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Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

Robert Sapolsky
Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
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    Call of the Void, Animals Adopting, Robert Trivers | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    2026/04/30 | 47 mins.
    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 & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Robert Trivers)
    00:23:57 Question 2 (Call of the Void)
    00:35:58 Question 3 (When Animals Adopt)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Hurricane Births, Black Plague, Too Much PFC | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    2026/04/23 | 33 mins.
    Episode 108 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include why the Bubonic (Black) Plague went away, how hurricanes induce labor, and when the prefrontal cortex is too effective.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:13 Question 1 (How the Black Plague disappeared)
    00:16:00 Question 2 (Hurricanes and births)
    00:24:04 Question 3 (Overactive PFC’s)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Hobbits and Hallucinations | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    2026/04/16 | 31 mins.
    Episode 107 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of how one mushroom causes a very specific hallucination, and the real-life hobbits who once existed.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Tiny People hallucinations)
    00:09:42 Question 2 (Hobbits)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Punch the Monkey, White Replacement, Glymphatic System | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    2026/04/09 | 27 mins.
    Episode 106 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses if there’s any validity to the White/Great Replacement Theory, the details of the glymphatic system, and the global phenomenon of Punch the Monkey.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (White Great Replacement Theory)
    00:11:30 Question 2 (Glymphatic system)
    00:21:19 Question 3 (Punch the monkey)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    The Price of Atheism, Mania, Shock Bracelets | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #105

    2026/04/02 | 36 mins.
    Episode 105 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include Rachel’s shock bracelets, the price of atheism, how to discuss banned topics, and the pathological “happiness” of mania. 

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Rachel’s shock bracelets)
    00:04:08 Question 2 (Atheism and Taboo Topics)
    00:21:20 Question 3 (Pathological happiness in mania)

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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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