The Nature of the Beast: How Emotions Guide Us

This book by David Anderson 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, depression & mood, focus & dopamine, hormones. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “The Nature of the Beast, How Emotions Guide Us, by David Anderson is a wonderful read. I can't recommend it highly enough.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I can't recommend it highly enough”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · May 202201:26:53

  Said during "Understanding & Controlling Anger & Aggression". 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 tools for everyday life. Huberman unpacks the brain circuits behind aggression and reveals the surprising twist: estrogen, not testosterone, pulls the trigger.