
59. Robert Sapolsky: The psychology behind Donald Trump, the science of stress, and the illusion of ‘free will’
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Studying Baboons and the Stress Response
The speaker discusses their experience studying baboons and the challenges they faced in protecting the males from each other. They then transition to the topic of stress in humans, explaining what stress is, the causes of stress, and how stress hormones are secreted. This chapter discusses the ancient and conserved stress response found in various animals, including humans.
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