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How to live in a world without free will | Robert Sapolsky

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Today, we are speaking with the one and only Robert Sapolsky, a Stanford neurobiologist, a MacArthur "Genius", and best-selling author of books exploring the nature of stress, social behavior, and — as he puts it — "the biology of the human predicament."
In his latest book, Determined, Sapolsky assertively lays out his vision of a world without free will — a world where as much as we feel like we're making decisions, the reality is that our choices are completely determined by biological and environmental factors outside of our control.
Before we get into it, it's worth saying that where this is heading, the reason to care about this question is that Sapolsky's argument has profound moral implications for our understanding of justice, personal responsibility, and whether any of us deserve to be judged or praised for our actions.
Mentioned on the Show

Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will (Sapolsky, 2023)
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Sapolsky, 2018 )
A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons (Sapolsky, 2002)
Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will (Mitchell, 2023)
Sapolsky / Mitchell Debates – Part 1 (2023), Part 2 (2024)

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