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#48: Schizophrenia, Fiction, Brachydactyly | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
31 Jan· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 48 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the auditory hallucination of schizophrenia, Sapolsky’s brachydactyly fingers, and the benefits of fiction.
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#47: Neurogenesis, Science/Religion, Human Immaturity | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
24 Jan· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 47 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses neurogenesis, reconciliation of science and religion, and the slow immaturity of humans.
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#46: Winston Churchill’s Ass, Alcohol/Cancer, Foxes | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
17 Jan· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 46 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses Winston Churchill’s ass and its relation to wealth, the link between alcohol and cancer, and fox domestication.
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#45: Bio of Religion, Anxiety/Fear, Insulin Resistance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
10 Jan· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 45 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include the biology behind religiosity variance, including the relevance of anxiety vs. fear, and insulin resistance in type II diabetes.
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#44: Youthful Appeal, Beauty & Goodness, Cerebellum | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
3 Jan· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 44 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include the desire for youthful appearances, the conflation of beauty and goodness, and the cerebellum.
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#43: Syria | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
27 Dec 2024· Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Episode 43 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on Syria in light of the recent overthrow of the Assad rule.
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#42: Parasites, Animal Racism, Trauma Inheritance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
20 Dec 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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 2024· 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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Episodes

#48: Schizophrenia, Fiction, Brachydactyly | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#47: Neurogenesis, Science/Religion, Human Immaturity | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#46: Winston Churchill’s Ass, Alcohol/Cancer, Foxes | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#45: Bio of Religion, Anxiety/Fear, Insulin Resistance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#44: Youthful Appeal, Beauty & Goodness, Cerebellum | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#43: Syria | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

#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