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The uniqueness of humans

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Robert Sapolsky |

Stanford University

• September 2009

At Stanford University, primatologist Robert Sapolsky offers a fascinating and funny look at human behaviors which the rest of the animal kingdom would consider bizarre.

At Stanford University, primatologist Robert Sapolsky offers a fascinating and funny look at human behaviors which the rest of the animal kingdom would consider bizarre.

This video is a TED "Best of the Web" pick, featuring a remarkable idea available on the internet from an independent creator. This idea didn’t come from TED, but TED is thrilled to spread it. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Robert Sapolsky

Robert Sapolsky

Neuroscientist, primatologist, writer

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Robert Sapolsky is one of the leading neuroscientists in the world, studying stress in primates (including humans).

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