About this episode

This episode explores handedness, cognitive longevity in SuperAgers, and the humor behind flatulence.

Episode 111 of Father-Offspring Interviews. Topics in this episode include why we developed handedness and if we’re the only species, what work on “SuperAgers” can teach us about cognitive longevity, and why we find flatulence so darn funny. Social & Websites Question Submission: https://ha66meqrpqz.typeform.com/sapolsky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.sapolsky 00:00 Intro 00:00:34 Question 1 (Handedness) 00:16:20 Question 2 (SuperAgers) 00:31:40 Question 3 (Why farts are funny)

People in this episode

Host: Robert Sapolsky

Topics covered

• handedness
• SuperAgers
• cognitive longevity
• humor
• flatulence

Keywords

• handedness
• SuperAgers
• cognitive longevity
• flatulence
• humor

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