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| Stanford University Scientist and
Author to Speak at PUC
By Jason Lodge
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 Renowned
brain researcher Dr. Robert Sapolsky will present "Stress Management
and Health" on Thursday, April 29, at 8 p.m. in Pacific Union
College's Dauphinee Chapel. Admission to the seminar is free and
open to the public.
Sapolsky, known for his engaging and lively speaking and writing
styles, 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.
Sapolsky's lecture will focus on stress and the causes of stress-related
diseases. He says that while the body's physical responses can cope
with short-term physical threats, they are not suitable responses
for the psychological stress faced in today's world. Sapolsky calls
our reactions to today's stress "generally short-sighted, inefficient,
and penny-wise and dollar-foolish."
Sapolsky has authored several books, including: Why Zebras Don't
Get Ulcers, A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional
Life Among the Baboons, and The Trouble with Testosterone.
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