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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

    Bird Language; Stress Eaters | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    06/11/2026 | 37 mins.
    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 & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky
    Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OuG4UD
    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4ibqCdF

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Stress and Eating)
    00:20:10 Question 2 (Birds and Language)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Chimp Civil War; Bipolar II | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    06/04/2026 | 33 mins.
    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 & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:37 Question 1 (Bipolar II)
    00:08:47 Question 2 (Chimp Civil War)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Sexual Reproduction; Acquired Savants; Human Dominance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    05/28/2026 | 38 mins.
    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 & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:01:07 Question 1 (Acquired Savant Syndrome)
    00:12:51 Question 2 (Human dominance)
    00:27:36 Question 3 (Sexual reproduction)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Chimps & Crystals; Gendered Colors; COVID fetuses | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    05/21/2026 | 31 mins.
    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 & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Gendered color perception)
    00:09:56 Question 2 (COVID fetuses)
    00:20:43 Question 3 (Chimps and crystals)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Fart Jokes, Handedness, SuperAgers | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    05/14/2026 | 43 mins.
    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 & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:34 Question 1 (Handedness)
    00:16:20 Question 2 (SuperAgers)
    00:31:40 Question 3 (Why farts are funny)
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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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