Caffeine: How Coffee and Tea Created the Modern World

This book by Michael Pollan was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Andrew Huberman. The people who vouched for it on air: Andrew Huberman. It comes up in conversations about anxiety & stress, brain health, focus & dopamine, productivity & performance, sleep. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “This was something that was actually covered in beautiful detail in a book by Michael Pollan all about caffeine. It's available on Audible. I really enjoyed that book.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I really enjoyed that book”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Dec 202201:39:03

  Said during "Using Caffeine to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance". The episode features Andrew Huberman: Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast, where he translates neuroscience into practical, science-based tools. Andrew Huberman breaks down how caffeine works as both stimulant and powerful reinforcer, and how to time and dose it for peak performance.