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Why hierarchy creates a destructive force within the human psyche (by dr. Robert Sapolsky)

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Neuroscience & the brainPsychology & human behavior

What it is

A short clip of Robert Sapolsky on how social hierarchy generates chronic stress, drawing on baboon research. It links rank-related stress to heart health and life expectancy.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN shares it as a compact explanation of how hierarchy and stress affect health, pointing to the longer full lecture.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's Sapolsky explaining how stress in an hierarchical social arrangement impacts heart health and life expectancy.”

    Sapolsky on how hierarchy-driven stress affects heart health and lifespan

    ak39, 2015-06 · Recommendation · in “No Time to Be Nice at Work”

  2. “The full length video of his is definitely worth a watch”

    Short version of Sapolsky on hierarchy and alpha males

    Litost, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Chronic stress spreads cancer”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: robert sapolsky, stress, baboons, hierarchy, health

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