The House of Pod Episode 220 - Hubergasm
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Apr 1, 2024 
Rebecca Watson and Dr. Andrea Love join Kaveh to discuss Andrew Huberman and ethical advertising in health and wellness. They explore debunking pseudoscience, navigating online science communication, ethical sponsorship in content creation, and critiquing controversial wellness trends.
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Podcast Departure
- Dr. Andrea Love co-hosted a science podcast for four years, focusing on pseudoscience and misinformation.
- She left due to intellectual property exploitation and lack of compensation.
Insidious Tactics
- Andrew Huberman uses widely accepted generalizations about health to gain listeners' trust.
- This makes it harder to discern pseudoscience, increasing buy-in to unsubstantiated claims.
Medical Contrarianism
- Huberman toes the line on some medical controversies better than others, potentially making him more dangerous.
- He holds contrarian views and has associated with figures like RFK Jr.