Book · recommended on 4 episodes
On the Move
Oliver Sacks ISBN 1410483487
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Oliver Sacks ISBN 1410483487
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This book by Oliver Sacks has come up 4 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman. 4 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Andrew Huberman. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-06-28 and the most recent from 2025-03-03. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
When Oliver Sacks was twelve, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote: "Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far." With unbridled honesty and humor, he now shows us the restless energy that drives both his physical and his cerebral passions.
“I highly recommend reading uh Oliver Sax's book on the Move um he was an obviously neurologist and writer”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Dr. Richard Schwartz: Founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, a peer-reviewed model that treats the mind as a system of distinct 'parts' (managers, firefighters, exiles) led by a core Self. He developed it 40+ years ago after his family-therapy work with bulimic patients. The founder of Internal Family Systems therapy guides Huberman, then the listener, through a live session on healing the inner 'parts' that drive anxiety and conflict.
“Oliver Sack's autobiography, "On the Move," had a profound impact on me. You know, people hated him?”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, known for translating neuroscience into actionable everyday tools. Andrew Huberman fields a live Seattle audience Q&A on sleep, dopamine, focus, memory, psychedelics, and his own daily protocols.
“he has a great biography called on the Move there's a wonderful documentary that just came out about him”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Stanford neuroscientist and host of the Huberman Lab podcast, known for translating brain and body science into practical health protocols. This is his third appearance on Lex Fridman's podcast and a close personal friend of the host. Huberman and Fridman roam from food, friendship and Rick Rubin to focus, stress, sauna science, sex, and how to ready your brain for hard work.
“I just finished for the third time, Oliver Sacks' autobiography which is marvelous and I highly recommend to people.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Karl Deisseroth: Stanford psychiatrist and bioengineer who pioneered optogenetics (light-controlled neurons via algae channelrhodopsins) and the CLARITY brain-clearing method. Author of the book 'Projections: A Story of Human Emotions.'. Stanford psychiatrist and optogenetics pioneer Karl Deisseroth on how the mind breaks down and how light-controlled neurons could precisely treat it.
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