How Much Control Do We Really Have Over Our Lives? with Robert Sapolsky | EP 518

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In this episode of the Align Podcast, we dive into the mind of Robert Sapolsky, renowned neuroscientist, primatologist, and author, as he unpacks some of today’s most challenging questions about human nature, choice, and resilience. With over 30 years of research on baboons and human behavior, Sapolsky brings a unique lens to questions about free will, the effects of stress, and how trauma can reverberate through generation

More about Robert Sapolsky

Robert M. Sapolsky is the author of several works of nonfiction, including A Primate’s Memoir, The Trouble with Testosterone, and Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers. His most recent book, Behave, was a New York Times bestseller and named a best book of the year by The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. He is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant.” He and his wife live in San Francisco.


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