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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
informative
medium-paced
Useful topic, good round about of the issues by a great lecturer with delicate sense of humor.
Robert Sapolsky is a researcher in the field of neuroendocrinology. His lectures are fascinating, without a doubt. What I like most of all, is the wonderful way he manages to engage the listener. Some parts of the lecture seem almost interactive, and help the listener to really think about the subject in a way that helps the non-expert to achieve a gut understanding of the subject.
The most important question is "Why do we experience stress? Isn't stress harmful to us? Shouldn't evolution have removed it from our behavior?" Sapolsky answers this question beautifully. Stress served humans (and other animals) very well in the past. Our modern living environment, though, can make it seem superfluous.
The only thing about the lectures that bother me a bit, is that sometimes Sapolsky has an intonation issue. Often he ends his sentences, statements of fact, more like questions as he raises the pitch of his voice. However, this is just a nit. Sapolsky is a very engaging speaker, and he knows how to keep the audience's attention, asking for more!
The most important question is "Why do we experience stress? Isn't stress harmful to us? Shouldn't evolution have removed it from our behavior?" Sapolsky answers this question beautifully. Stress served humans (and other animals) very well in the past. Our modern living environment, though, can make it seem superfluous.
The only thing about the lectures that bother me a bit, is that sometimes Sapolsky has an intonation issue. Often he ends his sentences, statements of fact, more like questions as he raises the pitch of his voice. However, this is just a nit. Sapolsky is a very engaging speaker, and he knows how to keep the audience's attention, asking for more!
This was a lot of material presented in an approachable and clear manner, and it's a fascinating subject. It's very clear that stress has a tremendous impact on our health and quality of life, and Dr Sapolsky lays it all out point by point. Also, being a lab rat is the WORST.