Episodios

  • Cheating, Fat Inflammation, Animals Lies | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #79
    Sep 25 2025

    Episode 79 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include which other species cheat on their partners, what visceral fat is, and whether other animals lie like humans.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:15 Question 1 (Cheating species)

    00:11:47 Question 2 (Visceral fat)

    00:25:59 Question 3 (How animals lie)

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    46 m
  • Consciousness, Pet Parents, Galápagos Tortoises | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #78
    Sep 18 2025

    Episode 78 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses whether pet parenting makes you attractive to mates, the role of consciousness with no free will, and how a Galápagos tortoise is coming back from extinction.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:01:34 Question 1 (Pet ownership and attraction)

    00:10:22 Question 2 (Consciousness with no free will)

    00:17:50 Question 3 (Galápagos Tortoises)

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    33 m
  • Hunter-Gatherer Kids, Ranked Stress, Dementia Diet | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #77
    Sep 11 2025

    Episode 77 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the differences between hunter-gatherer and WEIRD childhoods, how stress and social ranking really interact, and the role metabolic health plays in Alzheimer’s.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:14 Question 1 (Hunter-Gatherer parenting)

    00:15:49 Question 2 (Stress and ranking)

    00:28:35 Question 3 (Metabolic health and Alzheimer’s)

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    38 m
  • Hungry Judges, Morning vs Night People, Control | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #76
    Sep 4 2025

    Episode 76 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the biology of morning versus night people, whether an internalized locus of control is protective, and if the Hungry Judges study is still valid.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:14 Question 1 (Morning vs Night People)

    00:14:08 Question 2 (Locus of Control)

    00:25:25 Question 3 (Hungry Judges Study)

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    43 m
  • Gay Greeks, Boredom, Taxonomy | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #75
    Aug 28 2025

    Episode 75 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses what boredom is about in the brain, why rates of homosexuality were high in ancient Greece, and Carl Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy.


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    00:00 Intro

    00:51 Question 1 (Boredom)

    00:14:14 Question 2 (Historical homosexuality)

    00:22:13 Question 3 (Carl Linnaeus, father of taxonomy)

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    31 m
  • Menopause, Jumping Genes, Monkey Thieves | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #74
    Aug 7 2025

    Episode 74 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the reason for menopause, why capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies, and the occurrence of jumping genes in humans.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:15 Question 1 (Menopause)

    00:20:58 Question 2 (Capuchin thieves)

    00:29:38 Question 3 (Jumping Genes)

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    44 m
  • Twin Telepathy, Risky Men, Thyroids | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #73
    Jul 31 2025

    Episode 73 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses how male risk-taking behaviors impact sex ratios, thyroid-related autoimmune diseases, and the TikTok twin telepathy challenge.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:15 Question 1 (Male risk taking)

    00:06:32 Question 2 (Thyroid function and diseases)

    00:20:11 Question 3 (TikTok twin telepathy challenge)

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    32 m
  • Mothers vs Fathers, Emergence, Primate Parenting | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #72
    Jul 24 2025

    Episode 72 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include whether the mother or father is more evolutionarily dominant, why bottom-up emergence matters, and how other primates respond to offspring bullying.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:23 Question 1 (Importance of mothers vs fathers)

    00:12:04 Question 2 (Bottom-up Emergence)

    00:23:08 Question 3 (Primate protective parenting)

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    33 m