How Stress Affects Your Health (broadcast Friday, September 10th, 2004)

Ira talks with primatologist and author Robert Sapolsky about stress, health, and being human. Can too much stress make you sick? Sapolsky, author of 'Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers,' says it can. We'll talk about stress in our lives, its effects, and ways to cope. Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

Guests

Robert Sapolsky
Author: "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers"(Owl Books, 2004); "A Primate's Memoir" (Scribner, 2002)
Research Associate, Institute of Primate Research
National Museums of Kenya
Professor, Biology and Neuroscience
Stanford University
Stanford, California

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