Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Robert Sapolsky
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Dec 6, 2024 • 23min
#37: Pareidolia, U.S. Election, Psychological stress | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 37 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the phenomenon of pareidolia, the results of the U.S. election, and how to manage psychological stress.
Dec 6, 2024 • 24min
#32: Cost of Ambition, Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 32 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode talks about allostasis, the Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis, Sapolsky’s advice to his young self on ambition.
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 • 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.
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.
