Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

Robert Sapolsky

Dr. Robert Sapolsky and his Offspring answer your questions, with topics ranging from his books to his time doing field work in Kenya, current research to current events, and lots more.

  1. hace 5 d

    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 Armenian Genocide as an example lens, and the (slightly terrifying) case of a snake and fish cooperative hunting technique.   BBC Krait and Trevally Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO07dZWNtcc Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Question 1 Part 1 (Moral scrupulosity OCD) 00:08:21 Q1 Part 2 (Armenian Genocide) 00:17:43 Q1 Part 3 (Intergenerational Trauma) 00:27:39 Question 2 (Snake and Fish Cooperative Hunting)

    37 min

  2. 25 jun

    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 & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Plants Part 1 00:14:26 Part 2 00:22:48 Part 3

    38 min

  3. 18 jun

    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 other species do the same. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OuG4UD Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4ibqCdF 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Question 1 (Marchetti’s Constant and Commuting) 00:15:06 Question 2 (Handshakes)

    32 min

  4. 11 jun

    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 shown the complex language skills of birds. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OuG4UD Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4ibqCdF 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Question 1 (Stress and Eating) 00:20:10 Question 2 (Birds and Language)

    38 min

  5. 4 jun

    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 headlines.  Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:37 Question 1 (Bipolar II) 00:08:47 Question 2 (Chimp Civil War)

    33 min

  6. 28 may

    Sexual Reproduction; Acquired Savants; Human Dominance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    Episode 113 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include Acquired Savant Syndrome, how humans evolved to be dominant as generalists, and why organisms began to do sexual reproduction. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:01:07 Question 1 (Acquired Savant Syndrome) 00:12:51 Question 2 (Human dominance) 00:27:36 Question 3 (Sexual reproduction)

    39 min

  7. 21 may

    Chimps & Crystals; Gendered Colors; COVID fetuses | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    Episode 112 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses why women perceive more colors than men, the impact of long-term COVID on fetuses, and our closest relatives’ interest in crystals. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Question 1 (Gendered color perception) 00:09:56 Question 2 (COVID fetuses) 00:20:43 Question 3 (Chimps and crystals)

    32 min

  8. 14 may

    Fart Jokes, Handedness, SuperAgers | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    Episode 111 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include why we developed handedness and if we’re the only species, what work on “SuperAgers” can teach us about cognitive longevity, and why we find flatulence so darn funny. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:34 Question 1 (Handedness) 00:16:20 Question 2 (SuperAgers) 00:31:40 Question 3 (Why farts are funny)

    43 min
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Dr. Robert Sapolsky and his Offspring answer your questions, with topics ranging from his books to his time doing field work in Kenya, current research to current events, and lots more.

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