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'Neuroscientists' Don’t Know the Mind at all - bymanujoseph.com

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If a guy has ‘neuro’ in his bio, he can say just about anything about the mind, as though he knows what it is. Andrew Huberman is a beneficiary. He is also from Stanford, so conditions were perfect for him to begin a podcast about that thing people hyphenate with confidence: ‘mind-body.’ He used expressions like “peer reviewed” and it appeared to many that he spoke scientific truths. He attracted millions of listeners. Todat, he is so popular that even though you may not have heard his podcast or read him at all, a lot of advice that has come down to you from reformative types emerge from him. If you know people who have suddenly become morning antennas to “catch” sunlight or started buying products like ashwagandha, you indirectly know Huberman. His fame would suggest a world deeply interested in physical and mental fitness. You wouldn’t be able to guess that by looking around. Huberman says a lot of commonsensical things and uses the sacred theology of science to persuade people—slee

'Neuroscientists' Don’t Know the Mind at all - bymanujoseph.com Skip to content Home About Subscribe X ‘Neuroscientists’ Don’t Know the Mind at all Manu Joseph April 13, 2024 If a guy has ‘neuro’ in his bio, he can say just about anything about the mind, as though he knows what it is. Andrew Huberman is a beneficiary. He is also from Stanford, so conditions were perfect for him to begin a podcast about that thing people hyphenate with confidence: ‘mind-body.’ He used expressions like “peer reviewed” and it appeared to many that he spoke scientific truths. He attracted mil

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