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Dr. Robert Sapolsky's lecture about Biological Underpinnings of Religiosity
Robert Sapolsky's Stanford lecture on the biological underpinnings of religiosity, from his human behavioral biology course. It covers theories linking religion to stress, and schizotypal traits.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended when religion, mental health or psychedelics come up, for Sapolsky's biological framing.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Aprendiendo Juntos
- Topic
- biology of religion
- Format
- lecture
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2014–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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You're exagerating the parent's claims. It is possible that religion can reduce stress, and help against depression without being an absolute defense. Our brain may just be wired that way. This doesn't even involve God or the supernatural actually existing for these effects to be …
Momquist on Hacker News · 2018-01
In With teen mental health deteriorating over five years, there’s a likely culpritHere's a lecture by Robert Sapolsky where he goes into some theories involving schizotypal individuals (and other mental disorders) and culture: [VIDEO] Long story short, the theory goes that being schizotypal (but not full-blown schizophrenic) could be an advantageous trait in human society, usually by …
TremendousJudge on Hacker News · 2023-06
In Messages that can only be understood under the influence of psychedelics
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