Yascha Mounk and Robert Sapolsky debate whether there is free will and if it would matter if there weren't.
Robert Sapolsky, a neuroscientist and primatologist, is the John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor and professor of biology, neurology and neurosurgery at Stanford University. Sapolsky is the author of Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Wors ... Show More
Nov 22
The Good Fight Club: A Warm Welcome for MBS, the Future of MAGA, and Democrat Infighting
Edward Luce, Russell Muirhead, Lauren Harper Pope, and Yascha Mounk on this week’s news.
In this week’s conversation, Ed Luce, Russ Muirhead, Lauren Harper Pope, and Yascha Mounk discuss the recent Saudi visit and what it says about Donald Trump’s broader foreign policy, the dir ... Show More
44m 45s
Nov 18
James Loxton on Democracies and Dictators
James Loxton is a Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Sydney. He is the author of Authoritarianism: A Very Short Introduction.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and James Loxton explore different types of authoritarian regimes, why they fail, and ... Show More
1h 12m
Mar 2024
Do We Have Free Will? with Robert Sapolsky
<p>Is there a quantum reason we could have free will? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the concept of free will and predetermination with neuroscientist, biologist, and author of <i>Determined: The Science of Life Without Free Will</i>, Robert Sapolsky. </p><p> ... Show More
53m 30s
Oct 2023
Robert Sapolsky: The Illusion of Free Will
I have been a fan of Robert Sapolsky’s for a long time. He is a creative force, with wide ranging knowledge, from primatology to neuroscience, and he is also a wonderful expositor of science. His previous book, Behave, was a wide ranging exploration of human behavior, at its best ... Show More
2h 58m
Feb 2024
59. Robert Sapolsky: The psychology behind Donald Trump, the science of stress, and the illusion of ‘free will’
Why do we get stressed? What are the psychological differences between conservatives and liberals? Is free will a myth?
Rory and Alastair are joined by scientist Dr Robert Sapolsky to answer all these questions and more in today's episode of Leading.
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1h 4m