Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

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. 

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00:00 Intro
00:00:14 Question 1 (Rachel’s shock bracelets)
00:04:08 Question 2 (Atheism and Taboo Topics)
00:21:20 Question 3 (Pathological happiness in mania)

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.

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00:00 Intro
00:00:13 Question 1 (Default Mode Network in depression)
00:16:20 Question 2 (Cranial Deformation)
00:24:26 Question 3 (Pair-bonding in mammals)

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 religion.
NOTE this episode contains semi-graphic discussion of acts of physical harm.

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00:00 Intro
00:00:14 Question 1 (The Woman Who Smells Parkinson’s)
00:14:25 Question 2 (Brain body ratios)
00:19:38 Question 3 (Ritualistic harm in religion)

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.

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00:00 Intro
00:00:14 Question 1 (Tortoise updates)
00:05:10 Question 2 (Food comas)
00:15:16 Question 3 (Weasel war dances)

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.

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00:00 Intro
00:00:14 Question 1 (Human Heights)
00:15:22 Question 2 (How we lost our tails)
00:24:40 Question 3 (Senescence)