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Mentioned in 47 episodes

Behave

The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Book • 2017
In this book, Sapolsky delves into the complex interplay of biological processes, including neuroscience, genetics, and hormones, to explain why humans behave in various ways.

He examines behavior on multiple time scales, from the immediate neural responses to actions that occur over centuries and millennia.

The book addresses topics such as tribalism, xenophobia, hierarchy, competition, morality, and free will, providing a nuanced and multifaceted understanding of human behavior.

Sapolsky's approach integrates cutting-edge research across several disciplines to offer insights into the biological basis of human actions, both good and bad.

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Mentioned in 47 episodes

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Andrew Huberman
as an author who wrote a book expressing a deterministic view on free will.
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Julia Belluz
as a book that shaped her thinking while writing her book about metabolism and behavior.
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Andrew Huberman
as one of Dr. Sapolsky's popular books.
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Mentioned by Jordan B. Peterson when discussing game theory and its application to human behavior.
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390. The Prisoner's Dilemma, Tit-for-Tat and Game Theory | Robert Sapolsky
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Sean Illing
as the previous book he discussed with
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The case against free will
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Jamie Wheal
in relation to his work on dopaminergic novelty seeking.
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485. The Rebirth of God: Pathology and Promise | Jamie Wheal
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Daniel Cahn
in a discussion about determinism and free will.
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