• Hurricane Births, Black Plague, Too Much PFC | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    Apr 23 2026

    Episode 108 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include why the Bubonic (Black) Plague went away, how hurricanes induce labor, and when the prefrontal cortex is too effective.



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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:13 Question 1 (How the Black Plague disappeared)

    00:16:00 Question 2 (Hurricanes and births)

    00:24:04 Question 3 (Overactive PFC’s)

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    33 mins
  • Hobbits and Hallucinations | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    Apr 16 2026

    Episode 107 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of how one mushroom causes a very specific hallucination, and the real-life hobbits who once existed.



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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (Tiny People hallucinations)

    00:09:42 Question 2 (Hobbits)

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    31 mins
  • Punch the Monkey, White Replacement, Glymphatic System | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    Apr 9 2026

    Episode 106 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses if there’s any validity to the White/Great Replacement Theory, the details of the glymphatic system, and the global phenomenon of Punch the Monkey.



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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (White Great Replacement Theory)

    00:11:30 Question 2 (Glymphatic system)

    00:21:19 Question 3 (Punch the monkey)

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    27 mins
  • The Price of Atheism, Mania, Shock Bracelets | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #105
    Apr 2 2026

    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)

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    37 mins
  • Cranial Deformation, Spontaneous Monogamy | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #104
    Mar 26 2026

    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)

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    38 mins
  • The Woman Who Smells Parkinson’s, Flagellation | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #103
    Mar 19 2026

    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)

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    32 mins
  • Food Comas, Weasel War Dances, Tortoise Updates | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #102
    Mar 12 2026

    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

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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)

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    37 mins
  • How We Lost Our Tails, Getting Taller, Senescence | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #101
    Mar 5 2026

    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)

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    36 mins