# Heroism, Fainting, Autoimmune Schizophrenia | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #87

An episode of [Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1782280922), 20 Nov 2025, 32 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO8541571266.mp3

Episode 87 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the potential relationship between autoimmunity and psychoses, why the heck humans faint, especially at the sight of blood, and what makes some of us perform acts of heroism. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Question 1 (Autoimmunity and psychoses) 00:09:48 Question 2 (Fainting and vasovagal reflex) 00:18:34 Question 3 (What makes us heroes)

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