Gay Greeks, Boredom, Taxonomy | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #75
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.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:51 Question 1 (Boredom)00:14:14 Question 2 (Historical homosexuality)00:22:13 Question 3 (Carl Linnaeus, father of taxonomy)
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.Captions available for translation.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:15 Question 1 (Menopause)00:20:58 Question 2 (Capuchin thieves)00:29:38 Question 3 (Jumping Genes)
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.Captions available for translation.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:15 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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Mothers vs Fathers, Emergence, Primate Parenting | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #72
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.Captions available for translation.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:23 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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IQ, Earworms, Thinking vs. Feeling | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #71
Episode 71 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses how our IQ’s are increasing, why that one song is stuck in your head, and whether we think or feel our way to decisions.Captions available for translation.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:15 Question 1 (IQ’s)00:09:39 Question 2 (Earworms)00:16:30 Question 3 (Thinking vs Feeling)
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