An Immense World

This book by Ed Yong has been genuinely recommended 2 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman. The people who vouched for it on air: Andrew Huberman. It comes up in conversations about brain health, productivity & performance, relationships, trauma & ptsd. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Aug 2023 and the most recent from Jan 2026. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “Ed Young wrote a book called An Immense World... for an animal lover like me, it's I found it really spectacular.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I found it really spectacular”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Jan 202601:37:18

  Said during "Science & Tools of Learning & Memory | Dr. David Eagleman". The episode features David Eagleman: Stanford neuroscientist, best-selling author (Livewired), and science communicator. Founder of the former sensory-substitution company Neosensory and host of the Inner Cosmos podcast. Neuroscientist David Eagleman explains how the plastic brain learns, builds memory, warps time, dreams, and falls into us-vs-them polarization.

• “so I'm reading an amazing book yeah called an immense World by Ed young he won a Pulitzer”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “amazing book”
  Andrew Huberman · Lex Fridman Podcast · Aug 202300:34:54

  Said during "Andrew Huberman: Relationships, Drama, Betrayal, Sex, and Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #393". The episode features Andrew Huberman: Stanford neuroscientist and tenured professor who studies the brain, and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. Making his fourth appearance on the show, he is a close friend of Lex Fridman. On Lex's birthday, neuroscientist Andrew Huberman opens up about prayer, betrayal, covert contracts, peace, and finding lasting love.