1. Introduction to Human Behavioral Biology
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(March 29, 2010) Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky gave the opening lecture of the course entitled Human Behavioral Biology and explains the basic premise of the course and how he aims to avoid categorical thinking.
Stanford University
www.stanford.edu
Stanford Department of Biology
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Stanford University Channel on KZhead
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i've completed the full cycle of procrastination, going so far into the depths of not doing homework that i end up taking a stanford intro class on youtube
hahahaha thats hilarious! humans are great!
Literally how I found this video. Months later I'm in bed truly enjoying it all done with finals :)
And its even more ironic when you think it's a Stanford lecture on human behavior which encompasses your procrastination. You might be biting the bullet more than you think, in the long run lol
Lol
Same
The fact that we can access this lecture without having to attend Stanford is mind-blowing. What a time to be alive!
I absolutely agree! It feels like such a cheat-code.
Tabula Rasa very
I only wish I could talk to him, and have him mark my work, that would be amazing, its the ability to access the teachers that make this education so valuable, they are instrumental in the learning, although I am enjoying this lecture :) this is amazing
We have the world's knowledge at our disposal but we're running ourselves into the gutter. We can do better
you could have said the same thing 40 years ago when video tapes were popular
For 11 years I've been coming back to this. It is still one of the most profound learning experiences available. Sapolsky its truly one of the finest human gems we had a chance to share time with on this planet.
just discovered this, excited :)
You scared me when I first read this I thought he passed away 😫
@@CoachAdeja I honestly hope he has many beautiful and joyful years of life ahead of him
He seems to be a very gifted communicator.
He and Walter Lewin who was an MIT physics professor.
I hope he’s still teaching. He is a wonderful professor, and I can tell he enjoys his work.
If anyone is interested, he wrote a book a few years ago called Behave. It is an absolute masterpiece.
Yeah I'm reading it currently and it's absolutely amazing
@@jr.bobdobbsnoted 👍
Hello, he is still teaching, hes actually my favorite professor atm
@@Technovex You're in his in-person classes? At Stanford? That's so cool!
Lectures hit different when you’re not pressured by grades.
I wish I could go back to college and just learn stuff without having to take any tests
@@bigbufobufo you can! It’s called “auditing a class”
Ohhh that'll explain why i'll watch these in my free time but redused too when i actually took courses like this
so... true...
Facts - plus this mans giving out bagels with cream cheese and I'm just wishing I had more profs like this. Had a few but still, I can count them on one hand and by and large most were just so dry and uninspired. It seems as if so many professors nowadays just purchase textbooks, assignments and slide packages for their courses, feels lazy. I swear people appease their professors and have to find their own actual mentors/professors in their free time. It's so hard to learn anything when It's unengaging
Just pointing put, someone wrote 57 minutes of subtitles for a lecture. Shout out to you my guy.
You mind Mr./Ms. Algo Rythm?
KZhead does that automatically
@@LaLfixx youtube does it but someone put english subtitles too. If you look there is two options for subtitles/ CC, one is automatic (with some errors) and the one is English CC, which is very exact and correct. Someone took their time and wrote subtitles lol
It's just as translating movies as long as hour and half or two
After 4 million + views, there's gonna be someone with OCD that is bothered enough by the auto translator errors to fix it.
I’m not even really interested in biology or science in general but I’ve been watching random college lectures on KZhead and I found this. Now I’m hooked. This guy is just so amazing and smart. When you aren’t worried or stressed about grades, you can truly focus on learning the content more. Especially if you have an exciting teacher like this. Using humor makes you remember stuff as well.
can u recomend some others lectures ? am intriged
"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool." Voltaire
I had a science teacher that told us a story about how his teacher jumped on the teachers desk and looked like his was taking his own shirt off as if it were a strip tease, before shouting out some random place’s official bird. Then he said they’d remember that for many many years to come. (My teacher remembered the place and the bird, but I do not remember.)
The book by him, which he didn't say the name of, is the Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (he mentions it again in lecture 3)
You are a life saver, thank you mate
Do you know anything about the downlodable papers he mentions around minute 49:00 ?...and all the other things - as Q&A's, slideshows, lecture notes and so on
I love you
Thank you so much, i was trying to figure which book he was talking about!
How does he know zebras dont get ulcers?
when you procrastinate so much you start watching lecture videos💀
we are the same person
Me too.. Lol
This is hilarious hahahaha.
Guiltyyyyy
That's not procrastination
This just made me realize that I really haven’t had that many good teachers in my life
Lol you aren’t the only one. The only good teachers I had was an art teacher, and yet art is laughed at these days.
They don't spend 100k a year for nothing (just throwing a figure out , but Stanford is high yah :p)
Some professors have a gift. Not only can they teach but they do it in a way that captures the audience and draws them in. That alone helps students remember course material. Some professors are so influential, they can point one to a new major.
Half of my teachers in what in my country is the equivalent of senior high school were confirmed alcoholics (i.e. they did not do a good job of hiding it). The majority of them were slow and drowsy throughout the day while some of them even got violent regularly; though, while they were not allowed to touch students, there was seemingly no law that prohibited throwing things at students or yelling at them from a micro-wave-length distance. While this was a fun distraction for the usual suspects (daredevils and class clowns, you might call them), some of the more fragile individuals regularly went home crying. I remember a particularly choleric teacher-on-the-bottle, the class of whom I dreaded because, idiot I am, I was seated in the front row. He was pretty much hated by everyone, but he always kept his cool around other teachers, and so we, the students, were stuck with him for eternity, or so we thought. Long story short, he died during one summer vacation (amazingly enough, not due to liver failure). When news got around, virtually the entire student body that had had classes with him, threw impromptu parties to commemorate the occasion. It was one of those reality-is-weirder-than-fiction, ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead moments. The abscence of that loathsome teacher markedly improved the mood in the entire school, though, I have to say. The following school year, for the first time, we got a chemistry teacher, who was not chasing Jack. Which I thought impossible, but there you go. Even now, over a decade later, I hear stories of former teachers of mine, their fondness for liquor of which I either was not aware at the time of their teaching or who later became dependent on ethanol-rich drinks. Sometimes, jokingly, I believe that alcoholism was an entry requirement for that particular school.
Who has
I'm Brazilian and I was feeling a little bit down for lacking money to study abroad using my university program. However, here I am watching this astonishing lecture. I loved this professor and I feel so excited to learn again🥺🤩
Same here 🥺 i can't even afford to get out of my country hope our lives will change into what we like 💗
@@giubl5763 simmm, to praticando muito meu inglês e quero muito aprender francês depois
u LOVED him ( meaning that now u do NOT ?
@@gregoryludkovsky5185I loved him watching this playlist, I didn't even remember him until you commented this lol
indicação do Eslen não é mesmo?
First of all, i can't properly express how grateful I am that I live at the age of moder technology - that I am able to attend such a great lecture while cooking in God forgotten country, to laugh along those students, to come to new approaches and views beside them. I really do hope that the professor knows that making this available to everybody is act of unbelievable kindness. Secondly, lectures like his make me remember why I love learning so much; why I always should stay curious about things around me even though my own college years are gone. And third thing? I am a teacher, too, and I aspire to be the same way this man is - full of humor, kind, knowledgeable and approachable, truly making people to want to seek the knowledge, to think. Once again, thank you, from the very bottom of my heart.
"yeah i took a class at stanford"
7:23 pause
Maybe you should change your name to darren school, so people know😩
..should ask for your money back.. lol
Haha
That’s awesome 👏
This is the thing that KZhead needs to recommend more often and not about celebrities or bloggers babbling about their freaking stuffs.
That's a great point!
what is this i just stumbled across it what did you lern
depends on what you're interested in, i.e. what you usually watch. watch more of this and YT will recommend more of the same
Errrrrm yeah, I suppose
KZhead recommendations are personalized most of the time. Stop searching about them then.
Coming back on that lecture, you're an absolute gem Robert Sapolsky. I've discovered this video a year ago, searched my way through the infite possibilities of life, finally started my bachelor in psychology, and I head on becoming a researcher in evolutionary psychology or something like that if things go well and if I still like it. Hopefully I see you some day at Stanford University
I wish you the best of luck
Manifesting for u bestie 🫶
How can you make a living with evolutionary psychology though?
This guy is a seriously gifted educator.
I'm not only in awe of his knowledge, but about his speaking skills as well. This was 1 hour of him constantly speaking without using any 'uuuhs', stopping words or hesitations in forming sentences...like he was reading out a book! Insanely good
6:57 was an "uhhh" ;-)
ok I'm not taking anything away from the guy but I literally caught an 'uhhh' in the first minute
anomaly P this is what he’s done for years. And that’s why I am here, give me some knowledge to apply to life.
14:48 HAHA first mistake he is human!!
He loves what he is doing.
you know a class is good when a 15 year old boy watches it voluntairily on his pc in his free time
You also understood 1% of what was talked about here. Go out into the world and explore. Gain experience. Knowledge leads to wisdom, but you also need to put things to the test
Stella, don’t listen to Marco, he doesn’t know the first thing about your life or intellectual abilities. Just because he likely would only have understood 1% of it when he was 15 doesn’t mean that’s true for you. I agree with him in that intellect is best sharpened by a balance between academics and learned experience from a variety of different activities, but that is up to you to find that balance.
@lynell music Good for you ! Never stop learning, or indulging your intellectual cravings !
I think the 15 year old is good.
@@teacherdave27 yeah fuck Marco!
Every human should listen to this entire series. It gives you so much insight into human anthropology, behavior etc. These videos are pretty old at this point but nonetheless pertinent. I think Sapolsky is still alive and there's absolutely nothing boring about listening to him, he keeps things moving right along, and a bit of humor gets thrown in here and there. I'm so thankful this series was conserved for humanity.
Obviously an expert in his field. Additionally, an excellent communicator.
As someone who possessed neither the academic skills nor the financial means to attend a prestigious university as a young adult, it is not lost on me now at age 51 just how absolutely incredible it is that the entirety of the world's knowledge is available to me with just a few clicks. I will never not be in awe of it.
honestly, Its crazy how much easier information is retained when you voluntarily seek it. When i was in school i would have never listened to this and would have been dying to get out of there. Now that i have the ability to learn on my own time I retain and look for information on a much higher level. Incredible.
this is so damn true
The truth has been spoken. 🐐 👏🏻 I don't like being tested in any way, shape, or form, and back in school, whether I was excellent at a subject or not, I would always try to get out of the classroom as soon as possible during exams. It's weird how I have this kind of seemingly counter-productive stubbornness when I'm being tested by an individual or an institution, whereas on my own free time, I would happily choose to learn about something, and revisit it over and over until it's stuck. I literally find myself learning about new stuff every day, and the fact that there are no tests involved makes me feel like an old school knowledge seeker from back where institutions weren't a thing. I have no degrees (I left my original mediocre high school degree at the university when I decided to drop out unannounced after passing all my first-semester exams with flying colors), and yet I helped people from all over the world with all kinds of tech problems. I never thought in a million years that something that I started learning on my own when I was a teenager would one day lead to helping a business owner with a 5-million-dollar income. My English teacher back in high school once said to a supervisor, and his assistant - out of the blue - while I was there, "The thing about Ahmed is that he's very opinionated." Before that, he was like, "I brought the guy who's gonna fix your computer, guys." And I was like, "But that wasn't our agreement, Teach!" Since I asked him to come with me to speed up the bureaucratic process of getting a copy of my school certificate. 😅 I ended up removing malware manually from the supervisor's computer, optimizing the system, and filling out the whole school certificate myself in like a minute, which made me wonder, "Wow, and they say I have to wait from Monday through Thursday for this? Goddamn bureaucrats!" 😂 It's one of my earliest memories as an IT guy. I remember while I was working on their potato PC, the supervisor being so condescending like, "Well, what you're [capable of] doing isn't really 'in parallel' of what we teach at the school." as if that were a bad thing. Since I never miss a chance to be sassy, I was like, "Well, if I relied on what we're taught here, I'd still be struggling to differentiate between a mouse, and a keyboard." And then he said, "Well, but you skip school to learn these things, and that's not good." And I was like, "Well, you're not the one in class every day, having to deal with annoyingly talkative students who don't even know how to put their pens down without making noise. As far as I'm concerned, skipping school to learn really interesting stuff is always worth it." And then he just shook his head in disapproval. Thing is, that supervisor knew my dad very well, so I always assumed he just liked to play the devil's advocate, while also trying to avoid giving those who are around the impression that there's some kind of favoritism involved; I actually appreciate people like that, because I don't want people to treat me in a certain way just because they know my dad, and I'm too unapologetic to care, because just like many people survive by being dishonest, and evasive, I survive by being honest, and direct. Finally, Thank you, aletter1718, for being the reason I wrote all this. 😁🙏🏻
Being tested causes anxiety
I doubt your teachers were as good as this,though:))
You're seeing the difference between being autodidactic and industrialized education.
This lecture is an example of how you are drawn to certain subjects in school solely because of the way it was taught. One can develop interest in any discipline just by learning from the good teachers. God bless you for making these lectures publicly available.
Agree 💁🏻♀️
Totally agree!!
This is a KZhead rabbit hole with massive benefits for exploring. I did find it ironic though that he is explaining that the science is pointing to the fact that science isn't the best tool for describing behavior. What makes Dr Sapolsky so effective though I think is that he doesn't teach in a linear or analytical way. His talks are full of inference, analogy and humor, making the knowledge gained connect more broadly with the listener's own experience. He also seems to be a some sort of wizard at pushing limbic buttons at opportune times to make things memorable. He is truly a master teacher on so many levels.
Absolutely. Can change your life.
Good point
As always, the difference between enjoying a subject and not enjoying a subject is the way it's presented, and whether or not it's presented with actual genuine passion. Clearly, Robert is doing a fantastic job here. Kudos and praise to him. Many thanks for making this publicly available, it's what all universities should do with all their subjects.
These lectures changed my life , I watched it three times now
The basic quality of a teacher is to provoke interest in his/her students on the subject if not it's their first failure, Here's one guy who really did that, absolutely riveting!
@@anilkumar-ph1qi 😂😂
@@anilkumar-ph1qi winden ani...ikkade pakkana
be careful..because, as I commented in my OP here: he's 100% wrong about what he said about the synchronization of the menses of women, how it happens. so, please don't go spreading around what he said about that. he has no idea what he's talking about.
@@DiandraStarShine sweety it literally happens. I doubt you’re a woman. I’d suggest “further reading”
@@DiandraStarShine It absolutely does happen.
Whenever he starts to explain something and you dont fully get what that really means in real life, he goes „let me give you an example“ and thats just brilliant!
agreed , i am a big fan of examples when explaining things.
That’s how professors should teach. Not treat you like a scientist when you are a student yet.
a sales technique - agree
When you needed examples this is not your place bro #facts😂🤷♀️
I wish my all teachers taught like this in school, it makes it so much easier to learn!
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📚 The course starts by illustrating a scenario of abnormal behavior, highlighting the potential influence of genetics. 01:26 🧬 Genetic influence on sexual orientation, prenatal events affecting political opinions, and using biology to understand religious beliefs are discussed. 03:17 🌡️ Certain events, like having a period, brain tumors, junk food consumption, and steroid use, have been used as defenses in murder cases due to hormonal impacts. 06:34 💔 Body's physiological state can dramatically affect brain functions, and vice versa. 08:30 📊 Humans simplify complex problems by categorizing information, but this can lead to oversimplification and misunderstanding. 11:20 🎨 The example of colors and language differences demonstrates how categories affect perception and memory. 15:08 📞 Categorization affects our ability to accurately recall sequences, like phone numbers. 17:52 🐔 The example of subway stops shows how categories influence interpretation and prediction. 21:18 🧠 The course aims to explore the complex relationships between physiological processes and behavior, avoiding oversimplified explanations. 23:44 🔍 The course structure involves tracing behaviors back through various factors, including hormones, development, genetics, and evolution. 24:13 🧬 Behavior is influenced by biological factors such as hormones and genes, leading to the interaction of endocrinology and genetics. 25:35 🤔 Challenge: Avoid falling into categorical thinking while analyzing complex behaviors and influences. 27:02 🧠 Historical figures in psychology and biology exhibited flawed categorical thinking, underestimating the complexity of human behavior. 32:43 🌍 Human behaviors are characterized by their varying levels of similarity and uniqueness compared to other species. 36:59 🔄 Recognize moments when humans share ordinary physiology with other animals but use it uniquely for empathy, compassion, and stress response. 40:16 💬 Humans exhibit behaviors that are unparalleled in the animal kingdom, such as language use and complex sexual practices. 43:07 📚 The course is designed for students with diverse backgrounds, and additional catchup sections will be provided for those unfamiliar with certain topics. 45:31 🧠 Behavioral biology is relevant in various aspects of life, from decision-making to understanding mental health, making informed choices important. 46:00 ⏰ Weekly sections, midterm, and final exams will structure the course, with breaks provided during class for convenience. 46:29 📚 Two assigned books: One by the instructor (optional), another is "Chaos" by James Gleick. 47:23 🌪️ "Chaos" challenges reductionism; behavior is complex like a cloud, not a clock. 48:49 📖 Lectures on chaos and complexity, readings available online, varying levels of depth. 50:45 🖥️ Course materials online, lecture notes, Q&A, office hours, sections for different backgrounds. 52:39 🗂️ Utilize skilled TAs, regular and advanced sections, evolving sections for different needs. 53:07 ⏰ Class is five units due to heavy class time, taped lectures available online. 54:04 📆 Midterm on May 3rd (7:30 PM), final on June 4th (5:15 PM), multiple-choice format due to class size. 55:29 🧠 Midterm focuses on basic understanding, final emphasizes interdisciplinary thinking. 56:54 🕒 Final clarification on exam timings.
Amazing, man!! Thanks
you're a saint, thank you!
You’re incredible. thanks!
Don't remove the source, It's made using HARPA AI
Only robot scum would timestamp and caption the date and time for exams on a 12 year old lecture p
Amazing lecture. Whenever he listens to students giving answer he is paying all the attention. His passion to share what he loves and dedication as a teacher is what makes him incredible!!😍
I started watching this playlist some five years ago... I'm now a grad student... in neuroscience. Sapolsky... this very video, actually... was my first introduction to the field... that field became my life. Returning to this is a crazy experience.
GOOD ON YOU LAD
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I wanna go into neuroscience too :)
I hope you will have a good life and bring us closer to understanding ourselves.
That's amazing! 💪❤
stanford: really hard to get into and 70k per year. also stanford: giving out their most interesting course for free on youtube. people in 2021: we're bored so yeah we're here.
it really be like that lol
Hey me too very in Interesting I feel like I'm in class with you
there are enough stupid people to pay for brainwashing, just like carl ikahn said
Consider it as free advertisement. It encourages people to compete more for entrance into Stanford whether it is young who want to study or adults that encourage others to send their children into Stanford.
@@comprehendnature2404 Free education on KZhead. I guess you could pay tens of thousands of dollars per year for what you can get for free on the internet. Maybe you’re paying for a piece of paper that influences other people. I’m sure it’s worth the price for some people.
I'm Egyptian And I Think this course just changed the way I think about how my brain works Thank you, prof. Sapolsky and thank Stanford, for a moment I really hoped that I was born and raised in California and joined this university, but I'm grateful for finding out this course is free online
@@bojohannesen4352 i dont know i just love to mention it everywhere 😂😂
LOL love the random nationality drop 🤣
After 5 months, it just hits me how cringe this comment is, but I will not delete it 😂
@@ZIDANz it's history now, you can't delete it!!!
What a brilliant opening. Elaborates on a scenario and brings attention to the mystery of it's reasons. Then presents a number of interesting proposals in quick succession, establishing the kind of things that are to be discussed in the lectures and implicitly saying these are to be discussed later on. He executes it so well.
I'm not even taking this class and I'm stressed about the midterm
I feel like I'm supposed to be taking notes
same im not even in college and im stressing about it
Apply what you learn daily and you won’t have to take notes or stress about a test.
BWAHAHAHA!!!
@@burdeegirl You jest, but I've been mindlessly writing notes for the past fifteen minutes.
The fact that this is available to anyone who has an internet connection is what it means to be truly connected to the rest of the world and its knowledge. and also, this guy probably kills it at social gatherings.
If putting these videos up for free was the professors idea then he made a damn good choice. I actually agree with him on his opinion that everyone should learn about the content in the video and the videos following this one. The world’s broken rn and the best anyone can do is use their brain to understand their morality and how they can help other people to help themselves. It was never going at it solo, it’s how you can help the world to which it can help you some day in return
It's pretty neat that anyone who's interested can get a bit of knowledge for no cost. You don't get the degree like the students, but you get some good coffee shop banter
Maybe yes, maybe no. My students were surprised to learn that I had social anxiety. They asked, " How can you teach so well?" I said, "I know what to say when I teach."
Yes it is a great breakthrough and allows for many to get a better education if they deem to do so. but some will be reluctant like this tommy tooter who called DR. Sapolsky a ghoul for his stance on religion and said he was in Kenya carving on gorilla brains.. in several of his delusional videos. last one being a female child was born. They do not go by biology instead they will to believe anything off tumblr
@@chaoticfloralarrangement8741 butterfly affect 🥰
I listened to this course twelve years ago when I was still a college student, he's really an awesome teacher.
Absolutely mind-blowing. What an incredible communicator this professor is. Thank you for sharing this freely with the world!
this guys looks exactly like what you'd expect a professor of human behavioral biology would look like
Exactly
Take a look at the TA's.....they all look like they live in a cave and just rolled out of bed...
He looks a bit crazy i think
He's the most amazing person. I took this class in 2003 or 2004, and his energy really drew everyone into the class. There's a reason it was over-enrolled every quarter it was offered.
Whatever. Everything about this creeps presentation is off-putting. As an " expert" in the field of human behavior, he, like most "experts" is a clueless charlatan.
No “uh’s” or “um’s” from this guy. Brilliant speaker.
Just pointing put, someone wrote 57 minutes of subtitles for a lecture. Shout out to you my guy.
That’s a bucket
2:18
Funny that you mention that. Because the way be can continually speak in such a way had me initially wondering if he on the spectrum if autism. But he's probably just comfortable in the subject and setting. See what my brain's doing? Buckets
@@cepolt Time to systematically remove anyone without autism to remove the inferior "ums" and "uhs" then! :D
I watched I think all 24 or 25 of his lectures and even seen Robert on some fairly resent podcasts. He is very informative, intelligent, and has an entertaining style to teaching an interesting subject(s) that could be dry and boring if attempted by others. Great job!!!!!
The first time we get a glance at Prof. Robert Sapolsky's video teaching, there's no doubt we can't escape a feeling of stunned astonishment at his unusual look, especially in his hair style. So unlike the classical image we may have formed in our younger years of an austere, conservative competent academic in a prestigious university. The bushy mustache, the luxuriant beard, and the cocky ponytail in the back form a strikingly impressive appearance. One may wonder, what kind of microscopic vegetation may prosper in such a jungle-like beard. All this, while wearing what looks like some kind of tired open shirt more appropriate to home carpentry work than standing between a professorial desk and regular school blackboards. It's easy to jump to the conclusion that we're facing a truly eccentric character, a kind of hippie-style professor better tolerated on the West Coast than in the North-East. Surprisingly, Prof. Sapolsky's style is not as extravagant and unique as we initially thought. There's another distinguished lecturing scientist who operates with practically an identical style of facial hair configuration. This is Dr. Irving Finkel, a philologist, a specialist of the Ancient languages of Mesopotamia. This was a Middle East region now in modern Iraq, part of what is called the "Fertile Crescent". This area is one of the origins of human civilizations, where farming emerged through domestication of plants, and creation of crops. Thus permitting accumulation of reserves of food, a technical development of agriculture, the formation of primitive nations, with record-keeping, government, writing, etc.. the whole megillah. Dr. Irving Finkel operates at the British Museum, in the Dept of the Middle East. He lectures a the Royal Institute. He now is about 70 or 71, which makes him 6 years older than Prof. Sapolsky. The major contrast between both hairy scientists is that Finkel's beard, mustache and ponytail are all white, and thus project a much older look than Sapolsky, who still enjoys a vigorous frame of darker hair. Nonetheless, the resemblance of looks is uncanny. It is tempting to wonder if the two have ever been photographed together. This unusual resemblance suggests another question: Are there more scientists or academics sporting a similarly remarkable bushy frame of facial hair?
Imagine going to university and actually getting lecturers of this calibre
That is technically easy. The problem is the people with the presentation skills want to be in film and theater.
I luckily have at community College. Genius sociology prof.
I did at Northern AZ University. Graduated in ‘97. I feel so lucky for those amazing professors. That’s why I love sapolsky, so familiar and wonderful.
yeah
Uh, I got stuff this interesting in community college. But that was 30 years ago.
What a good lecturer. Tone changes, speed changes, jokes in interval, all while delivering succinct info
What else you expect from a top notch behavioral biology prof?
sUcCiNcT
P
Wus tha mean.
Yes he’s very easy to understand. I find emphasis i super important cos allot of teachers don’t emphasise the important stuff
Thankful that this is posted for everyone to access. There's nothing like the feeling of hanging onto every word of an incredible lecturer, especially when we don't have to worry about taking notes or grades!
Deeply absorbing series of lectures by a master of exposition - thank you Stanford for sharing. KZhead is an amazing resource and repository of knowledge; we are very lucky to have it.
The fact that the fall semester just finished and I was stressing out about school so happy it's finally over, then the next day I'm sat here voluntarily watching this whole thing speaks volumes to how good this professor is
I'm currently doing that same thing right now hahaha
@@saragarcia2262 it starts again soon 😢 dread
This is so impressive. I love it so much.
I'm so grateful for living in an era where this kind of content is available like this. I'm from Brazil and I wouldn't be able to listen to this amazing classes if Stanford and professor Sapolsky weren't so kind to make it available online. Thank you.
Just like me
Also me. :)
thanks to USA
Exatamente! Concordo com você
Brazilian here! Learning from Stanford lectures... I could have never dreamt of it when I was in my teens craving for quality information! Internet is something!
Just love to hear this professor. Would have loved to have him when I was in college. He loves to teach and loves people, relates really well with his students. And highly intelligent and has a unique interesting personality.
The way he explains everything with humor and making sure even the slowest of students can get it right makes him one of the best teachers I have ever seen. I will have to watch the other 25 videos now lol
This guy gave a lecture at my high school. A decade later, I still vividly remember it. One of the smartest men I've ever heard speak.
Can you explain the point on 14:10 to me? I didn't get the B and P thing
I got former drug dealers giving lectures back in high-school. Huh... the socioeconomic differences between us are stark.
@@Its-a-me-maddy The Finnish man pronounces P as B. Their intonation sounds like they are saying Bear, but in reality, they are actually pronouncing Pear.
he’s captivating !
@@fray-roe1715 I feel ya!
“And you get a bagel with cream cheese” this man not only taught his class but he rewarded and fed them, now that’s a legend.
The student later died he poisoned the bagel look it up
@@bobbyfishlips5689 what
It's almost like he knows something about student behavior.
@@schumbo8324 true story man its crazy
@@schumbo8324 it's a joke
Love this series on the site. Thank you to Stanford for keeping these up. And THANK YOU Robert Sapolsky for sharing your knowledge to those willing to listen!
Smart professor stupid school
Phenomenal Professor. Taking the whole day to watch this and many other lectures.
I accidentally clicked on this, but I'm just going to act like I walked into this class, sat down and played it cool.
Same
🥂❤️🤣😂. Me too!!!
The sex talk keeps me interested! Lol
same, i was watching his other video, and this popped up
Lmao. Same.
Can this guy teach everything? He is so concise, calm and articulated. He makes me want to go back to school.
My thoughts exactly. I wish I studied psychology.
@@karenhovgaard9163 same here! I'm starting to think maybe information technology wasn't the field meant for me. I really enjoy these videos.
But his beard. Urgh
@@rider2731 Yeah I'm jealous of it too.
@@rider2731 comon you enjoy his talk and ability to pass on HIS knowledge, is beard is cool, but apart of that. would we rather be though by a moron in a tie clean shaved, who stands talking but can pass on the teaching? those are the majority , that's why people quit Uni, but Teachers like are the best with or without beard. keep well and enjoy the learning
I’ve watched a few of his lectures. I like him. Smart guy. He seems not just genuine and entertaining but friendly too. I wish there were more professors / teachers like this.
It could be fascinating how valuable information could be presented online, yet don’t look for it and so you don’t find it. Finally in the quest of looking for a proper question which resulted in finding this video. Thank you for sharing. You’ve got my focus.
I would turn up for every single one of Robert Sapolskys lectures. The guy is the definition of an engaging educator.
Lies again? HDB HBB
I love that fly
Agree
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if all my professors were like this guy, i’d die happy.
And I’d have retained something.
I had an English teacher who made the works of the greats we studied feel like I was going to space. I am very grateful for her.
@@emeraldcelestial1058 Dude, sophomore junior and senior year I had the same English teacher and he would request me through admin every year :)
🤣😂
Me too
This has popped up on my recommended since 2015 or so… and I never watched it until now. Wow… what a shame. This guy is great!
Published 10 years ago -- and it has just hit 10M views. Thank you to Dr. Sapolsky and Stanford for sharing the most valuable of knowledge with us.
Thank you Stephanie Soressi
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He said the worst quote is from the Nationalsocialists. Yet after that quote, looking carefully at our modern Society and World... it turned out to be correct. You can hate it, you can deny it... but the reality is that we live in a Society that strives for Human degeneration on all aspects of Society and Social Integrity. The World is in a constant Downfall. ""Es ist notwendig das ich für mein Volk sterbe, aber mein Geist wird sich erheben aus dem Grab und die Welt wird wissen, daß ich recht hatte"
@@TheBlackfall234 Ok, nazi sympathizer
I am a Stanford grad. Biology of Behavior with Sapolsky was my favorite class. High recommendation to "take" this class here on youtube. And you won't have to take notes or do the readings or take the exams either...just absorb the information.
Cheers for telling this, mate!
What was your biggest take away from the course,If Imay ask?
@@rogerbalmaceda7762 me too, took the class in '96. I think this class showed me as an overarching theme, to really think critically about nuance. Most complicated things in life can not be boiled down to simple binary things. 'yes' or 'no'. 'nature' or 'nurture'. A simple/lazy mind will fight complexity by going down this default route. Fight this in your own mind!
@@willzsportscards Do you think determinism is binary? Or do you think it explains all human behaviour, or could explain all human behaviour if we had access to all the variables involved?
Big Kahuna what was the book that he wrote that was recommended for the course?
This is awesome! Thank you for making it available to everyone!😊👍
Took me over a year to finish this course, read chaos and went down that rabbithole too! Best course I've ever done!!
Me in college: trying to get the hell out of there as soon as possible. Me, 15 years later: wishing I was in college, watching lectures on KZhead for fun.
Boom. Love to be with GOOD professors ALL my life . Kinda sorta do that anyway. Bravo tono80
Love Learning Life!
Yeah, exactly)) was talking just about that with my daughter few hours ago)
Never too late my friend
Can always go back, part time. Take a class or two and who knows, Uncle Sam might pay for it...
I have no idea why KZhead has been recommending me this video for 5 years now but I'm finally watching it.
Why now after 5 years? Lol
@@moreofjosem5363 It took that long for curiosity to get the best of me.
@@tonygabashvili8357 same lol
Lmao, same here!
the one good thing youtube does
Thank you. Working through my own issues, and I really appreciate listening to your lecture. I really enjoyed listening.
Love the professor 😍👍👏👏 He is very stimulating and makes me want to sit in his classes for several subjects
I didn't even graduate high school, but I'm here attending at Stanford.
Hahaha Like a boss
Haha
Never too late to take an alternative pathway to university or college if you want to man 💪
It is never too late to become what you might have been.. T.S. Elliot
Keep learning Kepler It is great you decided to go on your own and learn a bit more than basic education. In doing so you will enrich your mind and your life.
When you were just planning to have a quick look but you can't stop watching 🤓
so true
so me
Yes
Lockdown bring me here :)
I read this comment before watching it thinking hmm you guys have no self-control, then it happened to me 😂
I am listening to this lecture totally out of curiosity and I find the lecture extremely informative, and enlightening. His interesting delivery of the lectures made me think about why I haven't done my major in human behavioral biology! I find the topic extremely interesting and I am gonna finish listening to all the lectures in this lecture series. Thank you for making the knowledge easily accessible.
Omg genuinely EVERY lecture for this class is on this channel that’s genuinely amazing you can actually learn what people are paying thousands to learn just by KZhead madness
I have been watching this video for 40 minutes right now. A: I do not study at Stanford B: I do not study anything related to biology C: I have a thermodynamics exam tomorrow
How did you do on your exam? lol
Matt Hughes I passed actually lol, thank you for asking!
This type of knowledge could elevate our quality of life. That's why I'm watching this too. Better than playing video games anyway. And these lectures are quite interesting honestly.
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hang in there brother you are not alone :DDD
I am an extremely old senior citizen and did not have the $$$ to attend college. Now I can say I attended a class at Stanford As the saying goes it's never to late to learn something. I found this quite interesting. Thank you for being alive to learn something on the internet and U Tube.
Where I'm from (NZ) lectures are completely free and you can turn up to any lecture you want as the times are posted online. The thing you pay for in NZ is the exams and the degree, pretty cool
Thats wonderful to hear, we are classmates now haha.
Arlene, so cool to have you here!
The fact that this is available to anyone who has an internet connection is what it means to be truly connected to the rest of the world and its knowledge. and also, this guy probably kills it at social gatherings.
God bless you stranger.
shows the importance of great teachers. My mum has been a teacher for 30 years and the amount of red tape schools have to go through, often set out by people who have never taught, is outstanding and sometimes counterproductive.
This guy knows how to hold lectures with people actually listening and it shows is experties in that exact field
Good lord I wish I had a professor with his level of interest and teaching. I never thought I'd watch an entire lecture outside of my education.
Check it out!
@@46_and28 For your schools
well, you still became a doctor.
Maybe because it can be understood by a 5th grader. Fun stories are great and entertaining but they don’t provide complex skills that we expect to learn in a school of ‘quality.
Me too
This is the guy in every natural disaster/apocalyptic movie that makes an earth-shattering discovery that no one pays attention to; everyone dismisses him because he's a philosophical lecturer with a hippie beard -- but then the main hero notices something off, investigates and finds him, and together they make up the brains/brawn duo that saves the day. Bada-bing bada-boom.
I think you are right. I watched him describe how depression, if left untreatred long enough can suddently turn into bipolar as the brain reacts in a type of immune responce. It explains the bizarre outcomes of two people i know,
Meow
Bruh
i like you
What?
Been holding out on this one for a while. I see why this was recommended. This lecture is mind-opening.
I took this class two years ago and found myself rereading my notes from the class on my flight back home. Here I am watching the lectures again, this time not for a grade, but just as entertaining 🎉
mom would be so proud knowing me attended a Stanford (online) course, with 100% scholarship (bc it's free)
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🥳🤜💥🤛💫
Watch a ton of university video's the last year and you come out of covid year like a top notch person on about every front. No young person should have see this last year as "wasted" because you widened your horizon by a mile or 20. And it's all free lessons and you can follow whenever suits you.
I watch these baked and I feel better
@@phillipjacobs9982 IM watching it high af rn
Limiting access to knowledge is how society breeds elitism. Thank you for posting this .
Craig Jones its buying in a pre-categorized system of thoughts.
@J. Milton Jeffreys if you both watched the video youll notice you both begin your conversations by using categories. We were told to leave this sortve behavior behind in the lecture. Both of you take 7 and come back with next weeks lecture.
THANK YOU! For saying this!
@J. Milton Jeffreys I might agree with you but your slander makes you sound dumb. You might already know this
Rather, it's how those in power create a controllable mass of obedient consumers
Ive watched his lectures for about 8 years. I am always reminded what a treasure the professor is.
I really enjoy watching this, he’s creative in his teachings. I hope there’s more instructors like you,
This would have to be the most appreciative comments section I have seen anywhere. Proof that most of us thirst for real knowledge because we are unsatiated by the daily sources of "knowledge". This professor nailed his role. Articulate, intelligent and witty while having an appearance that invites your attention. Best thing I have seen on KZhead to date, solely for the good it passed on to so many people.
Word!
You can't be smart or be nice. I am not offended by the opinion of nonentities
Lmao this is my therapy
I have a sister seeking a masters in western psych. She herself is an addict and her kids all have sexual identity issues as well as suicidal tendencies. She claimed not to be ABLE to go to her exes wedding bcuz she felt it unfair for him to be in a happy life when he was the reason she didn't have a happy life now....she's one who tries to fit in and so when in the home of those who care not to fit in she attempts to remove babies from their loving mothers in demand that they will not thrive socially....this is venango county Pennsylvania
"Most of us" seems to be a rather ignorant, or maybe just ignorantly hopeful, proclamation. There's certainly no proof here.
My dude gives stand up comedy routines and lectures simultaneously
While living and studying in North America, I was so lucky to have professors like Mr. Sapolsky. While I was working for HP, Stanford folks would come around regularly on our campus to offer many post graduate programs. I was too busy at work to take that on, but I was lucky enough to work with and work for some folks who had graduated from these programs. Some of the best people I ever worked with who had incredible level of understanding. The education system that makes such lectures possible makes a great nation, albeit with all it's short comings. I now live in South Asia and the quality of education is so poor it's beyond explanation. You have people who were 10 levels below mediocre, graduating and teaching at the same institution. It's pathetic.
I'd forgotten how much I love psychology and education. This is a wonderful course
Utterly astounding how he proceeds with his material as if it was prerecorded in his brain, and nonstop for one hour. I did also watch one of his lectures that went for 1 hour 22 minutes the same way. And he is very endearing because he is obliviously so brilliant yet I do not detect a large ego, only a sense of self confidence and gentle humor.
He's smart enough to know that he doesn't know waaaaaaaaaaay more than he does know. The brain is still such a mystery.
Donna you put my thoughts into words perfectly👌
I think truly intelligent people are the most humble. Like Einstein said the more you learn the less you realize you know.
It's a Stanford professor, not a ghetto middle school teacher. Different planets, different abilities.
You think you know anything about him from this speech, good luck with that.
"If you can't explain something simply, that means you don't understand it yet." This guy can carry a conversation with an auditory tone, barely skipping a beat, and hold your hand the whole way without making you feel like you weren't listening. This is the best keynote speech of 'you're going to learn more about yourself than the text in the books provided' I've ever seen/heard.
and the next step is?
He would like us to imagine there is no 'next step.' The topic is that we think in steps, generalizations, in order to attempt to understand that which we know very little of, easier that way to categorize what somebody else has placed within that thought process. When it may be better to think that no circumstantial understanding of topics and/or steps is the best first realization in having a better understanding of your/our understanding of behavior. Understand the box(es), then think outside of them but not without. He calls them buckets.
I sure as hell can't learn things without breaking it up into catagories i doubt a lot of ppl could unless you have photographic memory or something which 99% of the general population don't, even coming to a conclusion is one step taken into another step even with Detectives, they find the information and as much as they can, break it down then you focus on the Pertinent Negatives of what's not there or what in the information doesn't make sense without more information that will bring everything into a clear understanding, i guess you do then think outside the boxes once you've established some information by looking at the Perninent Negatives. Information is the key word because without the right information there's nothing you can do with even what you currently know because you can't come to a full understanding of something even in every day situations, if we listen to ourselves we'll know where we need to find more information it's more than just about steps too but based on instinct and intuition too.
@JamRock You are fundamentally misrepresenting what he is saying. In fact, your criticism is actually what he wanted people to understand. He destroys the buckets of categories by taking them ALL into consideration, whereas solely approaching a topic from one category leads to irrationality. Sounds like you are writing a short essay on KZhead simply to criticize him. Maybe you should listen more.
@FlyingMonkies325 I suggest you look into Sapolsky's thoughts on Reductionism and follow his recommendation to read Chaos by Gleick. It illustrates why it can be harmful to think of complex issues solely by their component parts. I do agree that we all place our INITIAL understandings of subjects in categories, but we can take those understandings and synthesize them based on understandings from others.
I didn't have an opportunity to go to university but like the saying goes, he who wants to learn Will always find a teacher but in this matter the Stanford university has just given me the kindness that I didn't deserve but they only offered it for free.thank you so much from Zambia
This was a really good session zero. The approach makes sense and I'm convinced I'm going to enjoy this series.
"When you put up boundaries, you have trouble seeing how similar things are on either side of it" Damn
But not how different too?
@@Unfunny_Username_389 yeah that too
I keep a list of quotes and I added that to the list. Glad I'm not the only one who saw the beauty in it.
I’m having trouble seeing the similarities between passing and failing. Other than 65 and 66 are both in the 60’s. However, it does remind me of two sides to every story. Edit: “when you pay attention to categorical boundaries, you don’t see big pictures.” Just keeps getting better.
This is the best motivational speech I've heard in the last decade. "When you pay too much attention to boundaries, you don’t see the big picture. All you see are categories."
There's a corollary to that above. When you pay too LITTLE to boundaries, you lose yourself in the big picture. You lose purpose.
@@bruno-zc1jo Don't apologize, you did nothing wrong. Just because YOU say I'm wrong, doesn't mean I AM wrong. Here's a scenario where the person pays no attention to boundaries. Shipwrecked in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Life raft has no devices to tell global positioning, and has no raw materials to craft a makeshift compass. No food, no water, only the raft, a paddle and a small sail. The sky is completely overcast, so he doesn't have a means to tell east from west. The oceanic current is around 3mph so that's negligible. No radios, no phones, no walkie talkies, no ability to tele-communicate with another human being. Isolated and alone. Objective: get to land and sanctuary before you die of thirst or hunger. What do you do? The above scenario I know for a fact, according to the US Coast Guard, has happened numerous times. Container freighters have found people that died of thirst (or even worse, salt poisoning from the ocean because when you're severely dehydrated, you become irrational and delusional). Now, you're probably thinking "Hey, I bet I could paddle until I reached land." Nope, the average human male (5'10", 180lbs, 18-24% body fat) needs 2400-2600 calories a day to maintain weight and energy levels (assuming a good balanced diet). If you're very active (paddling a life raft for several hours a day would qualify), you'd need 3000 calories. Your body basically starts eating itself around 7 days with no caloric intake. Fat goes first, then muscle mass. Look at some of the photos of the people in the Auschwitz concentration camp. and you'll see what I mean. www.thesun.co.uk/news/10829470/colourised-pics-auschwitz-horrors-hitlers-regime-75-years-ago/ Big picture is you're stranded. After 7 days with no water, you're basically going to have a heart attack and die. Some people have been known to go beyond that, but they're keeping themselves in a meditative state (doing little to know exercise). You're concentrating on the "Big Picture", but you fail to notice the boundaries. Boundaries? Who needs them! This guy who's going to die in 7 days if he doesn't get any water (not to mention food) needs boundaries. Namely, a GPS device, or a transceiver radio, a sat phone, a mirror, or some other device that is capable of tele-communicating with another human being. A clear sky would be nice too (tell east from west.... you know, the Sun rises in the East? Sets in the West?) Also, a clear sky is nice for celestial navigation (if he has a sextant). All these things are boundaries. So the teacher's and your argument holds very little weight.
@@brianm744 I don't really understand how that's relevant to the course .-.
@@federicocasali1565 The teacher's topic of his classes is human behavior, right? @bruno there is challenging my assertion regarding human behavior. I gave an example of where the teacher's assertion of paying too little attention to boundaries (in regards to human behavior) can be just as bad as paying too much attention to boundaries. That's all I'm saying. The Greek poet and historian Hesiod (circa 700 BC) wrote in 'Works and Days,' "Observe due measure, moderation is best in all things." This is also what I'm saying. @bruno claims I'm wrong, but does nothing to substantiate his point of view. I, on the other hand, gave a real world example of my point of view. If anyone wants to, they can go to the US Coast Guard's archive and read about the literally hundred's of cases of finding people in my specific scenario. I never said the teacher is INcorrect.
@@brianm744 well in your exemple you are simply fucked cuz you are stranded with no tools at your disposal, doesn't really have anything to do about thinking big picture or little picture, once you are in that position you can't magically conjure up some food or clean water or a gps.
Thank you for sharing this content with people who were not lucky to attend those prestige colleges❤
This wonderfully articulates some points on empathy I preach that I have struggled to explain to others in the past. I’m definitely going to have to save the link to this; the next time I’m in a debate with someone trying to make the point to always lean towards the side of being kind to ourselves and others I’ll be sending them this :)
*me trying to watch something calm before sleep* The teacher: think about your death
😂😂😂😂
Imagine your lips turning blue and your toes becoming cold.
Lol
relax as we explore everything wrong with everything you've ever done
That honestly brings me peace.
If I had my ADHD diagnosis and a tutor with this passion 15 years ago, my life would be very different today.
Hello, friend. I have ADHD; I understand you. I decided to go back to college in 2018, at 25/26. I am going to graduate this year... currently, my GPA is 4.0 and hopefully stays that way by December. XD But anyways, I always struggled academically. I went back to prove I can do it. I think ANYONE can succeed if they put their mind to it. Your mind is so, so, SO powerful. Do not ever underestimate your brain! :D
It’s not too late to change your life. All you have to do is step outside your box and start something different.
Never too late for your life to change!
currently struggling with mental health and probably undiagnosed ADHD at 18 :) I dropped all my dreams and left university. Now i don't know what to do with my life... This is the worst feeling ever and i am unable to get help
Mate, I saw someone get diagnosed at 28 with what I quote as ‘off the chart scores’ on two separate NHS tests completely different and on different days, times places etc. The reason they did this when I asked was because they thought he’d done the first one before or had somehow ‘cheated’ on a test where the highest score is not an A. I agreed with them as this character is quick and sharp. But when I was with him receiving the diagnosis he was so genuinelyshocked and surprised. He regarded many of the physical behaviour symptomatic of the disorder to be a boon. The only solace he received was that it explained the inability to ‘switch off’ when trying to sleep
What a great professor! Congratulations to you all that are able to attend his classes. You rock prof!!!
One of the most brilliant teachers I've ever heard and been privileged to listen to online keep up the good work these kind of things are going to help educate all of our young people I have kids and this is important for all of them 💯🧐🏁🙌🙏🥰😇😁
"Hippos would be repulsed by this" is my new favorite argument comeback
Loved that line