Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dr. Alok Kanojia and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the psychological motivations behind “looksmaxxing” as a displacement for fears of intimacy, exploring how dopamine dysregulation from technology can hinder the neurobiology of falling in love and why a technology fast before social interactions can restore that capacity.

Dr. Alok Kanojia, MD, MPH ("Dr. K"), is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and expert in both Eastern and Western medicine to improve mental health. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.

Watch the full episode: youtu.be/9G2MRFs4vac?si=nb_9IZgfUZ-CNSJ_
Show notes: go.hubermanlab.com/GQzMkKb

*Timestamps*
00:00 Why Men Focus On Looksmaxing
01:25 Displacement Of Social Anxiety
03:39 Science Of Human Connection
04:31 How Technology Affects Modern Love

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