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Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

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    Post-Mating Deaths; Dual Brains | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    2026-11-12 | 23 mins.
    Episode 136 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include a recent report that the brain has two lineages of cells and the implications, as well as why some species reproduce and then promptly die.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Dual lineages of brain cells)
    00:11:51 Question 2 (Post-mating deaths)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Why Men Sleep After S3x; Autonomic Arousal | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    2026-11-05 | 17 mins.
    Episode 135 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses why men seem to fall asleep after sex so much faster than women, and how the autonomic nervous system differs between men and women when it comes to arousal.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Why men fall asleep and the autonomic nervous system)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Looksmaxxing; Clavicular; Male Mating Rituals | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    2026-10-29 | 32 mins.
    Episode 134 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the online trend of “looksmaxxing,” with the influencer Clavicular as the face of the movement, as well as discussing some of human cultures’ most interesting male mating rituals.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:17 Question 1 (Looksmaxxing)
    00:07:47 Question 2 (The Wodaabe and Male Mating Rituals)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Karl Deisseroth’s Nobel; Selfish Wealth | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    2026-10-22 | 39 mins.
    Episode 133 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the work of Stanford’s Karl Deisseroth that earned him his recent Nobel Prize, as well as a deep dive into the research on whether wealthier people really are more selfish.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Deisseroth’s Nobel Prize winning work)
    00:22:57 Question 2 (Wealth and empathy/selfishness)
  • Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

    Sperm Racing; Hemispherectomies | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    2026-10-15 | 34 mins.
    Episode 132 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include what hemispherectomies teach us about neuroplasticity, and the strange new “sport” that is sperm racing.

    Social & Websites
    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky

    00:00 Intro
    00:00:14 Question 1 (Hemispherectomies and neuroplasticity)
    00:18:22 Question 2 (Sperm racing)
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About Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Dr. Robert Sapolsky and his Offspring answer your questions, with topics ranging from his books to his time doing field work in Kenya, current research to current events, and lots more.
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