Episode · Huberman Lab · 2026-08-31
Books mentioned on How to Accelerate Learning & Improve Education | Joe Liemandt
My guest is Joe Liemandt, technology entrepreneur and principal of Alpha School, a K-12 model that uses AI and individualized learning to help students master academics in just two hours a day, freein
Joe Liemandt recommended 10 to 25 by David Yeager and The Self-driven Child by William R. Stixrud and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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10 to 25
10 to 25 by David Yeager is a parenting and child development book that explores the science of motivating young people through high standards combined with high support.
Recommended“his book 10 to2 the science of motivating kids is all about high standards and high support and it is that combination that you want from a school”
Where to get it
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The Self-driven Child
The Self-driven Child by William R.
Recommended“there's a great book called um self-driven child that alpha parents read that you have basically six years right or seven years in middle and high school”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“or Principles of Neuroscience which used to be by Kandell Jesselyn Schwarz.”
Passing Principles of Neurobiology
“if somebody wants to become a neuroscientist or even just get a neuroscience degree, they read the book Principles of Neurobiology by Leechin Low”
Passing Biochemistry
“you get the biochemistry book from Strier. Like these are the books used everywhere.”
Plugged Protocols
“At all three of these events, I'll be discussing topics from my new book, Protocols.”
Plugged Protocols
“For those of you that haven't heard, I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body.”