• Fart Jokes, Handedness, SuperAgers | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    May 14 2026

    Episode 111 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include why we developed handedness and if we’re the only species, what work on “SuperAgers” can teach us about cognitive longevity, and why we find flatulence so darn funny.



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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:34 Question 1 (Handedness)

    00:16:20 Question 2 (SuperAgers)

    00:31:40 Question 3 (Why farts are funny)

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    43 mins
  • Sex Changing Fish, Sleepwalking, Gays’ Parents | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    May 7 2026

    Episode 110 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of whether parenting styles can influence sexual orientation, what sleepwalking is and how other animals “sleepwalk,” and the many other species that undergo sex changes.



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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (Parenting and Sexual orientation)

    00:05:23 Question 2 (Sleepwalking and other animals)

    00:19:20 Question 3 (Sex Changing Species)

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    27 mins
  • Call of the Void, Animals Adopting, Robert Trivers | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    Apr 30 2026

    Episode 109 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the work of the late Robert Trivers, the intrusive thoughts that are the Call of the Void, and when animals adopt their own and other species.



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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (Robert Trivers)

    00:23:57 Question 2 (Call of the Void)

    00:35:58 Question 3 (When Animals Adopt)

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    47 mins
  • Hurricane Births, Black Plague, Too Much PFC | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    Apr 23 2026

    Episode 108 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include why the Bubonic (Black) Plague went away, how hurricanes induce labor, and when the prefrontal cortex is too effective.



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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:13 Question 1 (How the Black Plague disappeared)

    00:16:00 Question 2 (Hurricanes and births)

    00:24:04 Question 3 (Overactive PFC’s)

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    33 mins
  • Hobbits and Hallucinations | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    Apr 16 2026

    Episode 107 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of how one mushroom causes a very specific hallucination, and the real-life hobbits who once existed.



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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (Tiny People hallucinations)

    00:09:42 Question 2 (Hobbits)

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    31 mins
  • Punch the Monkey, White Replacement, Glymphatic System | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews
    Apr 9 2026

    Episode 106 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses if there’s any validity to the White/Great Replacement Theory, the details of the glymphatic system, and the global phenomenon of Punch the Monkey.



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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (White Great Replacement Theory)

    00:11:30 Question 2 (Glymphatic system)

    00:21:19 Question 3 (Punch the monkey)

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    27 mins
  • The Price of Atheism, Mania, Shock Bracelets | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #105
    Apr 2 2026

    Episode 105 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include Rachel’s shock bracelets, the price of atheism, how to discuss banned topics, and the pathological “happiness” of mania.


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    00:00 Intro

    00:00:14 Question 1 (Rachel’s shock bracelets)

    00:04:08 Question 2 (Atheism and Taboo Topics)

    00:21:20 Question 3 (Pathological happiness in mania)

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    37 mins
  • Cranial Deformation, Spontaneous Monogamy | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #104
    Mar 26 2026

    Episode 104 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses how the Default Mode Network fails in depression, why cultures do cranial deformation, and the evolutionary journey of monogamy.


    Social & Websites

    Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky



    00:00 Intro

    00:00:13 Question 1 (Default Mode Network in depression)

    00:16:20 Question 2 (Cranial Deformation)

    00:24:26 Question 3 (Pair-bonding in mammals)

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    38 mins