Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

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#43: Syria | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews Dec 27, 2024

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Episode 43 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on Syria in light of the recent overthrow of the Assad rule.

#42: Parasites, Animal Racism, Trauma Inheritance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews Dec 20, 2024

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Episode 42 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include toxoplasmosis and other parasites, the mechanisms behind inheritance of trauma, and racism in other animals.

#41: Bipolar Disorder, Sleep, Chronic Pain | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews Dec 13, 2024

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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.

#32: Cost of Ambition, Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews Dec 06, 2024

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Episode 32 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode talks about allostasis, the Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis, Sapolsky’s advice to his young self on ambition.

#40: Monogamy, Genetic Testing, Sociobiology | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews Dec 06, 2024

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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.

#30: Stress, Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews Dec 06, 2024

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Episode 30 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) and the ins and outs of stress.

#37: Pareidolia, U.S. Election, Psychological stress | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews Dec 06, 2024

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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.

#38: Trans Brains, Parkinson’s, Inequality | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews Dec 06, 2024

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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.

#39: Alcohol, Penis Envy, Plate-Licking | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews Dec 06, 2024

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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.

#34: Against Empathy, Sex Ratio Regulations | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews Dec 06, 2024

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Episode 34 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the legitimacy of altruism, downsides of empathy, and biological regulations of birth ratios.