Episode · Huberman Lab · 2026-04-06
Andrew Huberman & Dacher Keltner: books mentioned on Huberman Lab
Cultivating Awe & Emotional Connection in Daily Life | Dr. Dacher Keltner
Dr. Dacher Keltner, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and a leading expert on the science of emotions and human connection.
Dr. Dacher Keltner discussed The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin and The Variations of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume 1 by Charles Darwin. Andrew Huberman recommended A Fighter's Heart by Sam Sheridan.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin is a classic scientific text examining the evolutionary origins and universal nature of emotional displays across species.
Discussed“Darwin's expression of emotion in man and animals is in my view and we're just publishing a paper on this on everything that he said about human emotion. 53 emotions annotated with eight modalities of expressive behavior. I wrote it with Darwin scholar Frank Sulloway”
Where to get it
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The Variations of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume 1
The Variations of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume 1 by Charles Darwin is a foundational scientific work exploring how traits are altered through selective breeding and domestication.
Discussed“Darwin's expression of emotion in man and animals is in my view and we're just publishing a paper on this on everything that he said about human emotion. 53 emotions annotated with eight modalities of expressive behavior. I wrote it with Darwin scholar Frank Sulloway”
Where to get it
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A Fighter's Heart
A Fighter's Heart by Sam Sheridan is a compelling non-fiction exploration of martial arts, fighting sports, and the profound personal transformation that occurs through physical struggle.
Recommended“And what brings that to mind is there's a a really good book, one that I like, anyway, um called The Fighter's Heart by a guy named Sam Sheridan. His wife actually wrote that movie Monster”
Where to get it
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