Robert Sapolsky joins Curt Jaimungal to discuss some of the most important topics of our time. Topics discussed include morality, free will, the justice system, intuition, and chaos theory.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Studying Primates
06:08 - Having A Choice
14:00 - Alternative Views of Free Will
19:48 - Morality
25:34 - Responsibility
31:09 - Evidence For Robert’s Views
41:27 - Objections to Robert’s Views
52:48 - Morality
59:25 - Self Awareness
01:07:08 - Readiness Potential
01:13:53 - Daniel Dennett
01:21:33 - Rapid Q&A
01:30:25 - What Robert Is Most Proud Of
01:35:04 - Outro
NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist.
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LINKS MENTIONED:
- Determined (Robert Sapolsky): https://amzn.to/3THXbq2
- Behave (Robert Sapolsky): https://amzn.to/48bMaBu
- Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (Robert Sapolsky): https://amzn.to/3H3rbVH
- Podcast w/ Daniel Dennett on TOE: https://youtu.be/bH553zzjQlI
- P versus NP (Scott Aaronson): https://youtu.be/1ZpGCQoL2Rk
- The Better Angels of Our Nature (Steven Pinker): https://amzn.to/3RE8BbA
- Video on Raymond Smullyan about FREE WILL: https://youtu.be/P-jh6tRh3Jw
- Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Douglas Hofstadter): https://amzn.to/3S0dWv5
- Psychiatric Distress in Animals vs. Animal Models of Psychiatric Distress: https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.4397
- Stanford Lectures of Robert Sapolsky: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL848F2368C90DDC3D