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#42: Parasites, Animal Racism, Trauma Inheritance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
20 Dec· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 42 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include toxoplasmosis and other parasites, the mechanisms behind inheritance of trauma, and racism in other animals.
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#41: Bipolar Disorder, Sleep, Chronic Pain | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
13 Dec· 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.
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#40: Monogamy, Genetic Testing, Sociobiology | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
6 Dec· 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.
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#39: Alcohol, Penis Envy, Plate-Licking | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
6 Dec· 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.
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#38: Trans Brains, Parkinson’s, Inequality | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
6 Dec· 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.
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#37: Pareidolia, U.S. Election, Psychological stress | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
6 Dec· 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.
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#36: COVID, Decussation, Thymicolymphaticus | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
6 Dec· 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.”
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#35: Anorexia Nervosa, Tribalism, Meditation | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
6 Dec· 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.
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#34: Against Empathy, Sex Ratio Regulations | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
6 Dec· 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.
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#33: Homosexuality, Nobel Prizes, Synapses | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
6 Dec· 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.
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#32: Cost of Ambition, Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
6 Dec· 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.
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#31: More Stress, SSRI’s, a Universe with Free Will | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
6 Dec· 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.
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#30: Stress, Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
6 Dec· 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.
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#29: Dyslexia, Brain Size, Autoimmune Diseases | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
5 Dec· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 29 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the neurobiology of dyslexia, the brain size relativity metric, and factors that influence autoimmune diseases.
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#28: Munchausen’s, Munchausen by proxy, Cognitive Bias | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
5 Dec· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 28 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses explanations for cognitive bias and the destructive disorders known as Munchausen’s and Munchausen by proxy.
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#27: Telomeres, Meritocracy, Autism Plasticity | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
5 Dec· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 27 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on telomeres and aging, neural plasticity with autism, and perceiving a world without meritocracy.
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#26: Alzheimer’s and Dementia | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
5 Dec· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 26 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on Alzheimer’s and Dementia and brain aging in humans and other primates.
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#25: Brain Exercise, Pain Types, Music | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
5 Dec· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 25 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include exercising brain parts, type of pain, and the reason for rhythm.
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#24: Trolley Problem, Dancing, Game Theory | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
5 Dec· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 24 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include the trolley problem, dancing, and real-life applicability of game theory.
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#23: Free Will Emergence, Religion vs Atheism | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
5 Dec· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 23 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include Free Will as an emergent property, religious vs. atheist generosity, and John Newton.
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Episodes

#42: Parasites, Animal Racism, Trauma Inheritance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#41: Bipolar Disorder, Sleep, Chronic Pain | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#40: Monogamy, Genetic Testing, Sociobiology | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#39: Alcohol, Penis Envy, Plate-Licking | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#38: Trans Brains, Parkinson’s, Inequality | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#37: Pareidolia, U.S. Election, Psychological stress | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#36: COVID, Decussation, Thymicolymphaticus | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#35: Anorexia Nervosa, Tribalism, Meditation | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#34: Against Empathy, Sex Ratio Regulations | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#33: Homosexuality, Nobel Prizes, Synapses | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#32: Cost of Ambition, Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#31: More Stress, SSRI’s, a Universe with Free Will | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#30: Stress, Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#29: Dyslexia, Brain Size, Autoimmune Diseases | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#28: Munchausen’s, Munchausen by proxy, Cognitive Bias | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#27: Telomeres, Meritocracy, Autism Plasticity | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#26: Alzheimer’s and Dementia | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#25: Brain Exercise, Pain Types, Music | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#24: Trolley Problem, Dancing, Game Theory | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#23: Free Will Emergence, Religion vs Atheism | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews