The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.
How Genes Shape Your Risk Taking & Morals | Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden
Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden, PhD, is a psychologist, behavioral geneticist and professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. We discuss how genes interact with your upbringing to shape your level of risk-taking and morality. We also discuss how genes shape propensity for addiction and impulsivity in males versus females. Finally, we discuss how biology impacts societal views of sinning, punishment and forgiveness.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Kathryn Paige Harden
(00:03:10) Adolescents, Genes & Life Trajectory; Adolescence Ages
(00:06:44) Puberty, Aging & Differences; Epigenome; Cognition
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(00:16:45) Puberty Onset & Family; Communication & Empathy
(00:22:26) 7 Deadly Sins, Substance Use & Conduct Disorders, Genes
(00:27:33) Family History; Genes & Brain Development
(00:33:05) Personality & Temperament, Motivation, Addiction; Trauma
(00:37:59) Knowing Genetic Risk & Outcomes; Understanding Family History
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(00:46:57) Genetic Information & Decision Making; Personal Identity & Uncovering Family
(00:52:12) Nature vs Nurture, Bad Genes?; Aggression, Childhood & Males
(01:00:17) The Original Sin; Whitman Case & Brain Tumor; Genetic Predisposition
(01:10:31) Free Will; Genes & Moral Judgement; Skillful Care for Kids; Social Cooperation
(01:21:03) Breaking the Cycle; Genetic Recombination & Differences; Identity
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(01:27:01) Status, Dominance, Science; Positive Attributes of Negative Traits
(01:36:15) Relational Aggression & Girls; Male-Female Differences & Conflict
(01:40:36) Genes, Boys vs Girls, Impulse Control
(01:45:00) Behavior Punishment vs Rewards, Responsibility
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(01:53:03) Accountability; Suffering, Cancel Culture & Punishment
(02:00:01) Life Energy & Punishment, Prison
(02:08:16) Backward vs Forward-Looking Justice; Forgiveness, Retribution, Power, Choice
(02:16:11) Reward, Unfairness & Inequality
(02:21:59) Punishment, Reward & Power; Online vs In-Person Communities
(02:29:49) Identical Twin Differences; Genetic Influence & Age; Sunlight & Genes
(02:39:24) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
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