Episode · Huberman Lab · 2026-01-29

Books mentioned on Essentials: Using Play to Rewire & Improve Your Brain

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I discuss why play is a powerful yet often overlooked tool for shaping the brain across the entire lifespan, not just during childhood.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

    Richard P. Feynman · at 21:47

    Surely You're Joking, Mr.

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  2. What Do YOU Care what Other People Think?

    Richard Phillips Feynman; Ralph Leighton · at 21:47

    What Do YOU Care what Other People Think? is a nonfiction book by Richard Phillips Feynman and Ralph Leighton that collects autobiographical anecdotes, reflections, and insights from the famed physicist's life.

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