"Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: Stress and Health" by Dr. Robert Sapolsky

Why it was recommended

It's a little under 90 minutes and is enormously entertaining as well as being informative.

RecommendationEdwardCoffin · Original2025-07

What it covers

Robert Sapolsky's lecture on how the body's stress response, evolved for short-term physical emergencies, harms long-term health when triggered by psychological stressors. It. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Beckman Institute at Illinois

Length

1 hr 27 min

Year

2017

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