
#393 – Andrew Huberman: Relationships, Drama, Betrayal, Sex, and Love
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#393 – Andrew Huberman: Relationships, Drama, Betrayal, Sex, and Love mentions A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting by Sam Sheridan, An Immense World by Ed Yong, and We Contain Multitudes with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
I think it was in that book. It’s a great book. Fighter’s Heart, where he talks about the sort of the intimacy of sparring.
So I’m reading an amazing book called An Immense World by Ed Yong.
So I’m reading an amazing book called An Immense World by Ed Yong. He won a Pulitzer for We Contain Multitudes or something like that, I think is the…
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- The conversation centers on intimacy of sparring.
- A second recurring theme is power of olfaction.
- Referenced books include A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting by Sam Sheridan and An Immense World by Ed Yong.
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“Referred to when discussing intimacy of sparring and exchanging bodily fluids; cited as 'that book'.”
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“Mentioned while describing a book being read that has a first chapter about olfaction and noting Ed Yong won a Pulitzer for a different book.”
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“Referenced as the other book for which Ed Yong won a Pulitzer (title mentioned when discussing the author's prior work).”
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The book Fighter's Heart is mentioned to explain the unexpected intimacy and bonding that occurs during sparring and combat training. The speaker c…

The speaker mentions An Immense World while describing a strong, lingering cologne and connects the book's first chapter on olfaction to the power…

The speaker mentions Ed Yong's book in the context of discussing the intense, lingering nature of certain smells and how olfaction shapes experienc…
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