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Alex Hutchinson

Alex Hutchinson is a science journalist, former physicist, and author who writes about neuroscience, endurance, and human performance.

science journalist and authorKnown for science journalism, writing on endurance and human performance, explaining neuroscience of exploration and risk
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LatestMay 3, 2025
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Modern Wisdom
3 episodes · latest May 3, 2025

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Ultimately, exploring is good because it teaches us about the world and it's very satisfying.

Exploring · human exploration motivations

I wrote a book about endurance in 2018, and this is not intended as a gratuitous plug for that book, but the book did well, and it was the culmination of about 10 years, let's say, of really focusing in on the science of endurance.

Endure · science of endurance

there's a really interesting book by Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation, which really gets into the, the addictive elements of dopamine.

Dopamine Nation · addiction to dopamine

And what Ambie Burfoot says is like from that, you'll discover that you're capable of more than you think you are.

Ambie Burfoot · endurance training techniques

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