Robert Sapolsky takes on free will in “Behave” – Why Evolution Is True
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I wasn't able to finish Robert Sapolsky's relatively new book, Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, for two reasons. First, I found the opening several hundred pages pretty boring. Despite Sapolsky's valiant attempt to write engagingly—and he can do so in places—the material was a tedious disquisition on hormones, neurons, and other material…
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To understand why we behave the way we do, we need to zoom out
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Religion Is Nature's Antidepressant, Robert Sapolsky
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Robert Sapolsky on Free Will and Determinism
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Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky: 21 Minute Summary
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Sapolsky's free will book out this fall; and a few thoughts from
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Stanford scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't
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A Conversation with Robert Sapolsky on the Illusion of Free Will
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A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
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Dr. Robert Sapolsky: Science of Stress, Testosterone & Free Will
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Sapolsky's Theory: How Evolution Affects your Behavior – Sprouts
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Book Summary: BEHAVE by Robert Sapolsky
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Of Baboons and Men, Robert Sapolsky
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Robert Sapolsky gets interviewed about his new book on free will