Robert Sapolsky: Free Will Doesnt Exist! Leading Neuroscientist Claims ALL Behavior Is Biologically Determined | E262

Published: Dec. 18, 2023, 9 a.m.

b"Dr. Robert Sapolsky has accomplished so much in his life and career, including winning the MacArthur \\u201cgenius\\u201d grant and authoring several best-selling books. But as he puts it himself in his most recent book: \\u201cI\\u2019ve been very lucky in my life, something which I certainly did not earn.\\u201d This sentiment is consistent with his view that we lack free will entirely, and in today\\u2019s episode, Professor Sapolsky is going to make his argument to Hala as to why that is indeed the case.\\n\\xa0\\nRobert Sapolsky is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, who is an expert in several fields ranging from stress to baboon behavior to human evolution. His work has received many awards including the esteemed MacArthur Fellowship. He is also the best-selling author of several books including Behave, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, and The Trouble with Testosterone. His newest book is called Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will.\\n\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Hala and Robert will discuss:\\n- Why free will doesn\\u2019t exist\\n- The epiphany he had as a 14-year-old\\n- Is meritocracy an illusion?\\n- The neuroscience of decision-making\\n- The myth of grit\\n- What predetermination means for entrepreneurs\\n- Why Jeff Bezos was born to create Amazon\\n- Does spontaneity exist?\\n- How no free will impacts our morality\\n- The science behind moral disgust\\n- Why you can\\u2019t reason someone out of an opinion\\n- Why we should overhaul the criminal justice system\\n- And other topics\\u2026\\n\\xa0\\nRobert Sapolsky is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research at the National Museum of Kenya. Over the past thirty years, he has divided his time between the lab, where he studies how stress hormones can damage the brain, and in East Africa, where he studies the impact of chronic stress on the health of baboons. Sapolsky is the author of Behave, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, A Primate's Memoir, and The Trouble with Testosterone, and is a regular contributor to Discover. He has published articles about stress and health in magazines as diverse as Men's Health and The New Yorker. Sapolsky received the MacArthur Foundation's \\u201cgenius\\u201d grant at age 30.\\n\\xa0\\nResources Mentioned:\\nRobert\\u2019s Website: http://www.robertsapolskyrocks.com/\\nRobert\\u2019s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsapolsky/\\nRobert\\u2019s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Robert-Sapolsky/100063871383510/\\xa0\\nRobert\\u2019s new book Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will (2023): https://www.amazon.com/Determined-Science-Life-without-Free/dp/B0BVNSX4CQ/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1699016118&refinements=p_27%3ARobert+Sapolsky&s=books&sr=1-1\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\nLinkedIn Secrets Masterclass, Have Job Security For Life:\\nUse code \\u2018podcast\\u2019 for 30% off at yapmedia.io/course.\\n\\xa0\\nSponsored By:\\nShopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify\\nGreenlight - Sign up for Greenlight today and get your first month free when you go to greenlight.com/YAP\\nMasterClass - Right now you can get Two Memberships for the Price of One at youngandprofiting.co/masterclass\\nArticulate 360 - Visit articulate.com/360 to start a free 30-day trial of Articulate 360\\n\\nHelp Save Palestinian Lives:\\xa0\\nDonate money for eSIM cards for the people of Gaza at https://youngandprofiting.co/DonateWHala\\n\\xa0\\nMore About Young and Profiting\\nDownload Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com\\xa0\\nGet Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships\\nLeave a Review - \\xa0ratethispodcast.com/yap\\nWatch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting\\n\\xa0\\nFollow Hala Taha\\nLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/\\nInstagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/\\nTikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala\\nTwitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about YAP Media Agency Services - yapmedia.io/"