• Tylenol, Uncanny Chatbots, Animal Tummies | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #83
    Oct 23 2025

    Episode 83 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the uncanny valley feeling chatbots trigger, why animals have white tummies, and the truth about Tylenol and autism.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:41 Question 1 (Uncanny valley chatbots)

    00:12:43 Question 2 (Animals’ white tummies)

    00:17:50 Question 3 (Tylenol and autism)

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    32 mins
  • Trauma Release, Weather-Based Emotions | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #82
    Oct 16 2025

    Episode 82 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses updates on the Park Avenue shooter, trauma release exercises (TRE) and their effectiveness, and how extreme weather impacts our behavior.

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    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky




    00:00 Intro / CTE update

    00:01:30 Question 1 (Trauma release exercises)

    00:10:54 Question 2 (Extreme weather and emotions)

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    19 mins
  • Jane Goodall | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #81
    Oct 9 2025

    Episode 81 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the late great Jane Goodall and her contributions to primatology and conservation.

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    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky

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    00:00 Intro

    00:24 Part 1: Goodall’s Background

    00:05:08 Part 2: Conservation Work

    00:07:52 Part 3: Chimp Research

    00:15:16 Part 4: Criticisms

    00:20:25 Part 5: Controversies

    00:26:16 Part 6: Sapolsky and Goodall (Hoarding)

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    29 mins
  • CTE, All-Time Experiments, Hoarding | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #80
    Oct 2 2025

    Episode 80 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the psychology of hoarding, and Sapolsky’s all-time favorite experiments.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:14 Question 1 (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy)

    00:17:59 Question 2 (All-time experimental designs)

    00:30:16 Question 3 (Hoarding)

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    36 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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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    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky




    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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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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    Social & Websites

    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky



    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 mins