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 20 H

    Why This Podcast, Gorillas & Gibbons, The Occult | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #100

    Episode 100 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes how this podcast came to be, SSRI’s versus SNRI’s, gorillas and gibbons in Sapolsky life, and the allure (and neuroscience) of the occult. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:51 Question 1 (Why This Podcast) 00:03:18 Question 2 (SSRI’s vs SNRI’s) 00:12:11 Question 3 (Gorillas) 00:16:16 Question 3 (Gibbons) 00:20:06 Question 3 (Belief in the occult)

    32 min

  2. 19 FEB

    Age of Consent, Cavemen Myths | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #99

    Episode 99 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses whether cavemen actually existed and in what form, why we can feel weather in our limbs, and whether the age of consent should be raised to match brain maturation. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Question 1 (Cavemen) 00:09:37 Question 2 (Feeling the weather) 00:12:55 Question 3 (Age of consent)

    25 min

  3. 12 FEB

    Neural Implants, Smell Loss, Exercise | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #98

    Episode 98 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of why blood pressure increase in exercise is a good thing, how loss of smell foreshadows Parkinson’s, and whether neural implants could be used to increase cognitive strength. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Question 1 (Benefits of exercise) 00:09:56 Question 2 (Parkinson’s smell loss) 00:18:31 Question 3 (Neural implants)

    32 min

  4. 5 FEB

    Musical Emotions, Primate Healthcare | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #97

    Episode 97 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include whether emotional associations with musical patterns are universal, if single genes can ever cause a psychiatric disorder, and how other primates provide medical care to themselves and others. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Question 1 (Music and emotions) 00:09:05 Question 2 (Singular gene causes) 00:18:35 Question 3 (Primate medical care)

    28 min

  5. 29 ENE

    Buddhism, Out-of-Africa, Talking Dogs | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #96

    Episode 96 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of the impacts of Buddhist practices on the brain, why out-of-Africa humans are less genetically diverse, and the truth about the viral “talking dogs” like Bunny.  Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Question 1 (Buddhism and the brain) 00:08:44 Question 2 (Out-of-Africa genetic diversity) 00:16:33 Question 3 (Talking Dogs)

    32 min

  6. 22 ENE

    Midlife Crisis, Foreign Accent Syndrome, Twins | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #95

    Episode 95 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the impacts of having an opposite sex twin, Foreign Accent Syndrome, and whether the mid-life crisis is legitimate. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Question 1 (Opposite sex twins) 00:12:42 Question 2 (Foreign Accent Syndrome) 00:25:20 Question 3 (Mid-Life Crises)

    35 min

  7. 15 ENE

    Microplastics, Astrology, Trypophobia | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #94

    Episode 94 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses why microplastics are harmful, whether there’s legitimacy behind astrology, and the disorder trypophobia. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:28 Question 1 (Microplastics) 00:11:28 Question 2 (“Astrology”) 00:22:14 Question 3 (Trypophobia)

    29 min

  8. 8 ENE

    Testosterone, Why We Cry, Shame | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #93

    Episode 93 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include why we cry for various reasons, the reason for shame, and the truth about testosterone in the context of the MAGA era.  Access the referenced NYT article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/opinion/testosterone-maga-men-masculinity.html Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:18 Question 1 (Why we cry) 00:13:26 Question 2 (Shame) 00:19:03 Question 3 (Testosterone)

    32 min
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