One of Us

This book by Asne Seierstad was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Andrew Huberman. The people who vouched for it on air: Kathryn Paige Harden. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, consciousness, longevity & aging. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “One of my favorite books that I read when I was writing my book is this book called One of Us. And it's about the Norwegian mass shooter”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “One of my favorite books”
  Kathryn Paige Harden · Huberman Lab · Feb 202601:58:07

  Said during "How Genes Shape Your Risk Taking & Morals | Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden". The episode features Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden: Psychologist and behavior geneticist, professor at the University of Texas at Austin, who studies how genes and environment interact during adolescence to shape life trajectories. Author of the forthcoming book Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice. A behavior geneticist explains how genes and luck shape addiction, aggression, and morality, and why America's lust for punishment may be its true original sin.