The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works.
Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills, and cognitive functioning. He is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award, given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision, in 2017.
Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine has been published in top journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell, and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover, and other top media outlets.
In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 10 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.
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The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works.
Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills, and cognitive functioning. He is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award, given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision, in 2017.
Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine has been published in top journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell, and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover, and other top media outlets.
In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 10 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.
Science & Health Benefits of Belief in God & Religion | Dr. David DeSteno
Huberman Lab
2 hours 24 minutes
4 days ago
Science & Health Benefits of Belief in God & Religion | Dr. David DeSteno
My guest is Dr. David DeSteno, PhD, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University. We discuss science, God and religion, including what science can and can’t reveal about the existence of God and where religious faith and science do and do not align. We also discuss why questions about life’s origins, miracles and the afterlife have persisted across time. Dr. DeSteno explains how religious rituals cause meaningful improvements in mental and physical health and how prayer and gratitude can markedly reduce stress, increase honesty and compassion and buffer against loneliness and despair. Finally, we explore what distinguishes religions and mission-based communities from cults, and we discuss the role that communities such as 12-step and Burning Man play in modern life.
Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.
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Timestamps
(00:00) David DeSteno
(02:10) Science & Belief in God, Does God Exist?
(07:06) Universe Origins & Scientific Questions; Religion & Life/Health Benefits
(15:16) Sponsors: Our Place & LMNT
(18:23) Russell's Teapot, Overbelief, Faith; Religio-prospecting, Traditional Practices
(26:49) Mediation & Compassion, Prayer & Stress Relief, Tools: Meditation, Prayer
(34:40) Superstition, Prayers & Rituals; Mourning Rituals, Eulogies, Shiva, Connection
(43:58) Grieving & Different Religious Traditions
(47:15) Sponsors: AG1 & Eight Sleep
(50:12) God vs Religion?; Prayer, Community, Religious Rituals & Ideals
(56:17) Psychedelics, Ego Death, Right vs Left-Handed Roots
(01:01:24) Good & Evil; Lies & Cheating; Gratitude & Prayer
(01:11:03) Loneliness, Community & Religion, Relationship with God & 3AM Friend
(01:16:25) Sponsor: Function
(01:18:12) Feeling God; Intelligent Design, Evolution, Eye; Awe
(01:25:21) Overwhelm & Spiritual Experiences, Awe Despite Understanding
(01:31:01) Fear of Death, Afterlife, Tool: Contemplating Death
(01:37:11) Time Perception, Connectedness, Traditional Practices
(01:42:53) Addiction; 12-Step Programs & Surrender to a Higher Power
(01:49:02) New Religions, Burning Man, Modern Spiritual Experiences, Cults
(01:58:06) Cults vs Religions, Religious Interpretation & Reorientation
(02:03:56) AI, Technology, Religion & Intelligence; Religious Branding
(02:11:05) Religion Figures & Flaws, Direct Experience of God
(02:15:13) Finding a Belief System, Embracing Religious Practices, Tool: Sampling Religions
(02:21:40) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
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Huberman Lab
The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works.
Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills, and cognitive functioning. He is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award, given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision, in 2017.
Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine has been published in top journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell, and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover, and other top media outlets.
In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 10 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.
