Dr. Andrew Huberman and Dr. Laurie Santos discuss how our brains crave genuine, real-time social interaction, and warn that replacing face-to-face connection with screens can starve us of the deeper bonding and well-being we’re wired for. Dr. Laurie Santos is a professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University and a leading researcher on happiness and fulfillment. 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: Show notes: *Timestamps* 00:00 Most People Want To Be Happy 00:50 How To Approach Happiness 01:20 Behavior Hack: More Social Connection 03:02 Problems With Social Connection 03:45 The Importance of Seeing Faces 05:15 In Real Time Social Connection 06:56 Does Texting Count As Social Connection? 09:00 The Evolutionary Pressures For Social Behavior 10:30 How Dangerous Is Social Isolation? 12:25 Social Media & Dopamine Reward Values 13:10 David Byrne: Eliminating The Human #HubermanLab #LaurieSantos #Happiness #Loneliness Disclacimer & Disclosures: