There’s no such thing as free will and our actions are pre-determined by our genes and the environment - so says eminent neuro and behavioural scientist Robert Sapolsky, who explores this and more in his book Determined: The Science of Life Without Free Will.
A professor of biology, neurology and neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, Robert Sapolsky explains to Susie Ferguson how we can all lead better lives even if we don't have as many choices as we think we do.
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