PROFILE

Dr. Andrew H
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 Kontrovers und erfolgreich: Podcast-Star Dr. Andrew
Huberman erklärt Männern, wie sie ihr Leben optimieren.

Von RACHEL PREECE

MEDIUM US

M
ost college professors don’t get a rock-star welcome There, he realized he needed “structure” — something that both
when they go to a conference, but at the Psychedelic school and science would provide. After studying at the Univer-
Science conference in Colorado in June 2023, thou- sity of California, he joined Stanford in 2016.
sands had gathered to hear American neuroscien- Huberman’s confident delivery and ability to make scientif-
tist Dr. Andrew Huberman speak. One man jumped into the air ic topics accessible have made him very popular with a large-
with both hands raised as Huberman walked on stage, and the ly male and English-speaking audience. His ideas that small
atmosphere was described as “giddy.” lifestyle changes can significantly improve quality of life have
An associate professor at Stanford University, in California, struck a nerve — and his fame continues to grow.
the 48-year-old has been called the man who “got America to care
about science.” His podcast, Huberman Lab, is one of Spotify’s ten
most popular podcasts. His YouTube videos have been viewed
more than 140 million times, and over 100,000 people read his
“It’s a compulsion
monthly newsletter. “It’s a compulsion for me to learn and to
teach,” Huberman told TIME magazine.
In his podcast episodes, some of which are several hours
for me to learn and
long, Huberman discusses his own and other neuroscientists’
research with the aim of improving his listeners’ lives. The topics teach” DR. ANDREW HUBERMAN
include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diet, neuroplas- Known as: neuroscientist and podcaster
ticity, meditation and many other subjects. He also makes use Top tips: get early-morning sunlight
of his connections with researchers in other scientific fields to exposure, avoid caffeine for 90 minutes
discover more about self-optimization. after waking, practise deliberate cold
While he has a huge, global fan base, Huberman is not with- exposure and intermittant fasting
out his detractors. The Guardian called him a “neuroscience bro” Huberman’s recommended reading:
Deep Work by Cal Newport;
and criticized the high cost of the dietary supplements he sells
The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss
online. The Huberman Lab sleep package, for example, costs
€150 for a two-month supply of four supplements. exposure: get/practise ~ deliberate , bewusst
, sich etw. (aus Gesund-
heitsgründen/zu Übungs- intermittant fasting
Saved by science , intermittierendes Fasten
zwecken) aussetzen
Like many academic researchers, Huberman wasn’t a well- caffeine [kæˈfiːn*] * This symbol marks
known figure — until, in early 2021, he started his podcast. In , Koffein standard US pronunciation.
the middle of the pandemic, this became an instant hit. The New
York Times reported that “middle-aged men are just an unsatu-
psychedelic [)saIkE(delIk] bro (ifml.) , Bruder; hier: set in stone: be ~
rated market for diet information, because they haven’t been , [wg. Aussprache] zu selbstbewusster Typ , in Stein gemeißelt sein
inundated with as much of it as women have been.” giddy [(gIdi] dietary supplement encyclopedia
The power of the Huberman brand has even produced a back- , hier: ausgelassen , Nahrungsergänzungs- [In)saIklE(pi:diE]
lash in the form of the TikTok meme “Huberman husband,” in mittel , Lexikon, Enzyklopädie
associate professor (US)
which women complain about their partners’ Huberman obses- , außerordentliche(r) unsaturated dechlorination drops
Professor(in) , ungesättigt, noch nicht , Entchlorungsmittel
sions. Most of his fans are indeed men who are eager to optimize erschlossen
compulsion: it’s a ~ for me fair , hier: Jahrmarkt
their health. to do sth. inundate [ˈɪnVndeɪt]
Huberman’s success wasn’t always set in stone, however. As , ich muss einfach etw. tun , überfluten
violence , Gewalt

a child, he read the encyclopedia and handed out dechlorination (compulsion , Zwang) drop out of sth.
backlash
, etw. vorzeitig verlassen
drops to people who had won goldfish at local fairs, knowing the post-traumatic stress , Gegenreaktion
disorder youth detention center
fish would die if placed in the wrong water. As a teen, he got in- , posttraumatische Be-
meme [mi:m]
, Jugendstrafanstalt
, [wg. Aussprache]
Fotos: blabacphoto

volved in San Francisco’s skateboarding scene, and saw drug and lastungsstörung
eager: be ~ to do sth. delivery
alcohol abuse, as well as physical violence. He also dropped out diet [(daIEt] , hier: Vortragsweise
, etw. unbedingt tun
of school. It was a phase of his life that he describes as “chaot- , hier: Ernährung
wollen strike a nerve
ic,” during which he was even sent to a youth detention center. detractor , Kritiker(in) , einen Nerv treffen

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