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Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

Robert Sapolsky
Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
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  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    The Woman Who Smells Parkinson’s, Flagellation | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #103

    19/03/2026 | 32 mins.
    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.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    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)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Food Comas, Weasel War Dances, Tortoise Updates | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #102

    12/03/2026 | 37 mins.
    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.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    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)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    How We Lost Our Tails, Getting Taller, Senescence | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #101

    05/03/2026 | 35 mins.
    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.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    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)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Why This Podcast, Gorillas & Gibbons, The Occult | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #100

    26/02/2026 | 32 mins.
    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 occult.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:51 Question 1 (Why This Podcast)
    00:03:18 Question 2 (SSRI’s vs SNRI’s)
    00:12:11 Question 3 (Gorillas)
    00:16:16 Question 4 (Gibbons)
    00:20:06 Question 5 (Belief in the occult)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Age of Consent, Cavemen Myths | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #99

    19/02/2026 | 25 mins.
    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 raised to match brain maturation.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Cavemen)
    00:09:37 Question 2 (Feeling the weather)
    00:12:55 Question 3 (Age of consent)

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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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