Episode 95 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the impacts of having an opposite sex twin, Foreign Accent Syndrome, and whether the mid-life crisis is legitimate.

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00:00 Intro

00:00:14 Question 1 (Opposite sex twins)

00:12:42 Question 2 (Foreign Accent Syndrome)

00:25:20 Question 3 (Mid-Life Crises)

Episode 94 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses why microplastics are harmful, whether there’s legitimacy behind astrology, and the disorder trypophobia.

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00:00 Intro

00:00:28 Question 1 (Microplastics)

00:11:28 Question 2 (“Astrology”)

00:22:14 Question 3 (Trypophobia)

Episode 93 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include why we cry for various reasons, the reason for shame, and the truth about testosterone in the context of the MAGA era. 

Access the referenced NYT article here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/opinion/testosterone-maga-men-masculinity.html

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00:00 Intro

00:00:18 Question 1 (Why we cry)

00:13:26 Question 2 (Shame)

00:19:03 Question 3 (Testosterone)

Episode 92 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes Alice in Wonderland syndrome, the “Red Queen” arms races between humans and COVID, and, in light of a recent tragedy, the mental health of those who work in mental health.

SENSITIVE MATERIAL: this episode contains discussion of su*cide. Please reach out to a professional for support if you need support with this yourself.

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00:00 Intro

00:00:21 Question 1 (Alice in Wonderland Syndrome)

00:08:35 Question 2 (Red Queen arms races)

00:22:49 Question 3 (Psychiatrists’ mental health)

Episode 91 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the link between aspartame and cognitive decline, causal mechanisms of Restless Leg Syndrome, and why naked mole rats don’t get cancer.

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00:00 Intro

00:00:13 Question 1 (Aspartame)

00:14:01 Question 2 (Restless Leg Syndrome)

00:23:23 Question 3 (Naked Mole Rats)

Episode 90 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include the relationship between hormones and the brain and how creativity exists without free will.

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00:00 Intro and Updates

00:01:26 Question 1 (Hormones and the Brain Part 1)

00:16:16 Question 2 (Creativity without free will)

00:27:26 Question 3 (Hormones and the Brain Part 2)

Episode 89 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses male-on-female violence in other primates, what primates do at night, and what impact pandemics have on societies long-term. NOTE: this episode discusses issues of r*pe and sexual violence.Social & WebsitesQuestion Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky00:00 Intro00:00:14 Question 1 (Rejected male violence)00:14:00 Question 2 (Primates at night00:20:07 Question 3 (Effects of pandemics)

Episode 88 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include what humans’ natural diet should be, the history of fertility figures, and what the heck is up with near-death experiences.

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00:00 Intro

00:00:15 Question 1 (Ideal human diet)

00:14:28 Question 2 (Fertility figures)

00:19:52 Question 3 (Near-death experiences)

Episode 87 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses the potential relationship between autoimmunity and psychoses, why the heck humans faint, especially at the sight of blood, and what makes some of us perform acts of heroism.

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00:00 Intro

00:00:14 Question 1 (Autoimmunity and psychoses)

00:09:48 Question 2 (Fainting and vasovagal reflex)

00:18:34 Question 3 (What makes us heroes)

Episode 86 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode discusses why some have no desire to reproduce from an evolutionary perspective, what comes before the turtles, and the factors behind Multiple Sclerosis.

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00:00 Intro

00:02:11 Question 1 (Why some don’t reproduce)

00:13:22 Question 2 (Before the turtles)

00:18:33 Question 3 (Multiple Sclerosis)