25. Individual Differences

Dear Standford, it's been a decade since these lectures were released. Please consider sharing another series of lectures from Sapolsky. And thank you for sharing knowledge that benefits the world.

"You don't have to choose between being compassionate and scientific. Do both" These lectures hold so much value- I can't believe they are free.

"The purpose of science is not to cure us of our sense of mystery and wonder, but to constantly reinvent and reinvigorate it." Robert M. Sapolsky,

I'm watching this in 2017. after 6 years and still this is the one of the greatest well presented courses I've ever studied. I had high hopes before starting and wasn't disappointed. I've learned so much about the brain and our way of thinking and judging others. very grateful to the professor and to Stanford for being able to view this while sitting in my chair in Egypt. This is the beauty of the internet.

november 2018 , i am sitting here after having seen the whole series in the past three days. now at the age of 64, i wish i had the opportunity of having the course in university while studying for my degree in law. for over 20 years i have been acting as a pro bono lawyer on behalf of people committed to psychiatric wards by civil courts on the ground of them being a danger to themselves or others because of a psychiatric disease. none of the literature i read on the matter gave the kind of insight this series have given me.

I am extremely happy to have completed these lectures which I have been watching for some time. I have been taking notes and delving deeper into the topics presented, and I as well felt so privileged to be able to view this lecture collection. Being a Yemeni raised up in a country like Saudi Arabia and capable of viewing such content that carries wonderful depth is really a gift of science due to the power of technology. I am a fan of Sapolsky and his way of lecturing is unique as he suffuses witty statements polished with the greatness of science. The amazing conclusion remarks he articulated at the very end was an august moment of science. How he presented his words has indeed imparted upon his listeners a feeling of the greatness of science and how it leads to a cascade of knowledge accumulation. I do think that he would agree with the physicist Marcelo Gleiser about how the Island of Knowledge forms and whenever we learn more, we increase the surface area to get in more contact with more questions which lead us to search for more and more. Thanks a lot Prof. You were really great. Thanks a lot Standford University for making such content available for us.

What a journey this has been!!! 25 lectures - 36 hours - 10 days invested - one absolute rockstar of a personality! Life will never be the same again! Thank you, Professor!

1st lecture: 3 million views last lecture: 200 thousand youtube university really isn't different from real life

You don't have to choose between being scientific and being compassionate. You can do both. Kudos to you Dr. Sapolsky.....

I will never actually meet Prof. Sapolsky, and yet he has had a profound impact on my understanding and outlook on life and science. And that is the beauty in the life of an academic: the propagation of ideas and information can be scaled in impact enormously, as in engineering, but retains the personal touch and depth found only in the humanities.

Professor Sapolsky and Stanford should be applauded for providing a highly informative series of lectures regarding current trends. Professor Sapolsky shares wonderfully interesting insights woven into an engaging delivery. Thank you for the access.

NOT HAPPY that Stanford didn't film his religion lecture. There's at least one lecture missing between the last video (24. Schizophrenia) and this one (25). He even mentioned in the last video that a couple weren't going to be filmed. But you can see an older version of his religion lecture under "Biological Underpinnings of Religiosity".

Sapolsky is a rock star.

Watched all 25 videos. I have to say Dr. Sapolsky is probably one of the most influential people I have heard on Youtube. Thank you Dr. Sapolsky for your great lectures.

I just want to comment and share my extreme gratitude towards Dr. Sapolsky and all of his great lectures that I am able to access for free on YouTube. I watch his videos and take notes just as if I was in a college course classroom myself. His lectures have really allowed me to have a better understanding of my mental state and my behavioral patterns and motivations. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much, Dr. Sapolsky!

I will never be tired to repeat: Human Behavioral Biology is one of the best and most influential courses I’ve ever encountered. Sapolsky is an absolute superstar.

This man has changed my entire outlook on life, on a fundamental level, I love this lecture series, honestly I think everyone should see them. Bravo Dr. Sapolsky

"you don't have to choose between being compassionate and being scientific. Go and do both". There could be no other way more beautiful than saying this to end the lecture

I can't believe the lecture series is over, I want more 😭 this was mind blowing stuff

I would also like to add my thanks for these lectures being posted on the web. This is probably the closets I will ever get to "higher education". Professor Sapolsky is a pleasure to watch and listen to. I watch these lectures to try and understand myself better....to figure out why I am the way I am and what makes me.....me. I hope my kid has professors like this when he gets there five or so years from now.