The Price of Atheism, Mania, Shock Bracelets | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #105
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. Soci...
2 Apr 36min
Cranial Deformation, Spontaneous Monogamy | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #104
Episode 104 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses how the Default Mode Network fails in depression, why cultures do cranial deformation, and the evolutionary journey of monogamy.Socia...
26 Mar 37min
The Woman Who Smells Parkinson’s, Flagellation | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #103
Episode 103 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the woman who is able to smell Parkinson’s, the ratio of brain to body mass, and the role of ritualistic physical harm in rel...
19 Mar 32min
Food Comas, Weasel War Dances, Tortoise Updates | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #102
Episode 102 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the status of the reintroduced Galápagos tortoise species, why we get food comas, and the mysterious world of weasel war dances.Socia...
12 Mar 37min
How We Lost Our Tails, Getting Taller, Senescence | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #101
Episode 101 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include if and why humans are getting taller overall, what caused us to evolve without tails, and the pros and cons of senescence.Soc...
5 Mar 35min
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's life, and the allure (and neuroscience) of the o...
26 Feb 32min
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...
19 Feb 25min
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...
12 Feb 31min
