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Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews

Cornell; Laughing Diseases; Hookworms | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Oct 8, 2026 · 38m

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Episode 131 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of laughing diseases and similar “epidemics,” and the role that hookworms play in our immune systems, as well as touching on the case at Cornell that is dominating headlines. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro/A Comment on Cornell 00:00:48 Question 1 (Laughing diseases) 00:26:09 Question 2 (Hookworms and our immune systems)