Robert Sapolsky is an American neuroendocrinologist, biologist, and author who is known for his research on stress and the effects of stress on the brain and body. He was born on April 6, 1957, in Brooklyn, New York. Sapolsky earned his undergraduate degree in biological anthropology from Harvard University in 1978 and his Ph.D. in neuroendocrinology from Rockefeller University in 1984. He has been a professor of biology, neurology, and neurosurgery at Stanford University since 1987. Sapolsky...