How We Make Choices

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 3, 2017

Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, joins us to discuss his book, Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst. His book explores the forces that shape how we make decisions. Through a combination of research and storytelling, Sapolsky looks at how everything from hormones to our culture influences our choices.

Robert Sapolsky will appear in conversation with Radiolab's Robert Krulwich at the 92nd Street Y (1395 Lexington Ave., at 92nd St.) on May 4 at 8 p.m.

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