Speech by renowned primatologist and neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky

If you go through our archives, you won't find too many posts that rise above toilet humor or self-depreciation (I mean, why would you want to?), but I present the exception below. It's a long one, however it's incredibly interesting. I'm sure you'll feel smarter when you're done. And don't worry, we'll be back to posting about Benny's bat obsession or Andrew's batboy resemblance soon.
So we can look back on 2009 and know we didn't waste ALL of your time:

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Thank you Katie, Andrew and Benny. Great stuff!

Brilliant. Many thanks for posting this.

By Blind Robin (not verified) on 27 Dec 2009 #permalink

This man is awesome. I remember watching his Teaching Company course on Biology and Human Behavior; he had a lot less hair back then, but it is good to know that he is still just as brilliant as he was back then.

By Dragon G. Stone (not verified) on 21 May 2010 #permalink