"Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: Stress and Health" by Dr. Robert Sapolsky

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pantelisk · 2020-11 · Strong recommendation

I don't know... honestly. I was extremely surprised. I was actually wondering if they switched to some level of human in the loop, because it used to suck in the past, but now is great. I expected people to have good experiences too. I 'm actually shocked to see how disappointed people are here... Here's an example of some stuff that just showed up recently. [1] Some guy camping an exploring an island that used to be a federal prison - [LINK] [2] A documentary about homeless people racing carts - [LINK] [3] Fantastic funk music (and I don't even listen to funk!) - [LINK] [4] Fantastic old school theatrical hard rock from Japan - [LINK] [5] Sapolsky's must-see lecture on stress - [VIDEO] (which I got recommended and was watching this morning in the background while I worked) Just a random sample from stuff that popped up in the recent past. All the above captured my curiosity 100%. Maybe it's a personality thing, maybe I am eager to just discover novel stuff, that the quality level might not be the highest but the novel factor covers for it.

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EdwardCoffin · 2025-07 · Recommendation

He's also given many talks which are on youtube on the topic, one of which is his talk of the same name at the Beckman institute [1]. It's a little under 90 minutes and is enormously entertaining as well as being informative. [1] [VIDEO]

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EdwardCoffin · 2024-08 · Recommendation

A perhaps easier to understand explanation of this is this part of a Robert Sapolsky talk on stress, prepositioned to the bit where he talks about the interaction of stress with the bacteria [1]. The summary is that the body is good at repairing the damage the bacteria do, unless the person is under constant stress which inhibits the repair work. [1] [VIDEO]

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