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Feb 2024
55m 18s

Behavior Mysteries Solved - Robert Sapol...

HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS
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Why do we behave the way we do? Why do our children behave the way they do? Many of the factors are well beyond our control. Hunter talks to Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” about stress, individualist vs. collectivist cultures, displacement aggression, and h ... Show More
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