Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

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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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  1. 2026-11-12 · 24 min

    Episode 136 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include a recent report that the brain has two lineages of cells and the implications, as well as why some species reproduce and then promptly…

  2. 2026-11-05 · 17 min

    Episode 135 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses why men seem to fall asleep after sex so much faster than women, and how the autonomic nervous system differs between men and women when it comes to…

  3. 2026-10-29 · 33 min

    Episode 134 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the online trend of “looksmaxxing,” with the influencer Clavicular as the face of the movement, as well as discussing some of human cultures’ most…

  4. 2026-10-22 · 40 min

    Episode 133 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the work of Stanford’s Karl Deisseroth that earned him his recent Nobel Prize, as well as a deep dive into the research on whether wealthier people…

  5. 2026-10-15 · 34 min

    Episode 132 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include what hemispherectomies teach us about neuroplasticity, and the strange new “sport” that is sperm racing.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission:…

  6. 2026-10-08 · 38 min

    Episode 131 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of laughing diseases and similar “epidemics,” and the role that hookworms play in our immune systems, as well as touching on the case at…

  7. 2026-10-01 · 32 min

    Episode 130 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the worldwide falling fertility rates, and whether this is a concern for humankind, as well as the theories as to why we have this mysterious…

  8. 2026-09-24 · 29 min

    Episode 129 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include how birth order actually influences personality, sexual orientation, and IQ (among other traits), and the leading theories on why we and other…

  9. 2026-09-17 · 37 min

    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:…

  10. 2026-09-10 · 32 min

    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…

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11/2024 · over a year
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31 min
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