Robert Sapolsky
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Robert Sapolsky is a distinguished neuroscientist known for his work on stress and behavior. This interview reveals his ability to challenge conventional thinking and inspire others to consider the broader implications of psychological and societal factors.
“Worst in the world, and it's been getting worse with every decade, but is not healthcare access. Okay, so then you say, well, it's obvious if you're poorer, you can't afford a health club membership. You're going to live next door to a toxic dump.”
“They know who I am, and there's interesting ways to see what sort of cues they're picking up on. I'm not a fly in the wall. They know I'm there.”
“Way too much, i.e., a stressful one. We want the optimode, but it turns out the problem is not only does the optimum vary a whole lot between one person and another, one person is like really putting it out there with risk-taking is to get up really early for bird watching and for somebody else.”
“Caning high rank in male baboon society is all about muscles and aggression and canines and fighting skill and all of that dawn on the savannah type stuff.”
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