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Robert Sapolsky on Free Will and Determinism

The Michael Shermer Show

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The Importance of Understanding Root Causes and Implementing Preventative Measures

This chapter explores the significance of public health research in understanding the underlying factors behind diseases and violent behavior. It discusses the importance of a quarantine model to contain medically dangerous individuals without blame, and emphasizes the need for preventative measures to address social and environmental contributors to violence, using successful examples from Scandinavian countries.

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