Inquiring Minds

Don’t Panic, but Robert Sapolsky Says There’s No Free Will

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Oct 18, 2023
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Robert Sapolsky
Robert Sapolsky, a Stanford professor of biology, neurology, and neurosurgery, discusses his new book on life without free will. Topics include the illusion of free will, emergence and consciousness, societal notions of control, motivation and behavior, and the positive effects of social grooming.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Illusion of Free Will
01:44 • 16min
3
Emergence and its Relation to Consciousness and Free Will
17:52 • 14min
4
Challenging Societal Notions of Free Will and Personal Control
31:23 • 3min
5
Motivation and Behavior in the Absence of Free Will
33:56 • 7min
6
Biology, Social Grooming, and Prosocial Behavior
41:23 • 7min