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 5, 2024 • 26min
#25: Brain Exercise, Pain Types, Music | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 25 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include exercising brain parts, type of pain, and the reason for rhythm.
Nov 28, 2024 • 20min
#20: Dogs! | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 20 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This video is all about dogs – Williams Syndrome in humans and dogs, genetic changes in dogs, dogs vs cats, and more.
Nov 28, 2024 • 19min
#19: Phobias, Apotemnophilia, Youthful Biases | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 19 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include “prepared learning” of phobias, non-human primate parenting, voting bias in kids, and more.
Nov 28, 2024 • 21min
#18: Tickling, Negativity Dominance, Household Baboons | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 18 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include a study on tickling, why negatives overpower, and the presence the baboons have in our household.
Nov 28, 2024 • 25min
#17: Violence, Catan, Neurodegenerative Disorders | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 17 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include theories on origins of human violence, Settlers of Catan strategies, interactions with neurodegenerative diseases, and more.
Nov 28, 2024 • 21min
#16: Sex Brains, Jerusalem Syndrome, legal work | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 16 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include sex differences in the brain, Marshmallow Testing the Offsprings, Sapolsky’s work with juries, and more.
Nov 28, 2024 • 18min
#15: Non-human disorders, “gut,” People Magazine | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 15 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include anxiety/depression in non-human primates, orexin-2 antagonist, “gut feelings,” and more.
Nov 28, 2024 • 22min
#14: Ketamine, anti-Semitism, astrology | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 14 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include neurobiology of “the right thing,” differences between treatments, anti-Semitism, and more.
Nov 28, 2024 • 19min
#13: Food and the brain, humor, depression remission | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 13 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include effects of food on the brain, Sapolsky’s humor, potential of remission after depression, and more.
Nov 28, 2024 • 16min
#12: “Us” vs “Them”, zombies, beauty and awe | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 12 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This video touches on the “us” vs “them” mindset, Taylor Swift in a Zombie Apocalypse, beauty in nature, and more.
