Episode · Huberman Lab · 2026-01-12
Andrew Huberman & Keith Humphreys: books mentioned on Huberman Lab
How to Overcome Addiction to Substances or Behaviors | Dr. Keith Humphreys
Dr. Keith Humphreys is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine and a leading expert on treating addictions, drug laws and policy.
Andrew Huberman recommended Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schüll, and discussed The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Addiction by Design
Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schüll is a 2012 cultural anthropology and science-and-technology studies book that investigates the machine-human interface of gambling, focusing specifically on how modern video poker and slot machines are engineered to induce hypnotic states of flow and compulsive behavior in players.
Recommended“There's a tremendous book Addiction by Design and I'm afraid I'm going to mispronounce the the name of the person who wrote I think it's Schull but I'm not sure but I know the title Addiction by Design about gambling and she profiles people who play video poker”
Where to get it
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The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is a nonfiction exploration of how modern human life has become dangerously comfortable and how embracing physical adversity can improve health and well-being.
Discussed“Michael Easter is is at a university out in Las Vegas and he got access to one of these. And he wrote the comfort crisis about getting outdoors, getting away from things and basically carrying weight on your back and walking as a therapy of sorts.”
Where to get it
