Alan Alda with Robert Sapolsky of Stanford University - EXTENDED

[@needicecream100]

My lack of free will brought me here. I just can't resist a good Sapolsky video.

[@muffinspuffinsEE]

Hahahah +9000

[@meh1294]

This comment makes me cringe and have hope at the same time maybe, one day this kind of talk would be the norm

[@mzewhymbona4377]

Haha!! you are not alone buddy

[@coreycox2345]

Same here. We must be pre-programmed.

[@burmachpotoka8153]

Zombie effect!:)

[@socdemigod]

sapolsky is the man. the human behavioral biology lecture series (free on youtube) is life changing. hope to see him lecture in person or get a chance to talk to him at some point.

[@pramodl.s.4930]

Once I received a reply for my mail from Dr. Sapolsky .... Goodness....

[@debysteele6846]

I agree. What a great mind.

[@ataraxia7439]

What did he say?

[@r.b.4611]

Alan Alda is a good interviewer, pertinent and a good mix of obvious and subtle questions, and Salpolsky is just great and his beard reflects that.

[@BenState]

dumb as shit if you think he asked pertinent questions.

[@nge1301]

I think Alan's questions hint at him not fully grasping Sapolsky's point. He often made the same question with a mere difference in wording. It's a good thing though, because it gives Sapolsky a chance to elaborate and be more didactic.

[@DanNguyen-xd6wg]

Robert Sapolsky is once in a lifetime philosopher or whatever you want to call him. I can listen to this man lectures for hours and hours without being bored. What a national treasure.

[@sagarbhattarai8161]

A Global treasure rather.

[@illmatc]

man, I could listen to Robert for hours

[@grifis1979]

+illmatc I DO listen to him for hours :D

[@zabelicious]

I have watched all of his lectures.. twice!

[@metanumia]

I can and I have, and am reading his newest book, I recommend you do too. It's titled "Behave". Great read so far! :)

[@reinhardstadler7722]

+zabelicious me too....Reinhard,Innsbruck,Austria

[@samwitwicky0217]

@@zabelicious did u take notes

[@fortyseventhronin]

What a relief. Finally someone else who thinks labeling human beings "good" and "evil" is just absurd.

[@selvamthiagarajan8152]

This man helped me abandon the long held view that it is a dog eat dog world.

[@A.K.00]

@@selvamthiagarajan8152 true. There is a particular kind of people who believe competition, oppression is the way to go. They also believe in judging people and things in life as good and bad. Beware of these kind since they will take society backwards. Let’s hope to make society more compassionate, inclusive and open-minded .

[@internetfasting80085]

the labeling works as a quick-action decision tree user interface. Its only failing is the complexities of life being so minute that when using such a paradigm, ones "scans" for dividion could "overlap" (remainders of___). Which would cause a false positive, or mislabeling of an object or action as its opposite.

[@gomer2813]

You can see him do it constantly in his own lectures. Like all people, he finds certain humans evil, and certain ones, good.

[@serpentines6356]

​@@A.K.00 Yeah, but not so open even some Profs talk so silly, and do sound like their brains are falling out. It's getting darn insane.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Sapolsky is so chill and articulate - a breath of fresh air in a world of overly emotional an agitated fast talkers.

[@MorganEarlJones]

This is the most informative beard close-up ever.

[@peakimages]

I am amazed by the uplifting and generous intellect of this man. I want to watch all of his lectures. And Alan Alda is a peach of a person too.

[@dhoot92]

mark my words. sapolsky is the most prolific thinker of our generation. be the person that appreciated his brilliance before it became a trend

[@AlexanderStemkowski]

...and it does have become a trend indeed 🤗

[@selvamthiagarajan8152]

Heard the same said about Jordan Peterson. Hope Sapolsky doesn’t delve into politics and religion.

[@jacoblehrer4198]

@@selvamthiagarajan8152 Jordan Peterson is the fool's intellectual. Robert is more of the real deal.

[@meyerjac]

Sapolsky is my hero.

[@danielt.4330]

Join the club!

[@selvamthiagarajan8152]

How does he compare with Sam Harris or Jordan Peterson?

[@meyerjac]

@@selvamthiagarajan8152 He was on Harris's podcast so you can decide for yourself. Compared to Peterson he is a much more hard science focused lecturer but also reveals deep fundamental shit about reality.

[@selvamthiagarajan8152]

@@meyerjac Thank you for your reply

[@tatianahawaii13]

@@meyerjac ♥️

[@SerWhiskeyfeet]

This is the best interview I've ever seen in my life. These ideas are incredibly radical for the vast majority of people in this day and age. I would say that the notion of free will as an idea that is essentially nonexistent is more controversial than the theory of evolution. Dr. Sapolsky's right though, we aren't ready yet to accept this as fact. I think the start of implementing neuroscience into the justice systems starts with the interpretation of laws, and not the laws themselves. It would be incredibly challenging to define the healthy behavior of neurons, especially if the absence of free will is a universal application. How can you justify distributing punishment if everyone is technically unaccountable for their actions?

[@twinboost]

compassion is often overlooked...

[@PC.NickRowan]

In what sense? Not that I'm disagreeing or arguing with you, I'm actually very interested in what you have to say, I just don't know personally what you mean by that.

[@chrisfrankford8899]

@@PC.NickRowan Most of their discussion is about compassion for those who are jailed for something they couldn't help . It is not often debated like this. But it should be.

[@MisterBinx]

I've realized what Robert is saying for a long time. No one can really control who they are. Psychopaths are what they are. Same with good caring people. I think if we at least admit this and stop just writing these people off as "evil" maybe we can treat people with no empathy. What if we had a cure that could prevent someone from going on a killing spree? That would really make society more peaceful.

[@ataraxia7439]

It would be nice to live in a world where we never have to hate anyone for doing bad things, just disappointed and concerned that their genes+environment lead them to that point. We could be caring about everyone and everyone could be caring about you.

[@veronicachristopher9321]

Alda and Sapolsky in the same vicinity, just wow. That is true greatness right there ❤

[@marisalombardi385]

The one and only Alan Alda... ❤❤❤

[@larryparker8677]

Alan Alda did a terrific interview with today. Dr. Sapolsky did a terrific commentary of tomorrow. The problem remains are you in prison for punishment or rehabilitation. I believe they both touched on this without the solution. It probably will evolve to both being the answer with punishment becoming less as we understand the correctness through rehabilitation.

[@tomservo5007]

Please Robert, narrate your audio-books

[@edgarvilleda593]

I would pay extra for that

[@theofficialness578]

Yes

[@UserName-nx6mc]

I like how this interview is done in front of Rodin's "The Gates Of Hell"; I find it quite fitting.

[@hightidesmrforever2themoon449]

User Name, as do i

[@metanumia]

Hahaha, awesome, thanks for this astute observation! :)

[@mattheww797]

yes because they are going to hell for talking blasphemy against free will. Disgusting

[@garret1930]

@@mattheww797 someone here had a different environment than the rest.

[@JustieCrustie]

@@mattheww797 Oh do shut up you ignorant human. 🤐

[@bovinejonie3745]

This has been one of the most powerful human interactions ever recorded. The Attorney General needs to take this to heart.

[@larsekman8244]

Yeah, good luck with that... it seems Sessions is pretty keen on this retribution thing. And that's actually an interesting point. I think Sapolsky would agree that human beings have a built-in desire to retribute. It goes hand in hand with the tit-for-tat strategy that most animals have for cooperative behavior. And this built-in desire for retribution has to be contended with. In other words, we need a justice system that strikes a balance between the medical possibilities of rehabilitation but also satisfies the desire for retribution by crime victims and society at large. If we treat all criminals as purely medical cases then the need for retribution won't be satisfied, which would lead to people losing faith in judicial institutions, which would lead to societal collapse in the long run (i.e., not an optimal outcome).

[@AceofDlamonds]

@@larsekman8244 I would respond to that by saying Sapolsky isn't saying keep them in hospitals instead of jail or anything. Some countries have uncomfortably lenient prisons for some very big crimes but society there hasnt broken down. Even in the US being imprisoned itself (losing freedoms) is regarded as the primary punishment, so I don't think it's a huge stretch for society to accept, so long as the offenders aren't roaming around unchecked.

[@richardlam9465]

​@@AceofDlamonds Exactly!

[@serpentines6356]

​@@richardlam9465 I don't know if I agree. I think the guy cleaning up the gang mess in El Salvadore right now is quite interesting. We shall see. Rehabilitation for those that can be. But, some are so far gone, and for horrid crimes, I think we do need the death penalty.

[@eduardos.366]

As usual, Sapolsky is superb.

[@SlotMachineSergei]

If you have not done so already, check out his book “Behave”. It is awesome!

[@begeniusnepal323]

Why he has't been awarded a Nobel prize?

[@douglaswoosley5529]

IM STUDYING BOOKS ON THE BRAIN AND THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO HELP ME LEARN THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

[@vbgthashit]

Just brilliant, another way of seeing life and the justice system....a brilliant mind giving a different point of view about life and your frontal cortex

[@theAmygdalaiLama]

because of this truth, the jails must be NICER, not abusive. Prisoners should be safe.

[@wc6423]

Jeff McGuire are you going to pay for that!! people know right from wrong, the fact that it is a petty crime still makes it a crime no excuses. Prison needs harsher time when they are there such as no tv, no gym, limit all interactions where most drug smuggling occurs and give em shitty food. People view this and will not risk it!

[@soulscanner66]

A harsher prison system costs more. The security measures are expensive, you'll need more expensive guards and super-expensive surveillance and torture equipment, you'll be required to house the prisoners longer, the prisoners will commit more crime when they get out, and they'll be more likely to got to jail again. Harsh prison systems are too expensive.

[@shitmagician9519]

You're an asshole lmao

[@ram29jackson]

thats actually pretty dumb.. youve already confined their space and time.. letting them watch tv and exercise ..treating them human should happen in abundance... most laws are in fact controlling bullshit and not worth the sentence given

[@ihatespam2]

Guess you didn't understand the video.

[@sandraseeper]

Dr.Sapolsky makes neuroscience topics, another important casual conversation, totally enjoyed lectures and interview

[@VideographerExperience]

*"The whole system has to go.* The modem criminal justice system is *incompatible with neuroscience.* It simply is not possible to have the two of them in the same room." ~ *Robert Sapolsky*

[@con.troller4183]

OK, face it. The real lesson of this video is how much taller Alan Alda is than we thought OR how much shorter Robert Saplosky is than we thought. The rest of it is all very interesting and enlightening too.

[@mmakkann]

I’m Sapolskified, can’t stop watching him

[@direwolf9569]

What a marvelous pair to listen to converse.

[@ludakriss9094]

Thank you. So much.

[@lindakautzman7388]

Alan Alda is asking surprisingly smart and nuanced questions. Kudos

[@dianagamez76]

Brilliant mind. Another great video.

[@amitsoni2774]

Anybody still watching this in May 2019? Should we have a place/group to discuss such elegant thoughts with like-minded people?

[@amitsoni2774]

@Feiner Fug it's less about intelligence and more about passion. What do you think a correct platform would be? G. Hangout?

[@theofficialness578]

I’m interested even though your comment is 4y old.

[@untitled6981]

Im only 10 minutes in but I think what Alan isnt realising is that Robert isn' t a lawmaker, he is speaking to the neurological reasoning that might lead to someone being deemed a criminal by the legal system but not for him to decide what should happen with jails

[@shakeyj4523]

No, he thinks Robert's knowledge should inform the Justice and legal system. Not write laws.

[@themissingslink7199]

What do you do with people who have a frontal cortex that is damaged beyond repair?

[@tobyjack9608]

What an amazingly 'soothing for the brain' dialogue tone. It's better than study music :)

[@alicangemuhluoglu8768]

Best way to sleep

[@SamBassComedy]

I would love to know why I didn't turn out so bad. I had a terrible childhood, lots of stress due to poverty and a bad parent, yet I never went into a life of crime and even solved my anger issues on my own before I was 18. I wonder why I'm different?

[@SamBassComedy]

***** I was definitely much more logical about how I approached life than everyone else around me. But that wasn't my point, there are tons of people with different versions of a bad or horrible childhood. My point was, what biologically made me think outside the box I was raised in? But I agree, I said fuck all this bullshit, I want a good life.

[@SamBassComedy]

***** Well, I can tell you that the main thing that did it for me was reading books. I read every book I could get my hands on when I turned nine. This opened my mind to new ways and ideas. It also fueled my imagination, so I was able to think deeper about life and such. I was also very fond of studying people and how they live their lives. So with all that combined, it gave me a very different outlook on life much earlier than most people my age and older than me.

[@bicycleutopia]

starting at 17:00 minutes -- wow!!!

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

To just be able to think on the spot like that, both of them, especially Rob Sapolsky, that really is clever!

[@usacut6968]

So if I get a raise, does that mean that at no point was that raise a matter of free will, even on the part of whoever gave me the raise?

[@chrisvielle6629]

It still breaks my brain that two of my favorite educators had this discussion.

[@rwtf112sm]

I can't agree more with everything Sapolsky says in this video

[@deadman746]

This is the most impressed I have been with Alda since his monologue show in the Korean household.

[@tomscerbo1588]

This professor is born teacher! I'm in awe of his incredible intellect! Alan Alda is formidable intellect!🤔😲🇮🇱🇮🇹

[@anthonyoshea5362]

Doing bobs lecture series free from youtube so im proud to say hes my teacher. Love from Ireland.

[@weewilly2007]

Should look into Sapolsky gait. The slight kick or fling forward of his feet as he walks. Calls to mind the kind of people who kick the seat in front of them when riding in buses. Why DO some of us do that anyway? Any research done into that?

[@xemy1010]

Great man, great mind

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

Lumitopia - Great beard!

[@Tr33Tr331]

Scientific research definitely should be considered when judges are deciding on sentencing for people who commit criminal acts, also more help and rehabilitation for incarcerated inmates would give the ones who can actually change for better another chance at doing right. How can a Judge not be bias on circumstances or situations they have faced, whether good or bad? The Judicial System has its flaws and many great individuals suffer from their lack of understanding on human psychology...great lecture Mr. Sapolsky

[@swalexander6218]

The only one way to replace judgmentalism is prevention, and making sure pregnant mothers eat right and have no stress, and prevent child abuse.

[@suddenuprising]

Robert Sapolsky is the man!

[@mytubedmg]

"Garbage In-Garbage Out" in my experience. I'd like to see more conscious-thinking going on in this world. More, conscious-parenting. Greater acceptance of mindfulness practices for mental-health, self-care. Healing of trauma, early in life-before the pain, leads us towards thinking and actions of criminality.

[@kernalofficial6960]

Robert Sapolsky WHO teach ME A LOT about life

[@TheSurviver2]

Rehabilitation vs Warehousing. What would it be?

[@quietackshon]

Punishment without rehabilitation is a lose lose for society. Jails are great training grounds for the first time criminal. They also get to meet potential employers and business partners.

[@davidwilkie9551]

The only reason for half agreeing with a lack of free will is because we occupy one parallel positioning-location condensation modulation in/of the Uni - sync-duration Superspin verse, and because the lack of availability to simultaneously be precisely somewhere else is the i-reflection containment of everything else in condensation modulation superposition-quantization. Not sure if this is simply contrarian because this is how discussion processes information In-form-ation substantiation, or just wanders off in mutual non compression.

[@zabelicious]

The justice system is not about justice. It's all about money. No money, no defense. Further more, rehab cost too much, that's why it is not popular in most correctional facilities.

[@JevoKitano]

"The Gates Of Hell" in the background - perfect. :D

[@hollywright3610]

Truly a great teacher. He makes learning a pure joy and with humor our LTP jumps with neurons getting bigger and growing painlessly . I am hooked!

[@432Hertz69]

Wow beautiful conversation ! I love this professor 💜 very knowledgeable and wise man!🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋

[@yabton5110]

Biggest way to do crime prevention: eliminate want. People often do crime because it is the only way to pay the bills. Stress and depression are very often the direct result of our society's inequities - this is an economic problem. Mental health does not trickle down.

[@Lions4322]

Very much so. Furthermore, the societal ideals surely promotes certain behaviour - whether it be crime or ‘altruism’

[@refugeofthewise]

there seems to be a discrepancy here. he said we have a "responsibility as society" after saying that "responsibility" is meaningless. what does he mean?

[@pedrolimafaria]

***** Wrong, there is no inconsistency. There is no Free Will nor Responsibility in the sense that most people like to think of it. But as long as a group of people can agree on a set of objectives and subsequently on a set of rules, they can then start to refer to 'Responsibility' as the notion of sticking to those rules and applying penalties to individuals who fail to. And this is just a way of implementing working systems of collective agents who strive to reach a common goal. Naturally, if a different group set different goals and different rules then they will have their own notion of 'Responsibility'. The real problem that Sapolsky is talking about is when trying to apply this notion across different groups, which is of course meaningless, because they didn't agree on a common set of rules. Individuals who fail to recognize this tend to look at their own values as universal and latch on to a ridiculous idea of 'Universal Responsibility'. When Sapolsky uses the term 'Societal Responsibility' he is merely referring to the relative kind of Responsibility (agreed upon within our society). But because it is, nevertheless, quite global, he does away with the explanation I just gave and uses the term without any further adjectives in hopes that everybody understands that this is what he means.

[@superoxidedismutase5757]

there is no good or evil ; there is simply behavior as a manifestation of neurophysiology

[@Byenia]

This is an interesting conversation. It's a huge question as to how to direct our society and our criminal justice system in light of new information and ongoing scientific inquiries. I won't claim to know the way forward, but we can see our current setup is no longer sufficient for handling what's becoming of modern reality.

[@tobyjack9608]

Those two could be reciting the times tables and my ears would like it.

[@selvamthiagarajan8152]

Good one, made me smile. :)

[@nomadazm]

rock on!!!! love it love it love it love it!!! SHARE THIS IF YOU WANT A BETTER WORLD!!!

[@Johnhart1944]

Sapolsky's ideal of criminal law as a mechanism to protect society from dangerous people while simultaneously attempting to rehabilitate them sounds a lot like what's done in Norway, and is likely to produce better results at lower cost to society and with less needless suffering for offenders than the present system. The practical problem is how to get politicians who make the laws to subscribe to it. Politicians serve at the pleasure of the electorate, most of whom are still much more concerned with archaic concepts of justice and retribution based on cultural tradition plus a visceral desire for revenge and punishment. I wonder how Norway ever got to their current system, given how universal this traditional view of good and evil is in most societies.

[@DEEPMOODYPURPLEBLUES]

Indeed. Open Dialogue therapy implemented in Western Lapland has been achieving amazing results. The financial and emotional incentives to criminalize human behavior, rather than endeavor to understand it in the west, holds human evolution back.

[@colinreed2558]

We need public policy to address to childhood development so that kids brains develop better. Spend money on childcare not jailcare. Less cops more food for kids. How resources are being improperly allocated is causing the high incarceration rates.

[@rocketman475]

Agree with R.S. The law & it's punishments should not be about the condemnation of people. Yes, Remove them, to diminish their ability to harm others, while urgently trying to get understanding about the origins of such behaviours with a view to preventing them in future & in others.

[@davidanderson9664]

Listen to Sapolsky on Sam Harris' podcast - pure gold. D.A., J.D., NYC

[@Kefir-fw2qf]

Yes, i love mr. Sapolsky it is obvious. But i believe that the interviewer and camera men done a superb job. I think that they should know how good they where. Thank you!

[@lindakautzman7388]

I agree

[@sanaaleealice6781]

I am soooo HAPPY to have lived in the same time this man is living! I need no prophets when I listen to him, it all makes total sense who said you must be religious to know how to be fair he is atheist and I was born muslim and when intelligence speaks I bow 🙇‍♀️

[@hamzapower4403]

What wait what !!! So basically you studied Islam and you bow to God because you find it true and it makes sense and you know that this life is temporarily like when you was in the belly of your mother this life was temporarily and when you borned you started a new journey. When you tell us that you need no Prophets as a Muslim do you know what the prophet and scholars reported about it. Free will in Islam !!! Look it up sister it all makes sense...

[@prettyprudent5779]

“Damaged machine”; I think that’ll stay with me. I’ve never viewed others that way. An interesting thought.

[@imaxus1128]

The question then is: What would an undamaged machine look like?

[@ihatespam2]

Well, we are machines, with various amounts of damage, and good and bad enviroments.

[@ataraxia7439]

I think more relevant to our daily lives the the justice system is how we see and treat others. It doesn’t really make sense to want people to suffer just because they because they kind of suck.

[@PlumbTuckeredOut]

Listening to Dr Sapolsky causes me to question my own beliefs and behaviors. Unfortunately the people who can say that are not usually the same people who need to actively question their beliefs and behaviors. How can we bring these lessons to "every man"? How can we incite change? Who decides what is "evil"?

[@MoonChildMedia]

Could it be that we should be looking at how to mitigate the negative things a person has no control over but impacts them far into the future.....(i.e. parenting). If the 1 trillion dollars we have spent on the useless war on drugs would have been focused on mitigating some of what creates drug addiction and crime..... (i.e. bad parenting) how much further down the road we might be?

[@MasterTaiki]

I remember reading that something had to be illegal as a way to bring risk to the behavior. For example, stealing is risky because you'll be fined more for than what you stole. So you have to consider the risk and punishment, rather than the reward. I forgot what the two ideologies were of law.

[@davidhumeful783]

Dr. Sapolsky can go ahead and teach modern philosophy if his research ever gets too boring... which from the sounds of it, isn't likely to happen anytime soon.

[@scrubjay93]

and also, we already know that animals and time spent in more natural environments is incredibly healing to the disabled, sick, elderly, mentally ill, and "criminal" elements of our society; we need to take advantage of what is right in front of us, like allowing such people to garden or care for homeless animals, pairing gang members with dogs to train for injured veterans, bringing more animals into nursing homes, etc. anyway, sorry to go on and on. Sapolsky is a genius and Alda a gift to all.

[@hero9402]

By listening to this conversation I understand more and more the meaning of "We as humans are flawed creatures"

[@Guitcad1]

Alan Alda asks what it would change in terms of the law if it turns out we don't have free will. After all, we still have to deal with dangerous people somehow even if they have no real choice over their actions, right? I'm thinking one thing it might change is that, while we might still have to put people in prison, we might not sit around joking about how men in prison "deserve" to get ass-raped. Maybe then we might take the issue seriously enough to actually stop it from happening.

[@lah30303]

+Guitcad1 People would still joke about it, but it would fall more in the realm of dark humor than an uplifting joke.

[@delpgallery]

THIS is what is the insane part of the "normal" people in society..... The state has the right to detain you, but how in the hell can it be alright to have to fight to stay alive, and join a gang out of neccesity?

[@selvamthiagarajan8152]

Demonstrates compassion. Buddha couldn’t have said it better.

[@CatherineHaala]

Yes, we are programmed from a young age (before we are born) and the appearance of our programming shows up in our lives. Depending on our influences we can become aware that we have been programmed, find ways of releasing the negative programs (we are NOT our programming) that do not serve us and others and get to a point where we understand that we indeed DO have choice and our lives can be transformed for the better. I am now choosing to believe that I do have choice. I used to believe that I actually was my programming but now I have found influences (Louise Hay, Dr. Bernard Siegal, Dr. Bruce Lipton, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Michael Singer, Bob Griswald and many more) that fortunately allow me to be aware that I had been programmed and that I can choose to let go of my negative programming and choose new positive programming that serves me. I am still a work in progress but I am forever grateful to realize that I do indeed have choice and that I can choose to change my life for the better. I am a victor NOT a victom!

[@innerbeing1983]

Which Sapolsky book do you guys recommend reading first? I have the feeling I will read all of them eventually....

[@Lions4322]

Just bounce straight to Behave.

[@bennettgalef]

Stanford is so beautiful! Oh my god!

[@laserprawn]

@Zombie Jesus I guess that would be a result of colonialism then, right?

[@IIllytch321nonadinfinitum]

More conversation like this will help us as a human race.

[@rogersyversen3633]

changing how people that has been convicted see themselves is maybe the most important impovement we can hope for. believing that you can be a good person as defined by the things you are doing from now on, no matter your history.

[@khurmiful]

Norwegian and Dutch legal systems have been taking Neuroscience seriously.

[@francoisamsallem]

MUST WATCH! MUST LIKE! MUST COMMENT! MUST SHARE! If interested in living in and leaving behind a better world!

[@gerhardmoeller774]

I would love to see a debate between Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor and Behavioral Biologist Robert Sapolsky on Free Will and (strict materialism) Monism vs Dualism. Fireworks 💥 would ensue!! We would all be edified, one way or another. I doubt Sapolsky would agree to such a debate.... hope he proves me wrong!

[@jerryjohnson575]

I wish he would write a book on how to use his knowledge to help humans improve there health and quality of Life

[@davet1517]

we might never figure that out why good people snap and do bad things

[@kd1s]

One of the things that disturbs me about our judicial system is you have a trial by a jury of your peers. Problem is, what if you test out on the far right end of the curve for intellect, are gay, atheist etc? Are those people really your peers and can the trial be truly fair? And think for a moment about those who run for office in the U.S. and elsewhere. Notice that you don't ever see a scientist run for political office? We get lawyers, teachers, painters, financial people etc. who run, but you rarely see a scientist.

[@randypolizzi107]

Why did you consciously do the opposite of what you think you should do? Then can they be your decisions?

[@justrosy5]

I'd like to see someone do a marble sculpture of Robert Sapolsky, and put it in one of the more well known museums. First of all, his thoughts deserve it. Second, he has a sort of classical philosopher look that really ought to be captured in such a sculpture.

[@janbagley5292]

Just love this man.

[@thewiseturtle]

Once you understand the science of healthy behavior, which has, at it's core, understanding the motivates of living organisms - staying alive and procreating (physically, emotionally, intellectually, and/or philosophically - it's easy to motivate people to be "good". Support people's instinctive goals of taking care of themselves and their dreams for contributing something meaningful to the future, and they will naturally be able to do good things, and won't feel forced to be defensive/offensive. Create a society that respects individual's needs (food, water, air, warmth, light, information, and options for expressing their body's excess matter and energy) and you won't have to worry about "crime". Take care of the machine that humans (and other species are) and they will function well.

[@nowkentapplegate5315]

Complexity says that everything is predetermined in such a complicated way that it boils down to your every decision.

[@sonjatheierl1]

Such a kind heart

[@RevBobAldo]

Freedom and responsibility are necessary fictions. Society just doesn't know what to do without them - at least not yet.

[@rmleighton1]

When someone tells me they like my car I say, thanks a made it myself. The 1st time was original for me but it has turn into my auto reply.