I work at a photoshop where I print film. The work is monotonous, and for a while I felt like my brain shut down when I started it and was slow to boot up into gear when I got back home. It honestly felt like my intelligence was slipping away.

I found these lectures and have been listening to them everyday at work for the past couple weeks, and I can't tell you how much faster it makes the day go by and how much happier I am. I'm not wasting away at work anymore, so thank you so much!    

1:33:46 My Great Grandfather, who was a Lieutenant in WW1, did something similar to this about 3 times on the Austria-Hungary/Russian front, only his version was to round up the best singers in his squad and they'd sing songs to the Russians in the evening. At any time they could've opened fire on them and probably killed them, they never did. In one case they also responded in kind with their singing.

I'm Ugandan and that story at the end took this man from being a king to  god, in my eyes, cue the Conway

Sapolsky is so great at teaching critical thinking with the way he structures things that I caught myselft doubting his own conclusions.

It's fascinating how he finished this lecture. Almost reminds me his famous speech about "the harder something is to do, the more should be you moral imperative to do it no matter what"

These lectures are absolutely first rate, and well done to Stanford for making this content free to the world.

This guy is the Bob Ross of biology

That story at the end really spoke to me. Standing there, at the nile, in the middle of a conflict, looking at a tortured dead body in the water. That conflict of emotions of it being justified, but not, and was going to happen anyways, but could have been prevented - it's a lot.

The ending part of the lecture was very personal and moving, too bad the editor cut it off short... :( I only could hope the class gave Professor Robert Sapolsky a round of applause after this lecture (which he deserved for every lectures) for his dedication of the eduation with the purpose of making this world a better place. :)

That ending was intense. Robert is such a good guy man... Regardless of political bias, he truly just wants to educate people until they're smart enough to be nice to one another, and even though he realizes it's probably impossible, he just can't help himself... A true role model, just for that!

The ending is so great and wiseful. Made me tear up a little bit.

1:21:21-1:22:25 this feels like a gut punch in the year 2024

I can genuinely say every one of these lectures continues to enrich my wonder at the world around me!

1:08:14 Professor Sapolsky is not only teaching behavioral biology, but also the correct use of swearing.

I do landscaping and am so grateful to be able to listen to such quality content while I work.
Sapolsky is a national treasure!

It's so touching to watch a razor-sharp-minded intellectual to open up emotionally like he does at the end... What a man.

As someone from Uganda, this is the best lecture. Thank you Robert ❤️

Wish I knew Prof. Sapolsky in person. What a brilliant mind!

The ending was breathtaking. After finishing, I sit without any word and questioned what is going on.. His ability of storytelling is what makes this lecture more and more enjoyable and interested. Thank you Stanford for making these type of contents free to the world!

Would love a follow up series to see what he says today