ROBERT SAPOLSKY: biological determinism
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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Episode description
Robert Sapolsky is an academic, author, neuroscientist, and primatologist, who has studied wild baboons in Kenya over a 25 year period. Robert explores how stress and social hierarchies affect baboon health and behaviour and how these findings parallel human experiences in societal structures. Sapolsky discusses the philosophical implications of biological determinism, free will, and moral responsibility.
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