Neuroscience
Why waiting for motivation fails and what works instead
Motivation follows action, not the other way around. Learn the 5 second rule, environment traps and the Let Them theory to build habits at any age.
How human smell shapes friendship, fear and hormones
Body odor and invisible chemosignals can predict friendship, spread fear and lower testosterone. A smell scientist explains how your nose steers behavior.
The wheel of motivation: how to keep doing hard things
Ultra endurance athlete Ross Edgley and a neuroscientist map the many sources of drive, from keeping your word to gratitude, that keep you going when it hurts.
Can diet improve mental health? A doctor's message of hope
A family physician explains why a keto carnivore diet changed how they treat anxiety and depression, and why diet offers hope without an appointment.
Brain scans and blood tests that reveal brain health
Brain imaging, brain age and blood biomarkers show how metabolism, hormones and nutrition shape your brain, and how recovery appears on a scan.
A rational guide to supplements for sleep and focus
Behavior and nutrition come first. Then test single ingredients one week at a time for sleep, hormones and focus, and prioritize omega 3 with over 1 g of EPA.
GLP-1 drugs, diet and memory: what the research shows
Neuroscientist Scott Kanoski explains how GLP-1 drugs curb hunger and how sugar, junk food and gut signals shape memory in the hippocampus.
Neuralink brain implant: how it works and what it promises
A neurosurgeon at Neuralink explains how a robot-placed brain implant could let people with quadriplegia control a computer with their thoughts.
How stress speeds up aging and how to reset your response
Stress scientist Elissa Epel explains threat versus challenge, mitochondria, radical acceptance and simple tools that protect your cells from chronic stress.
Blueberry benefits for brain and arteries: 1 cup a day
One cup of blueberries a day improves artery dilation, supports memory and helps the body handle glucose. See what human trials show and the banana caveat.
How to improve focus and concentration: science tools
Learn how epinephrine, acetylcholine and dopamine create focus, plus tools like 90 minute work bouts, cold exposure, meditation and creatine.
Consciousness, ego and the microbiome, per Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan tells Andrew Huberman why the body may feel before it thinks, how the ego dissolves, and what quitting caffeine revealed.
Food noise explained: why cravings are biology, not you
A psychologist explains food noise, why willpower is the wrong frame for cravings, and how GLP-1s and CBT change the relationship with food.
Brain fog isn't aging, it might be these five foods
Dr. Mark Hyman explains how the gut-brain axis drives brain fog, and the five foods that most often trigger it.
Chronic illness treatment order: mold, Lyme and EMF
Dr. Neil Nathan explains why treating chronic illness in the wrong order makes patients worse, and the tests that find the real root cause.