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Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

Robert Sapolsky
Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
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  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Male Eradications; Autoimmune Contradictions | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    08/06/2026 | 37 mins.
    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 & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Autoimmunity, stress, and glucocorticoids)
    00:15:17 Question 2 (Male Eradications)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Ape Laughter; Mirror Cells | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    07/30/2026 | 28 mins.
    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 & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Mirror Cells)
    00:16:58 Question 2 Part 1 (Ape Laughter)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    The Truth About Peptides; Spelling Bees & Demographics | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    07/23/2026 | 34 mins.
    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 & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro and Corrections
    00:01:20 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)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Biracial Identities; Intersectionality; Eye Floaters | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    07/16/2026 | 37 mins.
    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 & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Biracial individuals and amygdala categorization)
    00:28:32 Question 2 (Eye floaters)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Bad Boy Appeal; Human Speciation; “Shared” Genes | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    07/09/2026 | 35 mins.
    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 & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 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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About Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
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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