Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

Sapolsky is a renowned neuroscientist and primatologist. He received a PhD in neuroendocrinology from Rockefeller University. He has had a diverse career as a researcher, lecturer, professor, and author. He teaches courses in biology, neurology, and neuroscience at Stanford University, is a research associate at the Institute of Primate Research of the National Museums of Kenya, and has worked as an expert with public defenders assigned to murder cases. Sapolsky has written many popular science books, including Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (2017) and Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: A Guide to Stress-Related Diseases and Coping (1995), as well as contributing to various journals and magazines. Sapolsky has received many awards and honors. He has been recognized with a MacArthur fellowship and Stanford University’s Bing Award for Teaching Excellence, and he was named an outstanding teacher by the Associated Students of Stanford University. His book Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award (“Professor Robert Sapolsky, Ph.D.” The Great Courses). Throughout his career, he has made it a point to disseminate his work among the general population, rather than confining his intended