Andrew Huberman· PhD
Keep in mind that we are always influencing each other’s microbiomes by contact of various types, not just sexual contact. Even our pets influence our microbiome. And us, theirs.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Keep in mind that we are always influencing each other’s microbiomes by contact of various types, not just sexual contact. Even our pets influence our microbiome. And us, theirs.
Every Sunday: the week’s new conflicts and verdict changes — and nothing else.
Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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They are taking advantage of the sorts of social interactions, for instance, the people you talk to and that breathe on you, the people that you shake hands with, the people that you kiss or don't kiss, the people that you happen to be romantically involved with or not, your dog, your cat, your lizard, your rat, whatever pet you happen to own is impacting your microbiome.