59. Robert Sapolsky: The psychology behind Donald Trump, the science of stress, and the illusion of ‘free will’
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Protecting Males from Each Other
The speaker's biggest challenge was protecting the males from each other, as they showed no solidarity and were prone to aggression. The speaker's work mainly focused on males because when a female was darted, her family members would become aggressive, while the males did not function in family units. This experience led the speaker to be interested in stress, particularly the secretion of stress hormones like cortisol in humans.
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