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Huberman Lab

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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 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.

Latest episodes

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Essentials: How Smells Influence Our Hormones, Health & Behavior | Dr. Noam Sobel

#7 trending · Health & Fitness

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 sens

Oct 29
34 min

Unlocking Persistent Motivation & Extreme Resilience | Ross Edgley

#13 trending · Health & Fitness

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

Oct 26
2 h 43 min

Essentials: Developing a Rational Approach to Supplementation for Health & Performance

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 fou

Oct 22
38 min

What Makes Great Leaders & How to Live an Extraordinary Life | Dr. Jared Diamond

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

Oct 19
1 h 53 min

Essentials: Neuralink & Technologies to Enhance Human Brains | Dr. Matt MacDougall

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Matthew MacDougall, a neurosurgeon at Neuralink. We discuss how brain-machine interfaces could help people with p

Oct 15
34 min

How Food Choices Shape Memory, Cognition & Cravings | Dr. Scott Kanoski

Dr. Scott Kanoski, PhD, is a Professor of Human and Evolutionary Biology and Neurobiology at the University of Southern California. We discuss how different foods impact

Oct 12
2 h 02 min

Essentials: Manage Stress & Build Resilience | Dr. Elissa Epel

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Elissa Epel, PhD, a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisc

Oct 8
34 min

Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life | Dr. Beth Shapiro

Dr. Beth Shapiro, PhD, is an evolutionary biologist and Chief Science Officer at Colossal Biosciences. Her work focuses on de-extinction and wildlife conservation efforts

Oct 5
2 h 15 min

Essentials: Tools to Improve Your Focus & Concentration

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain how the neurochemicals epinephrine, acetylcholine and dopamine contribute to focus and concentration. I discuss tools f

Oct 1
41 min

What Humans, Animals and Plants Tell Us About Consciousness | Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan is a renowned author, journalist and professor at UC Berkeley. He is best known for his influential works on how humans and plants have shaped each other a

Sep 28
2 h 02 min

Essentials: Optimal Protocols to Build Strength & Grow Muscles | Dr. Andy Galpin

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I revisit episode 2 of my six-part guest series with Dr. Andy Galpin, PhD, an exercise scientist and expert in human performance.

Sep 24
38 min

Best Tools for Gut Health & Weight Loss | Dr. Chris Thompson

Dr. Chris Thompson, MD, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief of Interventional Gastroenterology at Mass General Brigham in Boston, and Co-Director of th

Sep 21
2 h 28 min

Essentials: How to Assess & Improve All Aspects of Your Fitness | Dr. Andy Galpin

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Andy Galpin, PhD, an exercise physiologist. We revisit the first episode of his Huberman Lab Guest Series to disc

Sep 17
35 min

The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur Brooks

Dr. Arthur Brooks, PhD, professor at Vanderbilt University and senior fellow at Harvard Business School, is an expert on the science of happiness. He shares the three “ma

Sep 14
2 h 50 min

Essentials: Genes & the Inheritance of Memories Across Generations | Dr. Oded Rechavi

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Oded Rechavi, a professor at Tel Aviv University who studies genetics, epigenetics and the inheritance of acquire

Sep 10
35 min

How Mitochondria Control Your Metabolism | Dr. Jared Rutter

Dr. Jared Rutter, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Utah and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is a leading expert on mitochondria and metab

Sep 7
2 h 04 min

Essentials: Use Sleep to Enhance Learning, Memory & Emotional State | Dr. Gina Poe

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Gina Poe, PhD, a Professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UC

Sep 3
34 min

How to Accelerate Learning & Improve Education | Joe Liemandt

My guest is Joe Liemandt, technology entrepreneur and principal of Alpha School, a K-12 model that uses AI and individualized learning to help students master academics i

Aug 31
2 h 33 min

Essentials: Diet & Nutrition for Mental Health | Dr. Chris Palmer

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Chris Palmer, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Aug 27
38 min

How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husain

Dr. Masud Husain is a Professor of Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a leading expert on the science of motivation, apathy, and neurologi

Aug 24
2 h 20 min

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Chart positions

Where Huberman Lab ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 31, 2026).

#92 ▼ 4 All Podcasts US
#5 — Health & Fitness US

What listeners say

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There is a lot of rambling and talking over the expert guest. I want to hear what the expert in the field has to say but Huberman feels the need to interrupt and direct the light back onto himself. While I don’t doubt that Huberman is knowledgeable in his field I would prefer to hear directly from his guest experts on other subjects. Instead Huberman projects this need to be an expert in all fields, which looses credibility with me. I found it incredibly frustrating to listen to and needed to fast forward through a lot.

Lkerr42 · Aug 2026

I enjoy the variety of guests and how it’s not just 1 topic all the time. The questions are insightful and not shallow. I enjoy listening while walking, great way to get my steps in while being engaged. My only complaint is that he can be a little too politically correct at times (especially when it comes to women, always making sure not to exclude or offend).

Félix Víça · Aug 2026

I’ve been listening to the episodes about women’s health, and it’s so useful and interesting to get this kind of in-depth and scientific information right from the mouths of people who are experts in the field. I also love how it’s not patronizing. They speak in medical terms a lot, but Huberman often pops in and asks people to define complex terminology his listeners might not be totally familiar with. Very casual and very inclusive. Thank you, Dr. Huberman!

enweigel · Aug 2026

I love your podcast, but please stop shying away from controversial issues related to science when there is a strong scientific consensus. Areas such as vaccination, sunscreen, climate change, have strong evidence leading to a consensus among the majority of scientists in the associated field. To not take a stand on these types of issues does a disservice to the public understanding of science which your podcast attempts to enrich. And if you have an alternate or controversial stance on one of these topics, state that and make your case. But please don’t censor your content out of fear of the backlash from conspiratorial or politically motivated zealots.

Mighty Meshugana · Aug 2026

The alpha school episode is so wildly an advertisement for an expensive private school, while putting down public education for not doing the “right” thing for students. Comparing public education outcomes to the students who have to apply to alpha school is so ignorant and frankly shows how disconnected this host is from reality.

Knoethanks · Sep 2026

I tuned into some episodes based on the compelling people he interviewed. But reading about how he treats the people in his life (Google it ) made me realize that much of the self-improvement appeal of his podcast is hollow. You can’t cold-plunge away your tendency to treat other people as expendable resources. Not to mention, he should do better to stick to his lane (neuroscience) — seems the quest for fame and money loosened his restraint on that front.

someburnername · Dec 2024

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