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Feb 2024
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#55 Robert Sapolsky - Free Will Doesn't...

Alex J O'Connor
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Robert Sapolsky is an American neuroendocrinology researcher and author. He is a professor of biology, neurology, neurological sciences, and neurosurgery at Stanford University.

He is the author of "Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will", which you can purchase here.

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