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  • Gut Microbiome; Shame vs Guilt; Your Comments | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    2026/09/03

    Episode 126 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include if the gut microbiome can affect the brain, especially when it comes to psychiatric disorders, and the difference between shame and guilt-based cultures.


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    00:00 Intro and Comments Response

    00:04:28 Question 1 (Gut Microbiome and the brain)

    00:20:54 Question 2 (Shame vs. guilt-based cultures)

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    44 分
  • Giraffe Math; Introversion/Extroversion Neuroscience | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    2026/08/27

    Episode 125 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of some of the supposed neurobiological differences between introversion and extroversion and why they may be inaccurate, and the recent demonstration of mathematical abilities by some Spanish giraffe.


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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:17 Question 1 (Neurobiology of introversion and extroversion)

    00:20:54 Question 2 (Giraffe that do math)

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    30 分
  • Pseudoscience and Conspiracy Theories; No Mosquitos | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    2026/08/13

    Episode 124 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the world of pseudoscience and conspiracy theories and how to talk to someone who believes them, and what would happen if we got rid of mosquitos once and for all.


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

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



    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (Pseudoscience and conspiracy theories)

    00:20:56 Question 2 (Could we eradicate mosquitos?)

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    34 分
  • Male Eradications; Autoimmune Contradictions | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    2026/08/06

    Episode 123 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the relationship between the immune system, stress, and glucocorticoids, and why men keep coming close to being wiped out.


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

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



    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (Autoimmunity, stress, and glucocorticoids)

    00:15:17 Question 2 (Male Eradications)

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    37 分
  • Ape Laughter; Mirror Cells | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    2026/07/30

    Episode 122 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the potential danger that is mirror cells, and whether other apes laugh like we do.


    Social & Websites

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

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



    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (Mirror Cells)

    00:16:58 Question 2 Part 1 (Ape Laughter)

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    29 分
  • The Truth About Peptides; Spelling Bees & Demographics | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    2026/07/23

    Episode 121 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the recent craze that is peptides and whether they really help strength and muscle growth, and how one trains their brain for a Spelling Bee, along with how a trend in Bees reflects a larger pattern of demographics in the U.S.


    Social & Websites

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

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



    00:00 Intro and Corrections

    00:01:20 Question 1 (Peptides and muscle growth)

    00:16:02 Question 2 Part 1 (Training for Spelling Bees)

    00:25:52 Question 2 Part 2 (Bees and Demographic trends)

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    35 分
  • Biracial Identities; Intersectionality; Eye Floaters | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    2026/07/16

    Episode 120 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include how the amygdala processes “us” and “them” in biracial individuals, as well as in other cases of intersectional identities, and what the mysterious eye floaters we all see really are.


    Social & Websites

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

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



    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (Biracial individuals and amygdala categorization)

    00:28:32 Question 2 (Eye floaters)

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    37 分
  • Bad Boy Appeal; Human Speciation; “Shared” Genes | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    2026/07/09

    Episode 119 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of whether humans will evolve into different subspecies, inter- versus intra- genetic similarities of species, and why so many people are so attracted to bad boys.


    Social & Websites

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

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



    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (Will humans speciate?)

    00:13:20 Question 2 (“Shared” genes)

    00:20:27 Question 3 (The appeal of bad boys)

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    36 分