Why people recommend it
Jaws by Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich is a non-fiction book that explores how modern environmental changes and lifestyle habits, such as mouth breathing, impact human facial development and airway health. On the Huberman Lab podcast, Dr. Staci Whitman recommended the book to parents concerned with airway health. Andrew Huberman frequently discussed the text across multiple episodes, including conversations with Dr. Staci Whitman, Dr. Noam Sobel, and on solo deep dives into breathing and stress management. Huberman noted that the book was authored by his colleagues at the Stanford School of Medicine, featuring a foreword by Jared Diamond and an introduction by Robert Sapolsky. He highlighted that despite initial skepticism, the work presents valuable data on how adopting nasal breathing benefits jaw structure, immunological function, and overall physiological health. On Modern Wisdom, guest Andrew Huberman also displayed a copy of the book, which carries the full title Jaws: A Hidden Epidemic, to introduce its core arguments regarding skeletal changes and the historical prevalence of chronic mouth breathing among human populations.
Who recommended it
- Andrew Huberman Recommended
- Dr. Staci Whitman Recommended
- Noam Sobel Recommended
Andrew Huberman — 4 mentions
“and of course the book Jaws which was published by Paul erck and Sandra Khan my amazing colleagues at Stanford years ago”
“I arrived carrying a copy of the book 'Jaws: A Hidden Epidemic.' This is not 'Jaws' the shark.”
“This discussion can be fairly brief because abundant data now show—and this is beautifully described in the book titled 'Jaws: A Hidden Epidemic,' written by my colleagues Paul Ehrlich and Sandra Kahn at Stanford School of Medicine.”
“As well as "Jaws" which is from Sandra Kahn, Paul Ehrlich with a foreword by Jared Diamond and Robert Sapolsky.”
Dr. Staci Whitman — 2 mentions
“and then of course the book Jaws which was published by Paul erck and Sandra Khan my amazing colleagues at Stanford years ago”
“certainly Breath by James Nester Jaws as you mentioned by SRE KH”
Noam Sobel — 1 mention
“I'm a big fan of a book called 'Jaws: A Hidden Epidemic' written by colleagues of mine at Stanford; are you familiar with it?”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“There's also the book "Jaws" by my colleagues, Paul Ehrlich and Sandra Kahn, with a foreword by Jared Diamond and an introduction by Robert Sapolsky from Stanford. So, that's a book chockablock with heavy hitter authors that describes how being a nasal breather is beneficial for jaw structure, for immune system function, et cetera”