Robert M Sapolsky
Robert M. Sapolsky holds degrees from Harvard and Rockefeller Universities and is currently a Professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University and a Research Associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya. He is the author of The Trouble with Testosterone, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (both finalists for the LA Times Book Award), and A Primate's Memoir. Sapolsky has contributed to Natural History, Discover, Men's Health, and Scientific American, and is a...See more
Robert M. Sapolsky holds degrees from Harvard and Rockefeller Universities and is currently a Professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University and a Research Associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya. He is the author of The Trouble with Testosterone, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (both finalists for the LA Times Book Award), and A Primate's Memoir. Sapolsky has contributed to Natural History, Discover, Men's Health, and Scientific American, and is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant. See less
Robert M Sapolsky's Featured Books
Robert M Sapolsky book reviews
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Great Read, little tough going in beginning.
I saw Sapolsky in a show on stress and health that showcased his 30 year study on a particular baboon tribe in Africa, then heard him again on Sam Harris podcast. I am not a neuroscientist but I have ... Read More
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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Great book!
by Andrea W, Aug 20, 2014
I purchased this book for a therapeutic DWI group that I facilitate. I wanted to use it to focus on stress and the role it has in recovery and relapse. Also I wanted to personally explore the role ... Read More
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A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
Sapolsky at his best
by barabek, Mar 21, 2013
Robert Sapolsky is an amazing lecturer, and in this book he manages to pass the spirit of his live lectures to the reader.
The book is often funny, sometimes it's sad.
Expect many delightful ... Read More