Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

Episode 113 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include Acquired Savant Syndrome, how humans evolved to be dominant as generalists, and why organisms began to do sexual reproduction.

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00:00 Intro
00:01:07 Question 1 (Acquired Savant Syndrome)
00:12:51 Question 2 (Human dominance)
00:27:36 Question 3 (Sexual reproduction)

Episode 112 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses why women perceive more colors than men, the impact of long-term COVID on fetuses, and our closest relatives’ interest in crystals.

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00:00 Intro
00:00:14 Question 1 (Gendered color perception)
00:09:56 Question 2 (COVID fetuses)
00:20:43 Question 3 (Chimps and crystals)

Episode 111 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include why we developed handedness and if we’re the only species, what work on “SuperAgers” can teach us about cognitive longevity, and why we find flatulence so darn funny.

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Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
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00:00 Intro
00:00:34 Question 1 (Handedness)
00:16:20 Question 2 (SuperAgers)
00:31:40 Question 3 (Why farts are funny)

Episode 110 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of whether parenting styles can influence sexual orientation, what sleepwalking is and how other animals “sleepwalk,” and the many other species that undergo sex changes. 

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Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
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00:00 Intro
00:00:14 Question 1 (Parenting and Sexual orientation)
00:05:23 Question 2 (Sleepwalking and other animals)
00:19:20 Question 3 (Sex Changing Species)

Episode 109 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the work of the late Robert Trivers, the intrusive thoughts that are the Call of the Void, and when animals adopt their own and other species.

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00:00 Intro
00:00:14 Question 1 (Robert Trivers)
00:23:57 Question 2 (Call of the Void)
00:35:58 Question 3 (When Animals Adopt)