Joe Rogan Experience #965 - Robert Sapolsky
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters point to it as an accessible interview with a leading figure in the field, especially for toxo and baboon social behavior.
What it is
Joe Rogan interviews Stanford neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky about his book Behave. They discuss the biology of human behavior, including toxoplasmosis and risk-taking, and baboon troop dynamics.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2017 to 2020.
What Hacker News said
Recommends hourislate · 2017-06 · on “Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Climbing World Reels”
Apparently so. I watch Joe Rogans interview with Robert Sapolsky which I might add was fascinating and he spoke about this at length and how people with toxo are more likely to take risks and or live dangerously. [this video]
Recommends blhack · 2017-11 · on “Ketamine lifts rodents' mood only if administered by male researchers”
Listen to this interview with Robert Sapolsky. Somewhat of a superstar in this field: [this video] (Ignore the person interviewing him)
Cites leto_ii · 2020-06 · on “People try to do right by each other, no matter the motivation, study finds”
I've seen him on JRE ( [this video] ). I liked his observations on the baboon troupe and how changing group makeup led to a change of dynamics and the establishment of a more cooperative equilibrium.