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Robert M Sapolsky
Author ‘Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst’
Robert M. Sapolsky holds degrees from Harvard and Rockefeller Universities and is currently a Professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University and a Research Associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya. His books include New York Times bestseller, Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst and Determined.
Why the free will debate hinges on intent
Neural imaging has shown that the brain has “decided” what we’re going to do before we make a conscious choice — but is this even relevant to free will?
8 min
You have 3 brains. This is how to use them.
You’ve heard about your "lizard brain." But what about the other two?
John Templeton Foundation
6 min
Can we condition ourselves to be heroes?
Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky on the science of temptation, and the limitations of your brain’s frontal cortex.
4 min
The teenage brain: Why some years are (a lot) crazier than others
Neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky explains how your first 25 years will shape the next 50.
4 min
Why you don’t have free will: your breakfast food, biology, and culture
We've all heard the line "free will is an illusion". But it may be much more an allusion—to society and culture and our surroundings—than we've ever given it credit for.