Robert Sapolsky and our Illusion of Free Will

<a href='https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3994698577663380344/5466751390388981644?hl=en'></a> Robert M. Sapolsky, a Stanford neurobiologist and MacArthur “genius” fellow, challenges our deeply ingrained beliefs about free will. Building on his seminal 2017 work "<a href='https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3994698577663380344/5466751390388981644?hl=en'>Behave</a>," which explored the dynamics of nature and nurture, Sapolsky's latest book, "<a href='https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3994698577663380344/5466751390388981644?hl=en'>Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will</a>," suggests that science, medicine, and philosophy may actually support determinism over free will. As societal discourse increasingly embraces a culture of victimhood, he questions the quintessentially Californian belief in personal agency. <p> My California Sun conversation with Robert Sapolsky:</p>