Comments on: Sapolsky graduation speech http://blog.exuberantanimal.com/sapolsky-graduation-speech/ Change your body, change the world Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:44:48 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brad Gantt http://blog.exuberantanimal.com/sapolsky-graduation-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Brad Gantt Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:27:39 +0000 http://blog.exuberantanimal.com/?p=750#comment-255 Love it! Thanks so much for sharing. Love it! Thanks so much for sharing.

]]> By: Barefoot Ted http://blog.exuberantanimal.com/sapolsky-graduation-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Barefoot Ted Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:36:10 +0000 http://blog.exuberantanimal.com/?p=750#comment-251 Amazing presentation. Thanks for sharing Frank! BFT Amazing presentation. Thanks for sharing Frank!

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]]> By: John Sifferman http://blog.exuberantanimal.com/sapolsky-graduation-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-249 John Sifferman Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:37:47 +0000 http://blog.exuberantanimal.com/?p=750#comment-249 Some fascinating info in this presentation. After finishing it, I am in awe of how little we understand about this world we live in. The research that was cited is incredible, but we're just scratching the surface. Just imagine what we'll understand about animals in 50-100 years! The author George Bernard Shaw said, "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." I think that sums up Sapolsky's closing thoughts pretty well. What a marvelous idea that so much good can be drawn from seemingly irrational choices. Some fascinating info in this presentation. After finishing it, I am in awe of how little we understand about this world we live in. The research that was cited is incredible, but we’re just scratching the surface. Just imagine what we’ll understand about animals in 50-100 years!

The author George Bernard Shaw said, “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

I think that sums up Sapolsky’s closing thoughts pretty well. What a marvelous idea that so much good can be drawn from seemingly irrational choices.

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