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Title: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Author: Robert M. Sapolsky
Category: Mindfulness & Wellbeing, Culture & Society
Why don't zebras get ulcers? Sam and Sophie open with that question, and the answer turns out to explain a lot about your inbox.
The episode walks through Sapolsky's two-speed stress system — fast adrenaline, slow glucocorticoids — then goes organ by organ: the cardiovascular damage of chronic…
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