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Robert M. Sapolsky
The best-selling author and Stanford University professor explains why the stress response, which evolved for short-term physical crises, can become a long-term, chronic problem for human beings—and how we can reduce the impact of stress on our lives. More about Robert M. Sapolsky.
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How a Chair Revealed the Type A Personality Profile
March 2012 | TRT 6:02
Combining wit with deep knowledge, the researcher and best-selling author of Monkeyluv
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More from this speaker
- Read Robert Sapolsky’s essay, “Peace Among Primates.”
- Discover Dr. Sapolsky’s books Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
and Monkeyluv
- Check out this essay on men, stress, and sex, which draws on Sapolsky’s research.
- Christine Carter provides tips on “How Not to Have a Nervous Breakdown.”
- Are you an educator? You might be interested in “Stopping Teacher Burnout” and “A Training to Make Teachers Less Stressed.”
- How can you control stress? See Greater Good‘s many articles on the topic.
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