We are not getting our ulcers being chased by Saber-tooth t… - Robert Sapolsky

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We are not getting our ulcers being chased by Saber-tooth tigers, we're inventing our social stressors — and if some baboons are good at dealing with this, we should be able to as well. Insofar as we're smart enough to have invented this stuff and stupid enough to fall for it, we have the potential to be wise enough to keep the stuff in perspective.

Robert Sapolsky

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Robert Sapolsky (born April 6, 1957) is a biologist and author. He is a professor at Stanford University.

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Native Name: Robert Morris Sapolsky

Alternative Names: Robert M. Sapolsky • Robert Maurice Sapolsky

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Get it wrong, and we call it a cult. Get it right, in the right time and the right place, and maybe, for the next few millennia, people won't have to go to work on your birthday.

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