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Stanford professor robert sapolsky gave the opening lecture of the course entitled human behavioral biology and explains the basic premise of the course and. You also get 365 days of email access to your stanford teaching assistant. Sapolsky is an awardwinning professor, superstar lecturer, and author of numerous books including why zebras dont get ulcers. Books by stanford gsb faculty stanford graduate school. May 19, 2010 professor robert sapolsky gives what he calls one of the most difficult lectures of the course about chaos and reductionism. Lecture videos are available for free online thinking in buckets. Sloan foundation awarded to promising earlycareer scientists.
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