Book · recommended on 2 episodes
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Robert Sapolsky ISBN 0805073698
Find it on AmazonAffiliate link — we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Robert Sapolsky ISBN 0805073698
Find it on AmazonAffiliate link — we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
This book by Robert Sapolsky has come up 2 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss. One of those mentions was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Andrew Huberman, Michael Mauboussin. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-08-30 and the most recent from 2023-03-05. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“he wrote a book called Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers in the mid 1990s, which is it's a wonderful title and it's a wonderful book about the idea of stress.”— Michael Mauboussin
The guest here is Michael Mauboussin: Head of Consilient Research on Counterpoint Global at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, longtime Columbia Business School adjunct finance professor, and author of investing classics including Think Twice, The Success Equation, More Than You Know, and Expectations Investing. Michael Mauboussin breaks down how great investors decide: base rates, wisdom of crowds, decision biases, and complex adaptive systems.
“Dr. Sapolsky is also a prolific author of popular books, such as "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers", "The Trouble with Testosterone"”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Dr. Robert Sapolsky: Stanford professor of biology and neurosurgery, primatologist, and bestselling author of 'Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers' and 'Behave,' known for decades of research on stress, hormones, and baboon social behavior. Robert Sapolsky explains why testosterone doesn't cause aggression, what actually buffers stress, and why he thinks free will doesn't exist.
26× recommendedTom O'Neill
17× recommendedSteven Pressfield
17× recommendedS.C. Gwynne
16× recommendedMarcus Aurelius
16× recommendedViktor Frankl
15× recommendedBrian Muraresku