Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews Podcast
1) 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 occ...Show More
2) 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 rais...Show More
3) 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 im...Show More
4) 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...Show More
5) 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 abou...Show More
6) 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 & We...Show More
7) 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 & WebsitesQuestion Sub...Show More
8) 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 ...Show More
9) Alice in Wonderland, Psychiatrists’ Mental Health | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #92
Episode 92 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes Alice in Wonderland syndrome, the “Red Queen” arms races between humans and COVID, and, in light of a recent tragedy, the mental health...Show More
10) Naked Mole Rats, Aspartame, Restless Leg Syndrome | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #91
Episode 91 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the link between aspartame and cognitive decline, casual mechanisms of Restless Leg Syndrome, and why naked mole rats don’t get cancer...Show More