lecture · general · evergreen
1. Introduction to Human Behavioral Biology
Stanford · Feb 1, 2011 · 57m 15s
What this video covers
The opening lecture of Robert Sapolsky's Stanford course on Human Behavioral Biology, explaining the course premise and how to avoid categorical thinking. It starts a roughly 25-lecture series on how biology, genes, hormones and environment shape behavior.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
One of the most consistently recommended lecture series on HN, praised as fascinating, funny and eye-opening about human behavior across many scales.
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Recommendation context
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“this 25 hour video course is also a must see for pretty much everyone”
“For me one of the best teachers you will find online”
“Fascinating, funny and gives insights into many different topics like cultural differences and nationalism.”