Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

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  How We Measure Time; Baboon Operas | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 17.09.2026 37хв

  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 baboons.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (How the brain measures time)00:22:18 Question 2 (The Baboon Opera)
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  The Lindsay Clancy Case | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 10.09.2026 32хв

  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, and how this could be a landmark case for psychiatric diseases and the law. Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:39 Part 1 (Context for the case)00:05:58 Part 2 (The Neurobiology Perspective)00:20:25 Part 3 (The Legal Aspect)
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  Gut Microbiome; Shame vs Guilt; Your Comments | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 03.09.2026 43хв

  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, and the difference between shame and guilt-based cultures.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro and Comments Response00:04:28 Question 1 (Gut Microbiome and the brain)00:20:54 Question 2 (Shame vs. guilt-based cultures)
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  Giraffe Math; Introversion/Extroversion Neuroscience | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 27.08.2026 29хв

  Episode 125 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of some of the supposed neurobiological differences between introversion and extroversion and why they may be inaccurate, and the recent demonstration of mathematical abilities by some Spanish giraffe.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:17 Question 1 (Neurobiology of introversion and extroversion)00:20:54 Question 2 (Giraffe that do math)
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  Pseudoscience and Conspiracy Theories; No Mosquitos | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 13.08.2026 33хв

  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, and what would happen if we got rid of mosquitos once and for all.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (Pseudoscience and conspiracy theories)00:20:56 Question 2 (Could we eradicate mosquitos?)
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  Male Eradications; Autoimmune Contradictions | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 06.08.2026 37хв

  Episode 123 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the relationship between the immune system, stress, and glucocorticoids, and why men keep coming close to being wiped out.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (Autoimmunity, stress, and glucocorticoids)00:15:17 Question 2 (Male Eradications)
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  Ape Laughter; Mirror Cells | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 30.07.2026 28хв

  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 & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (Mirror Cells)00:16:58 Question 2 Part 1 (Ape Laughter)
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  The Truth About Peptides; Spelling Bees & Demographics | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 23.07.2026 34хв

  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 trains their brain for a Spelling Bee, along with how a trend in Bees reflects a larger pattern of demographics in the U.S.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro and Corrections00:01:20 Question 1 (Peptides and muscle growth)00:16:02 Question 2 Part 1 (Training for Spelling Bees)00:25:52 Question 2 Part 2 (Bees and Demographic trends)
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  Biracial Identities; Intersectionality; Eye Floaters | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 16.07.2026 37хв

  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 of intersectional identities, and what the mysterious eye floaters we all see really are.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (Biracial individuals and amygdala categorization)00:28:32 Question 2 (Eye floaters)
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  Bad Boy Appeal; Human Speciation; “Shared” Genes | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 09.07.2026 35хв

  Episode 119 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of whether humans will evolve into different subspecies, inter- versus intra- genetic similarities of species, and why so many people are so attracted to bad boys.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (Will humans speciate?)00:13:20 Question 2 (“Shared” genes)00:20:27 Question 3 (The appeal of bad boys)
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  Armenian Genocide; Snake and Fish Cooperations | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 02.07.2026 37хв

  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=XO07dZWNtccSocial & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 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)
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  Plant Intelligence | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 25.06.2026 37хв

  Episode 117 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on work around plant intelligence and the amazing – though often oversold – things plants do.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 Plants Part 100:14:26 Part 200:22:48 Part 3
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  Handshakes; Marchetti’s Constant of Commuting | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 18.06.2026 32хв

  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 & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolskySpotify: https://spoti.fi/3OuG4UDApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4ibqCdF00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (Marchetti’s Constant and Commuting)00:15:06 Question 2 (Handshakes)
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  Bird Language; Stress Eaters | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 11.06.2026 37хв

  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 & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolskySpotify: https://spoti.fi/3OuG4UDApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4ibqCdF00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (Stress and Eating)00:20:10 Question 2 (Birds and Language)
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  Chimp Civil War; Bipolar II | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 04.06.2026 33хв

  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 & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:37 Question 1 (Bipolar II)00:08:47 Question 2 (Chimp Civil War)
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  Sexual Reproduction; Acquired Savants; Human Dominance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 28.05.2026 38хв

  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 & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:01:07 Question 1 (Acquired Savant Syndrome)00:12:51 Question 2 (Human dominance)00:27:36 Question 3 (Sexual reproduction)
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  Chimps & Crystals; Gendered Colors; COVID fetuses | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 21.05.2026 31хв

  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 & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (Gendered color perception)00:09:56 Question 2 (COVID fetuses)00:20:43 Question 3 (Chimps and crystals)
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  Fart Jokes, Handedness, SuperAgers | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 14.05.2026 43хв

  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 & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:34 Question 1 (Handedness)00:16:20 Question 2 (SuperAgers)00:31:40 Question 3 (Why farts are funny)
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  Sex Changing Fish, Sleepwalking, Gays’ Parents | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 07.05.2026 26хв

  Episode 110 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of whether parenting styles can influence sexual orientation, what sleepwalking is and how other animals “sleepwalk,” and the many other species that undergo sex changes. Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (Parenting and Sexual orientation)00:05:23 Question 2 (Sleepwalking and other animals)00:19:20 Question 3 (Sex Changing Species)
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  Call of the Void, Animals Adopting, Robert Trivers | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews 30.04.2026 47хв

  Episode 109 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the work of the late Robert Trivers, the intrusive thoughts that are the Call of the Void, and when animals adopt their own and other species.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (Robert Trivers)00:23:57 Question 2 (Call of the Void)00:35:58 Question 3 (When Animals Adopt)