Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Dr. Robert Sapolsky and his Offspring answer your questions, with topics ranging from his books to his time doing field work in Kenya, current research to current events, and lots more.
Latest episodes
Dec 13, 2024 • 25min
#41: Bipolar Disorder, Sleep, Chronic Pain | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 41 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the role of sleep in depression, whether Bipolar Disorder is a sleeping disorder, and the psychosomatic nature of chronic pain.
Dec 6, 2024 • 25min
#35: Anorexia Nervosa, Tribalism, Meditation | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 35 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the values of meditation, the good in religion, and the impacts of anorexia nervosa.
Dec 6, 2024 • 33min
#38: Trans Brains, Parkinson’s, Inequality | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 38 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the neurobiology and environmental factors behind Parkinson’s, the link between inequality and free will, and the difference between cis- and trans- brains.
Dec 6, 2024 • 24min
#39: Alcohol, Penis Envy, Plate-Licking | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 39 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the effects of alcohol on the brain, what Freud got right and wrong, and how to reframe the disempowerment of no free will.
Dec 6, 2024 • 36min
#34: Against Empathy, Sex Ratio Regulations | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 34 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the legitimacy of altruism, downsides of empathy, and biological regulations of birth ratios.
Dec 6, 2024 • 36min
#40: Monogamy, Genetic Testing, Sociobiology | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 40 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the field of sociobiology, whether men are naturally monogamous, and the value of genetic testing.
Dec 6, 2024 • 35min
#36: COVID, Decussation, Thymicolymphaticus | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 36 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the dangers of COVID, nerve decussation, and the consequences of “Thymicolymphaticus.”
Dec 6, 2024 • 28min
#30: Stress, Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 30 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) and the ins and outs of stress.
Dec 6, 2024 • 30min
#33: Homosexuality, Nobel Prizes, Synapses | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 33 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode talks about the mechanism behind synaptic gaps, the evolutionary explanations for homosexuality, and controversial Nobel Prizes.
Dec 6, 2024 • 35min
#31: More Stress, SSRI’s, a Universe with Free Will | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 31 of Father-Offspring Interviews. In this episode, we talk more about stress and SSRI’s, including their efficacy and suicide risk increase, and whether Sapolsky wants us to have free will.
