“There is something wrong if an instance of free will exists only until there is a decrease in our ignorance.”
Robert Sapolsky is a distinguished American neuroscientist, primatologist, and author, serving as a Professor of Biology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Stanford University. His pioneering research includes gene therapy, neuron death and, from his time living among baboons in East Africa, effects of stress on health. Sapolsky's ability to inspire and engage has led him to be one of the most popular science communicators of our time, reaching millions worldwide.
Sapolsky is the author of numerous books including Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst and more recently Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will where he challenges conventional notions of free will, arguing that human behavior is entirely determined by biology and environment.
"Robert Sapolsky is one of the best scientist-writers of our time." — Oliver Sacks