Robert M. Sapolsky
Robert Morris Sapolsky is an American neuroendocrinologist, primatologist, and author. He is a professor at Stanford University, where he holds joint appointments in biology, neurology, and neurosurgery. Sapolsky is known for his research on stress, neuroendocrinology, and the biology of social behavior, often drawing on his long-term fieldwork with baboons in Kenya. His work explores the complex interplay between biology, environment, and behavior, and he is a prominent science communicator, making complex topics accessible through his writing and lectures.
Awards
['MacArthur Fellowship', 'Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship', 'Klingenstein Fellowship in Neuroscience', 'National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award', 'Young Investigator of the Year Awards from the Society for Neuroscience', 'Young Investigator of the Year Awards from the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology', 'Young Investigator of the Year Awards from the Biological Psychiatry Society', 'John P. McGovern Award for Behavioral Science', 'Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization', 'Emperor Has No Clothes Award', 'Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science', 'Bay Area Book Reviewers Award in nonfiction']
Notable Works
["A Primate's Memoir", "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers", 'The Trouble with Testosterone', 'Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst', 'Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will']
