Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

Karl Deisseroth’s Nobel; Selfish Wealth | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 133 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the work of Stanford’s Karl Deisseroth that earned him his recent Nobel Prize, as well as a deep dive i

Sperm Racing; Hemispherectomies | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 132 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include what hemispherectomies teach us about neuroplasticity, and the strange new “sport” that is sper

Cornell; Laughing Diseases; Hookworms | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 131 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of laughing diseases and similar “epidemics,” and the role that hookworms play in our immune

The Mystery of the Bladder; Falling Fertility Rates | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 130 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the worldwide falling fertility rates, and whether this is a concern for humankind, as well as

Why We Yawn; Effects of Birth Order | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 129 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include how birth order actually influences personality, sexual orientation, and IQ (among other traits

How We Measure Time; Baboon Operas | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 128 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include how our brains measure time, and when they fail to, and the Shakespearean opera all about baboo

The Lindsay Clancy Case | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 127 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the Lindsay Clancy trial, discussing both the scientific and legal aspects of it and their interaction

Gut Microbiome; Shame vs Guilt; Your Comments | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 126 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include if the gut microbiome can affect the brain, especially when it comes to psychiatric disorders,

Giraffe Math; Introversion/Extroversion Neuroscience | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 125 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of some of the supposed neurobiological differences between introversion and extroversion and

Pseudoscience and Conspiracy Theories; No Mosquitos | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 124 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the world of pseudoscience and conspiracy theories and how to talk to someone who believes them

Male Eradications; Autoimmune Contradictions | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 123 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the relationship between the immune system, stress, and glucocorticoids, and why men keep comin

Ape Laughter; Mirror Cells | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 122 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the potential danger that is mirror cells, and whether other apes laugh like we do. Social & W

The Truth About Peptides; Spelling Bees & Demographics | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 121 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the recent craze that is peptides and whether they really help strength and muscle growth, and how one

Biracial Identities; Intersectionality; Eye Floaters | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 120 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include how the amygdala processes “us” and “them” in biracial individuals, as well as in other cases o

Bad Boy Appeal; Human Speciation; “Shared” Genes | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 119 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of whether humans will evolve into different subspecies, inter- versus intra- genetic similar

Armenian Genocide; Snake and Fish Cooperations | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 118 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include moral scrupulosity OCD and whether it may be rooted in intergenerational trauma, with the the A

Plant Intelligence | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 117 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on work around plant intelligence and the amazing – though often oversold – things plants do. Social & W

Handshakes; Marchetti’s Constant of Commuting | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 116 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of Marchetti’s constant of human commuting, as well as why we humans shake hands and how othe

Bird Language; Stress Eaters | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 115 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include why some people eat more and others eat less under stress, and groundbreaking work that has sho

Chimp Civil War; Bipolar II | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 114 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the difference between Bipolar I and II, and the chimp civil war that has recently made Scientific hea