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1. mRNA Vaccines, Reckless Youth, Teeth | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #84

   30 Oct 2025 · 40 min

   Episode 84 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This topic discusses why youth are so reckless, how stress impacts tooth decay, and whether mRNA vaccines have any long-term risks. Captions available soon for translation.…

2. Tylenol, Uncanny Chatbots, Animal Tummies | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #83

   23 Oct 2025 · 32 min

   Episode 83 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the uncanny valley feeling chatbots trigger, why animals have white tummies, and the truth about Tylenol and autism. Captions available for…

3. Trauma Release, Weather-Based Emotions | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #82

   16 Oct 2025 · 19 min

   Episode 82 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses updates on the Park Avenue shooter, trauma release exercises (TRE) and their effectiveness, and how extreme weather impacts our behavior. Captions…

4. Jane Goodall | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #81

   9 Oct 2025 · 29 min

   Episode 81 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the late great Jane Goodall and her contributions to primatology and conservation. Captions available soon for translation. Social & Websites…

5. CTE, All-Time Experiments, Hoarding | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #80

   2 Oct 2025 · 36 min

   Episode 80 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the psychology of hoarding, and Sapolsky’s all-time favorite experiments. Captions soon for translation.…

6. Cheating, Fat Inflammation, Animals Lies | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #79

   25 Sep 2025 · 46 min

   Episode 79 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include which other species cheat on their partners, what visceral fat is, and whether other animals lie like humans. Captions available soon for…

7. Consciousness, Pet Parents, Galápagos Tortoises | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #78

   18 Sep 2025 · 33 min

   Episode 78 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses whether pet parenting makes you attractive to mates, the role of consciousness with no free will, and how a Galápagos tortoise is coming back from…

8. Hunter-Gatherer Kids, Ranked Stress, Dementia Diet | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #77

   11 Sep 2025 · 38 min

   Episode 77 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the differences between hunter-gatherer and WEIRD childhoods, how stress and social ranking really interact, and the role metabolic health plays in…

9. Hungry Judges, Morning vs Night People, Control | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #76

   4 Sep 2025 · 43 min

   Episode 76 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the biology of morning versus night people, whether an internalized locus of control is protective, and if the Hungry Judges study is still…

10. Gay Greeks, Boredom, Taxonomy | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #75

    28 Aug 2025 · 31 min

    Episode 75 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses what boredom is about in the brain, why rates of homosexuality were high in ancient Greece, and Carl Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy. Social &…

11. Menopause, Jumping Genes, Monkey Thieves | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #74

    7 Aug 2025 · 44 min

    Episode 74 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the reason for menopause, why capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies, and the occurrence of jumping genes in humans. Captions…

12. Twin Telepathy, Risky Men, Thyroids | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #73

    31 Jul 2025 · 32 min

    Episode 73 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses how male risk-taking behaviors impact sex ratios, thyroid-related autoimmune diseases, and the TikTok twin telepathy challenge. Captions available for…

13. Mothers vs Fathers, Emergence, Primate Parenting | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #72

    24 Jul 2025 · 33 min

    Episode 72 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include whether the mother or father is more evolutionarily dominant, why bottom-up emergence matters, and how other primates respond to offspring…

14. IQ, Earworms, Thinking vs. Feeling | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #71

    17 Jul 2025 · 39 min

    Episode 71 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses how our IQ’s are increasing, why that one song is stuck in your head, and whether we think or feel our way to decisions. Captions available for…

15. Israel, Placebos, Tit-for-tat | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #70

    11 Jul 2025 · 34 min

    Episode 70 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include placebos, updates on Sapolsky’s lectures, and whether Israel is simply doing tit-for-tat. Captions available for translation. NOTE: we are not…

16. #69: Sex – Penis Size, BDSM, Missionary Position | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    3 Jul 2025 · 34 min

    Episode 69 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on questions about sex, such as penis sizes, clothing as sexual modesty, BDSM and the relationship between arousal and fear, and why humans have…

17. #68: Animal Politics, Bodily Secretions, Gesturing | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    26 Jun 2025 · 31 min

    Episode 68 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses gestural expression, whether animals have political systems, and why others’ bodily secretions disgust us. Social & Websites Question Submission:…

18. #67: PTSD, Night Shifts, Wincing | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    19 Jun 2025 · 43 min

    Episode 67 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include whether night shift rotating is ideal, why we wince, and the hippocampal damage of PTSD. Social & Websites Question Submission:…

19. #66: Forgiveness, Optimal Living, SA Prediction | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    12 Jun 2025 · 43 min · Explicit

    Episode 66 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the optimal living environment for humans, how we forgive, and whether suicide attempts can really be predicted and prevented. Social & Websites…

20. #65: Stress Addiction, Genome Differences, Metaphorical Diets | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    5 Jun 2025 · 35 min

    Episode 65 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the 1% difference between human and chimp genomes, how stress hormones can be addictive, and if one can lose weight with a metaphorical diet.…

21. #64: Botox, Chemo Brain, Chess | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    29 May 2025 · 36 min

    Episode 64 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the brain fog experienced during chemotherapy, the effects of Botox on emotion, and how many calories chess players burn. Social & Websites…

22. #63: Wealth Disparity, Smell Loss, Libet | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    22 May 2025 · 45 min

    Episode 63 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the loss of smell in COVID-19, the 1983 Libet study, and the relative standing of current inequality. Social & Websites Question Submission:…

23. #62: Palestine, Monkey Language, Dutch Hunger Winter | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    15 May 2025 · 32 min

    Episode 62 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the function of language brain regions in other apes and monkeys, the “developmental origin of health and disease” and the Dutch Hunger Winter,…

24. #61: De-extinction, Jennifer Aniston Neurons, ASD Vaccines | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    8 May 2025 · 43 min

    Episode 61 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses de-extinction, parasocial relationships and Jennifer Aniston Neurons, and whether autism is genetically or environmentally caused (by vaccines). Social…

25. #60: Tourette’s, Free Will vs God, Sexual Maturation | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    1 May 2025 · 35 min

    Episode 60 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include Tourette Syndrome, whether free will and God are mutually exclusive, and the timeline of human sexual maturation. Social & Websites Question…

26. #59: Marshmallow Test, Language Wiring, NSSI’s | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    17 Apr 2025 · 35 min

    Episode 59 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses wiring of different languages, whether the Professor and Offspring pass the Marshmallow Test, and addictive qualities of non-suicidal self-injury.…

27. #58: Female Orgasms, Cute Aggression, Misophonia | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    10 Apr 2025 · 38 min

    Episode 58 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the condition misophonia, what the “cute aggression” urge stems from, and whether female orgasms have a purpose. Social & Websites Question…

28. #57: AA, Real-Life Zombies, Introversion/Extroversion | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    3 Apr 2025 · 33 min · Episode 57

    Episode 57 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include dopamine’s role in introversion/extroversion, drugs that create real-life zombies, and the religiosity of Alcoholics Anonymous. Social &…

29. #56: Ozempic, Inbreeding | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    27 Mar 2025 · 29 min · Episode 56

    Episode 56 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses Ozempic and the potential for addiction treatment, and the historical and evolutionary presence of inbreeding. Captions available for translation.…

30. #55: Circumcision, Pregnancy Brain, SPE | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    20 Mar 2025 · 37 min · Episode 55

    Episode 55 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include brain changes during pregnancy, Zimbardo and the Stanford Prison Experiment, and the roots of circumcision. Social & Websites Question…

31. #54: Animal Grief, Graves’ Disease, Anticonvulsants | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    14 Mar 2025 · 40 min · Episode 54

    Episode 54 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the autoimmune disorder Graves’ disease, why anticonvulsants treat bipolar and seizures, and whether other species grieve.

32. #53: Neanderthal Autism, Dreams, Social Anxiety | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    7 Mar 2025 · 43 min · Episode 53

    Episode 53 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include neanderthal DNA and autism, why we dream, and the existence of social anxiety.

33. #52: Adult Play, APOE, Fashion Trends | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    28 Feb 2025 · 36 min · Episode 52

    Episode 52 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include APOE-4 and odds of Alzheimer’s, why we follow fashion trends, and the purpose of adult play.

34. #51: Seizure Dogs, Types of Memory, Jury Duty | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    21 Feb 2025 · 31 min · Episode 51

    Episode 51 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the different types of memory, what determinists do about jury duty, and how dogs can detect seizures.

35. #50: Blindness, Misusing Determined, Bartering Animals | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    14 Feb 2025 · 28 min · Episode 50

    Episode 50 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses why blindness and schizophrenia don’t overlap, ways in which “no free will” can be misused, and examples of trading and bartering in other species.

36. #49: Prion Diseases, Science vs. Philosophy | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interview

    7 Feb 2025 · 36 min

    Episode 49 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include prion diseases and the history of their discovery, as well as criticisms from a philosophical approach of Sapolsky’s no free will assertion.

37. #48: Schizophrenia, Fiction, Brachydactyly | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    31 Jan 2025 · 28 min

    Episode 48 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the auditory hallucination of schizophrenia, Sapolsky’s brachydactyly fingers, and the benefits of fiction.

38. #47: Neurogenesis, Science/Religion, Human Immaturity | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    24 Jan 2025 · 37 min

    Episode 47 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses neurogenesis, reconciliation of science and religion, and the slow immaturity of humans.

39. #46: Winston Churchill’s Ass, Alcohol/Cancer, Foxes | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    17 Jan 2025 · 34 min

    Episode 46 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses Winston Churchill’s ass and its relation to wealth, the link between alcohol and cancer, and fox domestication.

40. #45: Bio of Religion, Anxiety/Fear, Insulin Resistance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    10 Jan 2025 · 29 min

    Episode 45 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include the biology behind religiosity variance, including the relevance of anxiety vs. fear, and insulin resistance in type II diabetes.

41. #44: Youthful Appeal, Beauty & Goodness, Cerebellum | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    3 Jan 2025 · 30 min

    Episode 44 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this video include the desire for youthful appearances, the conflation of beauty and goodness, and the cerebellum.

42. #43: Syria | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    27 Dec 2024 · 30 min

    Episode 43 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on Syria in light of the recent overthrow of the Assad rule.

43. #42: Parasites, Animal Racism, Trauma Inheritance | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    20 Dec 2024 · 36 min

    Episode 42 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics include toxoplasmosis and other parasites, the mechanisms behind inheritance of trauma, and racism in other animals.

44. #41: Bipolar Disorder, Sleep, Chronic Pain | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    13 Dec 2024 · 25 min

    Episode 41 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the role of sleep in depression, whether Bipolar Disorder is a sleeping disorder, and the psychosomatic nature of chronic pain.

45. #40: Monogamy, Genetic Testing, Sociobiology | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    6 Dec 2024 · 36 min

    Episode 40 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the field of sociobiology, whether men are naturally monogamous, and the value of genetic testing.

46. #38: Trans Brains, Parkinson’s, Inequality | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    6 Dec 2024 · 33 min

    Episode 38 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the neurobiology and environmental factors behind Parkinson’s, the link between inequality and free will, and the difference between cis- and…

47. #36: COVID, Decussation, Thymicolymphaticus | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    6 Dec 2024 · 35 min

    Episode 36 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the dangers of COVID, nerve decussation, and the consequences of “Thymicolymphaticus.”

48. #30: Stress, Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    6 Dec 2024 · 28 min

    Episode 30 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) and the ins and outs of stress.

49. #39: Alcohol, Penis Envy, Plate-Licking | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    6 Dec 2024 · 24 min

    Episode 39 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the effects of alcohol on the brain, what Freud got right and wrong, and how to reframe the disempowerment of no free will.

50. #33: Homosexuality, Nobel Prizes, Synapses | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    6 Dec 2024 · 30 min

    Episode 33 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode talks about the mechanism behind synaptic gaps, the evolutionary explanations for homosexuality, and controversial Nobel Prizes.