Class Day Lecture 2009: The Uniqueness of Humans

By ROBERT SAPOLSKY - STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Added: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 UTC

Thanks to jason for the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrCVu25wQ5s

On June 13, 2009, Robert Sapolsky, world renowned professor of neurology, neurological sciences, neurosurgery and biological sciences gave the class day lecture in association with commencement weekend 2009. Having been selected to talk by the Stanford University graduating class, Sapolsky spoke about the uniqueness of humans in relation to the rest of the animal world. A few of the topics he spoke on include aggression, theory of mind, the golden rule and pleasure.


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