011 to 2015, Huberman was an assistant professor of neurobiology and neuroscience at University of California, San Diego. In 2016, Huberman moved to
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. Wth David Spiegel, Huberman has carried out research on cortisol and anxiety-based depression.


Podcasting and supplements

In 2021, Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. In episodes lasting several hours, Huberman talks about the state of research in a specific topic, both within and outside his specialty. By 2023, the podcast had become the 6th most popular podcast in the US on Spotify platforms, while his YouTube channel had 3.5 million subscribers and his
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account 4.2 million. In April 2022 Huberman entered into a partnership with Utah-based sport and nutrition company, Momentous. With them he offers a line of “Huberman Lab” branded
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s. He became Scientific Advisor for the supplements retailer Athletic Greens the same year.


Reception

In ''Time'' magazine, Huberman was described as having a large and enthusiastic fan base, but also as having been criticized by other scientists for prematurely applying the results of animal studies to human applications.
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at the McGill Office for Science and Society has questioned Huberman's promotion of "poorly regulated" dietary
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. According to Jarry, Huberman Lab has been sponsored by "companies offering questionable products from the perspective of science-based medicine". According to an article in ''Coda'', Huberman has promoted anti-sunscreen views on his podcast, stating he's "as scared of sunscreen as I am of melanoma". In a 2023 '' GQ'' article, Huberman is reported as having said he's not a "sunscreen truther", a term used to describe anti-sunscreen conspiracy theorists.


References


External links


Huberman Lab Podcast

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