First up is Athletic Greens and their all-in-one daily supplement powder. Right from the start, The Huberman Lab was sponsored by companies offering questionable products from the perspective of science-based medicine. The packaging is less aggressive, but the content does not stray far from Silicon Valley’s love affair with the tweaking of healthy human biology. There’s a real gentleness and care to his delivery. Even though his podcast is firmly rooted in the masculine space of “body optimization” that has grabbed hold of large swaths of the tech sector, Huberman is a lot less “bro-ey” than his fellow influencers. He can boil down complicated neurobiology so that a non-scientist can understand how the human body works. Andrew Huberman is indeed really good at explaining what happens to neurotransmitters in the brain and to hormones inside our body when we experience stress, for example.
I watched many hours of The Huberman Lab, including interviews he conducted, Q&As he did on stage, and solo episodes. This science podcast is brought to you in part by… But when a respectable neuroscientist starts sanctioning mountains of dietary supplements, I begin to question his ability to evaluate the literature on these poorly regulated concoctions.
To see a clear-headed and eloquent scientist command the attention of such a large listenership is encouraging. “I’m professing a number of things that you can decide for yourselves what to do with or not.”
He also, again and again, reminds his very large audience that he is not a medical doctor. He always makes sure to highlight that this project is separate from his role at Stanford University. He talks about cortisol and neurotransmitters and his personal goal to bring zero cost to consumer information for the public. The viewer’s attention is drawn to Huberman’s face and voice. The science educator wears a black button-up shirt and sits in front of a black background and behind a black Shure microphone. The aesthetics of Huberman’s show are that of masculine minimalism.
Whenever I’m on the hunt for a new podcast to listen to, my podcast app is sure to show me The Huberman Lab under “Trending.” The video version of its first episode published two years ago has garnered 1 million views on a YouTube channel that counts over 3 million subscribers. Neuroscientist at Stanford by day and podcaster by night, Huberman is the host of The Huberman Lab podcast. Combining the calm delivery and pared-down wardrobe of a Sam Harris with the more imposing physique of a Joe Rogan, Andrew Huberman wants to give you science-based tips on how to optimize your biology.
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