Bird Language; Stress Eaters | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

Bird Language; Stress Eaters | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews

From Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews by Robert Sapolsky

June 11, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the relationship between stress and eating habits, as well as the complex language skills of birds.

Episode 115 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include why some people eat more and others eat less under stress, and groundbreaking work that has shown the complex language skills of birds. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OuG4UD Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4ibqCdF 00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Question 1 (Stress and Eating) 00:20:10 Question 2 (Birds and Language)

People in this episode

Host: Robert Sapolsky

Topics covered

  • stress eating
  • bird language
  • behavioral science
  • communication in animals
  • psychology

Keywords

  • stress
  • eating
  • birds
  • language
  • psychology
  • communication
  • behavior

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