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Sep 13, 2025 1 hr 6 min

Behave: Why We Do What We Do (and When We Don’t Know Why)

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Why do we act with compassion, or cruelty? In Behave, Robert Sapolsky traces human behaviour back through milliseconds, years, and millennia. This episode explores the neuroscience, hormones, culture, and evolution that shape what we do and why we do it.

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