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Robert Sapolsky: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

Stanford Iranian Studies Program · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Neuroscience & the brainPsychology & human behaviorUniversity lectures & courses

What it is

A 73-minute Stanford talk by Robert Sapolsky drawn from his book Behave. It surveys the biological factors behind human behavior at its best and worst.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends Sapolsky as an exceptional storyteller and points to this lecture on the biology of human behavior and violence.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “His writing is amazing, his lectures even more so.”

    Example of Sapolsky's storytelling-driven scientific lecturing

    azeirah, 2023-03 · Strong recommendation · in “You just gotta tell a good story”

  2. “Relevant talk by Richard Sapolsky, if interested”

    Sapolsky talk on biological factors in human behavior

    0134340, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “The Dark Core of Personality (2018)”

  3. “a talk where he explores various physical and environmental factors that influence human actions”

    Talk on physical and environmental influences on human actions

    gejose, 2023-09 · Recommendation · in “Common infections can spark psychiatric illnesses in children”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: robert sapolsky, neuroscience, behavior, violence, stanford

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