Huberman Lab podcast
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Long-form talks on neuroscience, sleep and exercise that many find useful. Common caveat: critics call his confidence overstated and much of the content marginal.
Long-form talks on neuroscience, sleep and exercise that many find useful. Common caveat: critics call his confidence overstated and much of the content marginal.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 8
- approval share
- 50%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1 recommender for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Long-form talks on neuroscience and sleep
“Andrew Huberman is still one of my favorite. Even if you do not agree with every recommendation, the long-form discussions on neuroscience, sleep, exercise are worth listening”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2026 [So Far]” “few hours of Huberman Lab on sleep and light”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “Vitamin D and Omega-3 have a larger effect on depression than antidepressants” Useful starting point, reliable
“I find Huberman's podcast quite reliable and a useful starting point”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What's the current best research/understanding of healthy weight loss?” “I learned a lot. Highly recommend.”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Scientists unlock brain's natural clean-up system for new treatments for stroke”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Overconfident delivery, overstated claims
“He uses the long form to ramble and project a sense that his knowledge is infinitely deep.”
Comment from 2 Aug 2026 in “Unraveling the mysteries of habit formation” “heavy bias towards overconfident and narcissistic guests speaking with false authority”
Comment from 3 Oct 2026 in “Loss of cell identity drives human aging: Two new papers” Claims called false or made up
“the guy is speaking with confidence but just making it all up”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Creatine uptake enhances antitumor immunity” “Huberman (and his guests) strike me as charlatans”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Creatine uptake enhances antitumor immunity” “everything he suggested was complete bull crap”
Comment from 17 Jun 2026 in “Has AI already killed self-help nonfiction books?” Much content seen as marginal
“stopped when I realized most of what he is talking about is marginal stuff”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “The continuing "Q collar" scandal” “once upon a time, Huberman was a serious person but he's now just Joe Rogan with an advanced degree”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “LED lighting undermines visual performance unless supplemented by wider spectra”
Other podcasts people recommend
The four most recommended other podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarkesh Podcast | 29 | 8 | 78% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Oxide and Friends | 26 | 3 | 90% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Acquired podcast | 25 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Behind the Bastards podcast | 18 | 1 | 95% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Huberman Lab podcastThis page | 8 | 8 | 50% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“heavy bias towards overconfident and narcissistic guests speaking with false authority”
“Huberman (and his guests) strike me as charlatans”
“the guy is speaking with confidence but just making it all up”
“I find Huberman's podcast quite reliable and a useful starting point”
“He definitely has content that is helpful to people, but there's probably better sources for the same information.”
“stopped when I realized most of what he is talking about is marginal stuff”
“He uses the long form to ramble and project a sense that his knowledge is infinitely deep.”
“I thought it was well-balanced and at each topic he added caveats etc.”
“listening to 50 hours of Huberman or Rhonda Patrick”
“Andrew Huberman is still one of my favorite. Even if you do not agree with every recommendation, the long-form discussions on neuroscience, sleep, exercise are worth listening”
“everything he suggested was complete bull crap”
“few hours of Huberman Lab on sleep and light”
“once upon a time, Huberman was a serious person but he's now just Joe Rogan with an advanced degree”
“I learned a lot. Highly recommend.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.