Dr. Andrea Love has been quoted in:
The misleading information in one of America’s most popular podcasts
Huberman’s rise to popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic should have been a win for information: Huberman, an associate professor of neurobiology at Stanford with an active lab, it seemed, was a respected researcher in his field of visual neuroscience, and he filled his multi-hour podcast episodes with citations and caution.
Popular science communication isn’t always the best science communication. The implicit pact that Huberman’s podcast makes with its audience — that it will, if you listen and follow, help you optimize your life — has turned the podcast into a powerful force that shapes how his audience of millions understands science. But listeners of Huberman Lab may be, at times, hearing what some call an illusion.
Now podcaster Andrew Huberman is accused of pushing pseudoscience by top doctors, including casting doubt on life-saving vaccines - days after reports of his love rat behavior
Dr Andrea Love, a microbiologist and immunologist, has accused Andrew Huberman of 'fill[ing] his podcast with confident displays of pseudoscience'
He claimed the flu shot is only effective against the circulating strain of the virus
Huberman also praised ashwagandha, a supplement with limited evidence
Science based ways to keep your immune system healthy
Dr. Andrea Love, an immunologist and microbiologist explains (via a post on Instagram) that often, people can get misled by promises of ‘magic bullets’ and miracle cures by individuals who use pseudoscience and fear to sell unregulated products.