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	Bookreporter.com - A PRIMATE'S MEMOIR by Robert M. Sapolsky
		Sapolsky's nearest human neighbors are a warlike Masai tribe and the peaceable bushmen.
		Sapolsky relates that he fully expected to experience the loneliness and isolation felt by many Peace Corps volunteers who often sink into depression somewhere around the 10th month of their first year, just when friends get bored with sending letters and when the rainy season is at its peak.
		Robert M. Sapolsky is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya.
	www.bookreporter.com /reviews/0743202473.asp (837 words)

	Stanford Magazine > November/December 2001 > Feature Story > Going Wild (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		ROBERT SAPOLSKY is breathing hard, partly from the sheer physical exertion of sliding on his back into the cavern where a tranquilized baboon has dragged a dying impala, partly from the anxiety of not knowing if he is going to have to tangle with a drugged 70-pound beast with three-inch canine teeth.
		Sapolsky uses a blowgun—a metal and plastic tube that he loads with an anesthetic dart, aims and blows through—because, he says, it is more mechanically reliable than an air rifle.
		Sapolsky admits to savoring a delicious irony: he is a liberal who opposes guns and hunting but knows intimately the joys of the hunt.
	www.stanfordalumni.org /news/magazine/2001/novdec/features/sapolsky.html (2822 words)

	A Campaign for Forgiveness Research
		Sapolsky's research is measuring how this is happening and testing the benefits of living in a group that has learned to behave more cooperatively.
		Sapolsky felt the loss so deeply that he left and went to work with two other troops on the far side of the park, and did not return for six years.
		Sapolsky's research is three-pronged: to measure the increased rate of reconciliative behavior in this troop, to observe and understand how these behaviors are taught and encouraged, and to test the theory that engaging in reconciliative and forgiving behavior improves health, strengthens the immune system and reduces stress-related disease.
	www.forgiving.org /campaign/sapolsky.asp (537 words)

	Baboon studies suggest strategies for coping with stress : 2/01
		Sapolsky has found a key to handling stress may be cultivating friendships.
		When Sapolsky is not in Africa watching baboons behaving badly, he studies stressed-out rats in his lab at Stanford, where he is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences.
		A study he and Sapolsky conducted showed that early experiences in young rats had strong, lasting effects: Rats handled by humans as newborns had finely tuned stress responses that may have lowered their lifetime exposure to stress hormones compared to unhandled rats.
	news-service.stanford.edu /news/2001/february21/sapolsky-a.html (1070 words)

	Sapolsky and Joe Conrad Do Africa by James Brody
		Sapolsky’s sometimes scrambled grammar and relative immaturity (he remarks that he looked like an old man but had a kid’s job description) come into adulthood when he mourned or angered as in chapters 21 and 29.
		Sapolsky is, of course, a repetition of what he saw in baboons and what Stephen Suomi noticed in rhesus: the ladies are the memory and hub of a troop and the quality control for us guys.
		Sapolsky’s recognizing that he is a composite might also let him understand baboons as composites, composites that make their own worlds.
	human-nature.com /nibbs/02/brody.html (2314 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: A Primate's Memoir: Love, Death and Baboons in East Africa: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Robert Sapolsky is Professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University, and a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya.
		Sapolsky's goal is to determine the relationship of baboon stress levels to their overall health over a period of years.
		Sapolsky is a great story teller, however, equally entertaining in presenting both his adventures and his research, his world and that of his baboons.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0099285770 (1202 words)

	Edge: ROBERT SAPOLSKY
		ROBERT SAPOLSKY is a professor of biological sciences at Stanford University and of neurology at Stanford's School of Medicine.
		He is also a research associate at the National Museums of Kenya.
		He is also the author of Stress, the Aging Brain, and the Mechanisms of Neuron Death, and two books for nonscientists, The Trouble With Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament and Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: A Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases and Coping.
	www.edge.org /3rd_culture/bios/sapolsky.html (141 words)

	Bublos.com, Books ›› Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Third Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Sapolsky clearly understands the subject very well, and he writes well, but there's really no way to minimize the complexity of stress physiology.
		Sapolsky attempts a lot, going into the physiology of the various stress responses, as well as their consequences for health, and even briefly writes about implications for self help.
		Sapolsky has a special gift for summarizing the necessary scientific background to understand his book, in whatever detail is required.
	www.bublos.com /isbn/0805073698.html (1296 words)

	Foreign Affairs - A Natural History of Peace - Robert M. Sapolsky
		Robert M. Sapolsky is John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University.
		And although human males might not be inflexibly polygamous or come with bright red butts and six-inch canines designed for tooth-to-tooth combat, it was clear that our species had at least as much in common with the violent primates as with the gentle ones.
		"In their nature" thus became "in our nature." This was the humans-as-killer-apes theory popularized by the writer Robert Ardrey, according to which humans have as much chance of becoming intrinsically peaceful as they have of growing prehensile tails.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /20060101faessay85110/robert-m-sapolsky/a-natural-history-of-peace.html (951 words)

	Scientific American Frontiers .Worried Sick. Resources . Transcript \| PBS
		ROBERT SAPOLSKY None of them are sitting there thinking, "Oh my God, I'm gonna die someday." There's not that anticipatory sort of angst stuff.
		ROBERT SAPOLSKY And the best way to get a sense of that is the whole notion, stress-related diseases -- stuff you get by just turning on the stress response all the time, all the time.
		Sapolsky's been able to match up his knowledge of individual baboons' psychological stress with what's happening in their bodies.
	www.pbs.org /saf/1310/resources/transcript.htm (7220 words)

	Robert Sapolsky Bio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Robert M. Sapolsky has been called “one of the best scientist-writers of our time.” Born in 1957, Dr. Sapolsky is a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, and a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya.
		This latest book (A Primate’s Memoir) recounts Sapolsky’s coming of age as a field biologist; and while his primate observations are always fascinating (and often hilariously told), his thoughts on Africa and Africans are just as compelling.
		“Robert Sapolsky is one of the best scientist-writers of our time, able to deal with the weightiest topics both authoritatively and wittily, with so light a touch they become accessible to all.” Dr.
	provost.syr.edu /lectures/sapolsky.asp (283 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Robert Sapolsky is now Professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University but as a young man he went to East Africa to study baboons, and he continued with this research intermittently for over twenty years.
		It is also the narrative of Sapolsky's growing up, as reflected in the titles of the various sections: The Adolescent Years, The Subadult Years, Tenuous Adulthood, and Adulthood, and it includes accounts of various journeys in Africa that Sapolsky undertook, some of which sound fairly alarming.
		Sapolsky recounts how, when their cattle were stolen by Kuria tribesmen from Tanzania armed with automatic weapons, the Masai set off in pursuit armed only with their spears.
	www.accampbell.uklinux.net /bookreviews/r/sapolsky.html (512 words)

	Sapolsky wins teaching award: 10/98
		Robert Sapolsky, professor of biological sciences, received the annual Laurance and Naomi Carpenter Hoagland Prize in recognition of excellence in undergraduate teaching during Junior Convocation on, Sept. 23.
		Noting that Sapolsky's enthusiasm for his subject and passion for research have motivated hundreds of students to pursue careers in the biological sciences, the department chair said in his letter of nomination that Sapolksy "loves to teach and it shows." Colleagues in the department also praised him for "inspiring the best in his students."
		Sapolsky earned his bachelor's degree at Harvard University and his doctorate at Rockefeller University.
	news-service.stanford.edu /news/1998/october7/sapolsky107.html (300 words)

	Salon.com People \| Robert Sapolsky
		I asked Sapolsky whether he got flak from colleagues who believe that a scientist should not also be a comedian.
		There were other human issues, apart from madness (albeit tangential to it), that Sapolsky regularly coped with during his years in Africa, such as the very different view of reality -- and evolution -- possessed by Africans, especially the Masai, who live in the area where he did his field studies.
		The same medicine would make a man sleep, he assures the Masai, "because the body of a baboon is very much like the body of a man." That turns out to be the wrong thing to say to Masai warriors when you're standing in a far corner of the Serengeti beside a sedated ape.
	www.salon.com /people/conv/2001/05/14/sapolsky/index1.html (948 words)

	How I Write -- Robert Sapolsky Bio
		Robert Sapolsky is one of the leading neuroscientists in the world, a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research Museums of Kenya, and a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.
		Sapolsky has produced, in addition to numerous scientific papers, books for broader audiences, including A Primate’s Memoir: A Neuroscientist’s Unconventional Life Among the Baboons, Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: Stress Disease and Coping, and The Trouble with Testosterone.
		Sapolsky has to be careful: there’s the writing for his research, serious writing about neurological issues, often based on his research with primates; but then there’s the writing he’s gotten famous for, his essays in The New Yorker and other magazines and books on scientific issues written with broader audiences in mind.
	www.stanford.edu /group/howiwrite/Bios/robertsapolsky (417 words)

	PRIMATE'S MEMOIR by Sapolsky, Robert M, SAPOLSKY, ROBERT (PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY AND NEUROLOGY, STANFO, SAPOLSKY, ROBERT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Upon graduating from college, a booksmart and naive Sapolsky leaves the comforts of the Northeastern United States for the very first time, to join a baboon troop in Kenya as a young transfer male'.
		As he observes the Machiavellian politics of the troop, giving the primates biblical names and pinpointing his favourite (Benjamin) and his nemesis (Nebuchadnezzar), he also immerses himself in the society of the neighbouring Masai tribesmen and ventures far from his camp on a series of jaw-dropping adventures.
		Combining irreverence and humour with the best credentials in his field, Sapolsky writes as originally and vividly about people and their society as he does about animals and theirs.
	www.studentbookworld.com /BookDetail/Info.asp?sISBN=0099285770 (257 words)

	Robert Sapolsky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert Sapolsky received his AB in biological anthropology summa cum laude from Harvard University and subsequently attended Rockefeller University where he received his PhD is Neuroendocrinology working in the lab of Bruce McEwen, a world-reknown endocrinologist.
		His research focuses on issues of stress and neuron degeneration, as well as on the possibilities of gene therapy strategies and gene transfer techniques for help in protecting susceptible neurons from disease, identifying the role of glucocorticoids as important to such processes.
		Robert Sapolsky Lecture as City Arts and Lectures
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Sapolsky (297 words)

	Alibris: Robert M. Sapolsky
		In an exhilarating account of his 21-year study of a troop of rambunctious baboons in Kenya, Robert Sapolsky interweaves serious scientific observations with wry commentary about the challenges and pleasures of living in the wilds of the Serengeti--for man and beast alike.
		Award-winning scientist Robert Sapolsky reinvents the traditional account of field research with this exhilarating and daring memoir of his 20-plus years studying a troop of Kenyan baboons.
		Robert Sapolsky is an authority on the effects of stress and a skilled storyteller, making this a highly entertaining and informative account of how the body handles stress and what to do about it.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Robert_M._Sapolsky (474 words)

	Physiology & Biophysics News & Announcements (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Sapolsky is professor of Biological Sciences and Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University.
		Sapolsky has received numerous awards and accolades, including a MacArthur Fellowship, and Young Investigator of the Year awards from the Society for Neuroscience, the Society of Biological Psychiatry and the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology.
		Sapolsky and Crill and the graduate students in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, which includes students in the PBio., Neurobiology and Behavior, and Molecular and Cellular Biology programs, and their mentors were treated to dinner and a 3 hour boat cruise on Lake Washington.
	depts.washington.edu /pbiopage/news/sapolsky_lect.html (399 words)

	Amazon.ca: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: An Updated Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Sapolsky, a Stanford University neuroscientist, explores stress's role in heart disease, diabetes, growth retardation, memory loss, and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
		And Sapolsky concludes with a hopeful chapter, titled "Managing Stress." Although he doesn't subscribe to the school of thought that hope cures all disease, Sapolsky highlights the studies that suggest we do have some control over stress-related ailments, based on how we perceive the stress and the kinds of social support we have.
		Sapolsky (a MacArthur Fellow who divides his time between teaching biological sciences and neuroscience at Stanford and conducting stress research on baboons in Kenya) makes a much- discussed topic seem fresh and new.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0716732106 (1490 words)

	Robert Sapolsky Profile
		On the next day of the conference, Dr. Sapolsky gave a talk, and, as introversion and public speaking are usually at opposite ends of the personality spectrum, I arrived expecting a strained half-hour lecture.
		Sapolsky can also be found on the grasslands of Kenya, where he has established a field research program observing baboon behavior for over 20 years.
		In order to obtain these measurements, Dr. Sapolsky is said to be a reputable shot with a blowdart.
	www.brainconnection.com /topics/?main=conv/sapolsky (541 words)

	AAAS - Science Talk, the AAAS Experts & Speakers Bureau
		Robert Sapolsky is professor of biological sciences and professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University.
		Sapolsky, a neuroendocrinologist, has focused his research on issues of stress and neuron degeneration, as well as on the possibilities of gene therapy strategies for help in protecting susceptible neurons from disease.
		Sapolsky received his A.B. in biological anthropology from Harvard University, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and completed his Ph.D. in neuroendocrinology at The Rockefeller University.
	www.aaas.org /ScienceTalk/sapolsky.shtml (273 words)

	Amazon.de: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: An Updated Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping: English ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		In a fascinating look at the science of stress, biologist Robert Sapolsky presents an intriguing case: that people develop such diseases partly because our bodies aren't designed for the constant stresses of a modern-day life--like sitting in daily traffic jams or growing up in poverty.
		Sapolsky, a Stanford University neuroscientist, explores the role of stress in heart disease, diabetes, growth retardation, memory loss and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
		Sapolsky has a true talent for simplifying the complex, without patronizing the reader or diluting the facts.
	www.amazon.de /exec/obidos/ASIN/0716732106 (1029 words)

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		Robert Sapolsky studies stress by shooting darts into baboons.
		Raised as an Orthodox Jew in New York City, Sapolsky is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and a researcher with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya.
		Robert Sapolsky: Number one, if you have a choice in the matter, you want to be a high-ranking baboon rather than a low-ranking one.
	www.wweek.com /html2/qa040401.html (2538 words)

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