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#53: Neanderthal Autism, Dreams, Social Anxiety | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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42:32Episode 53 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include neanderthal DNA and autism, why we dream, and the existence of social anxiety.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#52: Adult Play, APOE, Fashion Trends | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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35:50Episode 52 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include APOE-4 and odds of Alzheimer’s, why we follow fashion trends, and the purpose of adult play.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#51: Seizure Dogs, Types of Memory, Jury Duty | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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31:00Episode 51 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the different types of memory, what determinists do about jury duty, and how dogs can detect seizures.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#50: Blindness, Misusing Determined, Bartering Animals | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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27:45Episode 50 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses why blindness and schizophrenia don’t overlap, ways in which “no free will” can be misused, and examples of trading and bartering in other species.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#49: Prion Diseases, Science vs. Philosophy | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interview
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35:42Episode 49 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include prion diseases and the history of their discovery, as well as criticisms from a philosophical approach of Sapolsky’s no free will assertion.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#48: Schizophrenia, Fiction, Brachydactyly | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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28:19Episode 48 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the auditory hallucination of schizophrenia, Sapolsky’s brachydactyly fingers, and the benefits of fiction.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#47: Neurogenesis, Science/Religion, Human Immaturity | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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36:46Episode 47 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses neurogenesis, reconciliation of science and religion, and the slow immaturity of humans.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#46: Winston Churchill’s Ass, Alcohol/Cancer, Foxes | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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34:17Episode 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.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#45: Bio of Religion, Anxiety/Fear, Insulin Resistance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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28:58Episode 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.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#44: Youthful Appeal, Beauty & Goodness, Cerebellum | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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30:09Episode 44 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include the desire for youthful appearances, the conflation of beauty and goodness, and the cerebellum.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#43: Syria | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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29:35Episode 43 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on Syria in light of the recent overthrow of the Assad rule.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#42: Parasites, Animal Racism, Trauma Inheritance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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35:37Episode 42 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include toxoplasmosis and other parasites, the mechanisms behind inheritance of trauma, and racism in other animals.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#41: Bipolar Disorder, Sleep, Chronic Pain | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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25:20Episode 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.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#30: Stress, Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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27:43Episode 30 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) and the ins and outs of stress.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#31: More Stress, SSRI’s, a Universe with Free Will | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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34:35Episode 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.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#32: Cost of Ambition, Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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23:54Episode 32 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode talks about allostasis, the Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis, Sapolsky’s advice to his young self on ambition.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#33: Homosexuality, Nobel Prizes, Synapses | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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29:43Episode 33 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode talks about the mechanism behind synaptic gaps, the evolutionary explanations for homosexuality, and controversial Nobel Prizes.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#34: Against Empathy, Sex Ratio Regulations | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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35:49Episode 34 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the legitimacy of altruism, downsides of empathy, and biological regulations of birth ratios.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#35: Anorexia Nervosa, Tribalism, Meditation | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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25:27Episode 35 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the values of meditation, the good in religion, and the impacts of anorexia nervosa.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#36: COVID, Decussation, Thymicolymphaticus | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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34:53Episode 36 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the dangers of COVID, nerve decussation, and the consequences of “Thymicolymphaticus.”Von Robert Sapolsky
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#37: Pareidolia, U.S. Election, Psychological stress | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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22:42Episode 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.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#38: Trans Brains, Parkinson’s, Inequality | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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33:12Episode 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.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#39: Alcohol, Penis Envy, Plate-Licking | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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23:44Episode 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.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#40: Monogamy, Genetic Testing, Sociobiology | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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35:55Episode 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.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#21: Bird-Brains, Nature | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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15:30Episode 21 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include a continued discussion of nature and awe, bird-brains, and mosquitos.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#22: “Kitschy” Nostalgia, body-picking disorders | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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23:53Episode 22 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include aging preferences for “kitschy” trinkets, body-focused repetitive behaviors, and personal disorder struggles.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#23: Free Will Emergence, Religion vs Atheism | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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26:51Episode 23 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include Free Will as an emergent property, religious vs. atheist generosity, and John Newton.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#24: Trolley Problem, Dancing, Game Theory | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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20:48Episode 24 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include the trolley problem, dancing, and real-life applicability of game theory.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#25: Brain Exercise, Pain Types, Music | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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25:37Episode 25 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include exercising brain parts, type of pain, and the reason for rhythm.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#26: Alzheimer’s and Dementia | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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37:32Episode 26 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on Alzheimer’s and Dementia and brain aging in humans and other primates.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#27: Telomeres, Meritocracy, Autism Plasticity | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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30:39Episode 27 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on telomeres and aging, neural plasticity with autism, and perceiving a world without meritocracy.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#28: Munchausen’s, Munchausen by proxy, Cognitive Bias | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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28:09Episode 28 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses explanations for cognitive bias and the destructive disorders known as Munchausen’s and Munchausen by proxy.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#29: Dyslexia, Brain Size, Autoimmune Diseases | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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33:09Episode 29 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the neurobiology of dyslexia, the brain size relativity metric, and factors that influence autoimmune diseases.Von Robert Sapolsky
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#20: Dogs! | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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20:14Episode 20 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This video is all about dogs – Williams Syndrome in humans and dogs, genetic changes in dogs, dogs vs cats, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#19: Phobias, Apotemnophilia, Youthful Biases | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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19:23Episode 19 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include “prepared learning” of phobias, non-human primate parenting, voting bias in kids, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#18: Tickling, Negativity Dominance, Household Baboons | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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20:40Episode 18 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include a study on tickling, why negatives overpower, and the presence the baboons have in our household.Von robertsapolsky
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#17: Violence, Catan, Neurodegenerative Disorders | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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24:43Episode 17 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include theories on origins of human violence, Settlers of Catan strategies, interactions with neurodegenerative diseases, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#16: Sex Brains, Jerusalem Syndrome, legal work | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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20:52Episode 16 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include sex differences in the brain, Marshmallow Testing the Offsprings, Sapolsky’s work with juries, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#15: Non-human disorders, “gut,” People Magazine | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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17:44Episode 15 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include anxiety/depression in non-human primates, orexin-2 antagonist, “gut feelings,” and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#14: Ketamine, anti-Semitism, astrology | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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22:12Episode 14 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include neurobiology of “the right thing,” differences between treatments, anti-Semitism, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#13: Food and the brain, humor, depression remission | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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19:07Episode 13 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include effects of food on the brain, Sapolsky’s humor, potential of remission after depression, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#12: “Us” vs “Them”, zombies, beauty and awe | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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16:04Episode 12 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This video touches on the “us” vs “them” mindset, Taylor Swift in a Zombie Apocalypse, beauty in nature, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#11: Sabine Hossenfelder, Big Bang, ASD | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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29:37Episode 11 of Father-Offspring Interviews, with special Mother’s Day guest appearance. Topics include microtubules, choosing ice cream flavors, Autism (ASDs), and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#10: Parenting, Ukraine, state of humans | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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22:39Episode 10 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include parenting with no free will, “oh god,” Ukraine, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#9: Patient SM, mortality awareness, favorite books | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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21:13Episode 9 of Father-Offspring Interviews. In this video, we discuss patient S.M., the neurobiology of racism, favorite books, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#8: PFC, genetic enhancement, agriculture benefits | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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#7: Punishment/reward, darting, the Offsprings | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring(s) Interviews
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19:59Episode 7 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include darting strangers in movie theaters, mirror neurons, the Share-Sapolsky’s ACHOOing, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#6: Neural cross wiring, psychedelics, zoos | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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15:11Episode 6 of Father-Offspring Interviews. In this video, we chat about jealousy, drugs, zoos, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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#5: Freud, aggression, dopamine | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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15:01Episode 5 of Father-Offspring Interviews. In this video, we cover Freud, aggression, the best neurotransmitter, and moreVon robertsapolsky
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#4: Sapolsky’s style, Feigenbaum Constant, piano | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
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12:10Episode 4 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include Sapolsky's lecturing style, his piano background, the Anterior Cingulate Cortex, and more.Von robertsapolsky
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