Robert Sapolsky's Interviews
Sam Harris speaks with Robert Sapolsky about the widespread belief in free will. They discuss the limits of intuition, the views of Dan Dennett, complexity and emergence, downward causation, abstraction, epigenetics, predictability, fatalism, Benjamin Libet, the primacy of luck, historical change in attitudes about fre
Why do we behave the way we do? Why do our children behave the way they do? Many of the factors are well beyond our control. Hunter talks to Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” about stress, individualist vs. collectivist
Why There’s No Such Thing as Free Will w/ Robert Sapolsky
Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Whether or not there is free will has tortured scientists from many fields since philosophers in ancient Greece started wondering about it. But for one scientist, there’s no question about it… Meet neuroendocrinology researcher, bes
Daniel Dennett v. Robert Sapolsky - Do We Have Free Will?
Do human beings have free will? For Stanford neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky, science clearly demonstrates that free will is a powerful and dangerous illusion. Without free will, it makes no more sense to punish people for antisocial behaviour than it does to scold a car for breaking down. But for philosopher and cognit
No Freewill, No Purpose, No God? Only Way to Change Your Life in 2024 | Robert Sapolsky PT 2
Welcome back to part two with renowned biologist Robert Sapolsky, who presents a compelling argument that free will is an illusion that is deeply rooted in our biology. His ground-breaking insights, as detailed in his book "Determined," challenge conventional wisdom and reshape our understanding of human behavior, asse
No Freewill, No Purpose, No God? Only Way to Change Your Life in 2024 | Robert Sapolsky PT 1
I had a super compelling conversation with the legendary biologist Robert Sapolsky to challenge the concept of free will and pull together what can be done with these ideas when you feel lazy and lack purpose or direction. We dive into the unsettling reality that everything we perceive may just be a simulation, and how
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