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1. Why Men Sleep After S3x; Autonomic Arousal | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

   5 november 2026 · 17 min

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   Episode 135 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses why men seem to fall asleep after sex so much faster than women, and how the autonomic nervous system differs between men and women when it comes to arousal. Lees meer

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   00:00 Intro

   00:00:14 Question 1 (Why men fall asleep and the autonomic nervous system)

2. Looksmaxxing; Clavicular; Male Mating Rituals | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

   29 oktober 2026 · 33 min

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   Episode 134 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the online trend of “looksmaxxing,” with the influencer Clavicular as the face of the movement, as well as discussing some of human cultures’ most interesting male mating rituals. Lees meer

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   00:00 Intro

   00:00:17 Question 1 (Looksmaxxing)

   00:07:47 Question 2 (The Wodaabe and Male Mating Rituals)

3. Karl Deisseroth’s Nobel; Selfish Wealth | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

   22 oktober 2026 · 40 min

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   Episode 133 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the work of Stanford’s Karl Deisseroth that earned him his recent Nobel Prize, as well as a deep dive into the research on whether wealthier people really are more selfish. Lees meer

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   00:00 Intro

   00:00:14 Question 1 (Deisseroth’s Nobel Prize winning work)

   00:22:57 Question 2 (Wealth and empathy/selfishness)

4. Sperm Racing; Hemispherectomies | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

   15 oktober 2026 · 34 min

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   Episode 132 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include what hemispherectomies teach us about neuroplasticity, and the strange new “sport” that is sperm racing. Lees meer

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   00:00 Intro

   00:00:14 Question 1 (Hemispherectomies and neuroplasticity)

   00:18:22 Question 2 (Sperm racing)

5. Cornell; Laughing Diseases; Hookworms | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

   8 oktober 2026 · 38 min

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   Episode 131 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of laughing diseases and similar “epidemics,” and the role that hookworms play in our immune systems, as well as touching on the case at Cornell that is dominating headlines. Lees meer

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   00:00 Intro/A Comment on Cornell

   00:00:48 Question 1 (Laughing diseases)

   00:26:09 Question 2 (Hookworms and our immune systems)

6. The Mystery of the Bladder; Falling Fertility Rates | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

   1 oktober 2026 · 32 min

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   Episode 130 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the worldwide falling fertility rates, and whether this is a concern for humankind, as well as the theories as to why we have this mysterious thing called a bladder. Lees meer

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   00:00 Intro

   00:00:14 Question 1 (Dropping fertility rates)

   00:20:17 Question 2 (Why we have bladders)

7. Why We Yawn; Effects of Birth Order | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

   24 september 2026 · 29 min

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   Episode 129 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include how birth order actually influences personality, sexual orientation, and IQ (among other traits), and the leading theories on why we and other species yawn, along with how yawns just might be extremely sexy. Lees meer

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

   00:00 Intro

   00:00:14 Question 1 (The effect of birth order)

   00:20:17 Question 2 (Yawning)

8. How We Measure Time; Baboon Operas | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

   17 september 2026 · 37 min

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   Episode 128 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include how our brains measure time, and when they fail to, and the Shakespearean opera all about baboons. Lees meer

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   00:00 Intro

   00:00:14 Question 1 (How the brain measures time)

   00:22:18 Question 2 (The Baboon Opera)

9. The Lindsay Clancy Case | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

   10 september 2026 · 32 min

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   Episode 127 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode focuses on the Lindsay Clancy trial, discussing both the scientific and legal aspects of it and their interaction, and how this could be a landmark case for psychiatric diseases and the law. Lees meer

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   00:00 Intro

   00:00:39 Part 1 (Context for the case)

   00:05:58 Part 2 (The Neurobiology Perspective)

   00:20:25 Part 3 (The Legal Aspect)

10. Gut Microbiome; Shame vs Guilt; Your Comments | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

    3 september 2026 · 44 min

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    Episode 126 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include if the gut microbiome can affect the brain, especially when it comes to psychiatric disorders, and the difference between shame and guilt-based cultures. Lees meer

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    00:00 Intro and Comments Response

    00:04:28 Question 1 (Gut Microbiome and the brain)

    00:20:54 Question 2 (Shame vs. guilt-based cultures)

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