Sapolsky makes multiple passes at the target, using different time scales and systems. It is hands-down one of the best books I’ve read in years. He weaves science storytelling with humor to keep readers engaged while advancing his main point about the complexity and interconnectedness of all aspects of behavior.
. Sapolsky takes complex ideas from the scientific literature, including his own research, and attempts to balance the pros and cons of every conclusion. . Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. They should put Behave in hotel rooms instead of the Bible: the world would be a much better, wiser place” —Kate Fox, author of Watching the English, “Magisterial . .
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What went on in a person's brain a second before the behavior happened? If you do that chronically, you're going to get sick. ZAlerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. Behave ranges at great length from moral philosophy to social science, genetics to Sapolsky’s home turf of neurons and hormones—but all of it is aimed squarely at the question of why humans are so awful to each other, and whether the condition is terminal.” —Vulture“Robert Sapolsky’s students must love him. He mentions the two books for the course, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky and Chaos by James Gleick. See all books authored by Robert M. Sapolsky, including Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, and Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, and more on ThriftBooks.com. Current price is $17.99, Original price is $20. When sociobiology and psychology are so intertwined and multifactorial, the effects are nuanced and context dependent. Dr. Sapolsky is the author of several informative and comical books that present cutting edge psychoneurobiological knowledge in an enjoyable, easy to read format. [Prepub Alert, 11/21/16.] It has my vote for science book of the year.” —Parul Sehgal, New York Times“A monumental contribution to the scientific understanding of human behavior that belongs on every bookshelf and many a course syllabus . Sapolsky makes the book consistently entertaining, with an infectious excitement at the puzzles he explains . In Behave, the primatologist, neurologist and science communicator writes like a teacher: witty, erudite and passionate about clear communication. I loved it.” —Dina Temple-Raston, The Washington PostNamed a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal From the celebrated neurobiologist and primatologist, a landmark, genre-defining examination of human behavior, both good and bad, and an answer to the question: Why do we do the things we do?Sapolsky’s storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that bear on a person’s reaction in the precise moment a behavior occurs, and then hops back in time from there, in stages, ultimately ending up at the deep history of our species and its evolutionary legacy. Robert M. Sapolsky: free download. He even takes on “free will” with a clarity usually absent from the writings of philosophers on the subject. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Buy Online, Pick up in Store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for in-store purchase. . —David Eagleman, PhD, neuroscientist at Stanford, author, presenter of PBS's The Brain "Behave is a beautifully crafted work about the biology of morality. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Buy. That’s very good news indeed.” —Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better“As wide as it is deep, this book is colorful, electrifying, and moving. And then, what hormones acted hours to days earlier to change how responsive that individual is to the stimuli that triggered the nervous system? Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons, The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament, Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals, Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science, Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2014 Read the Season Welsh Edition: GWANWYN (Spring), Our SECOND Million Pages for 2014 (A NBRC Group Challenge), Around the World in Books Challenge - 2014. Its depth and breadth of scholarship are amazing, building on Sapolsky’s own research and his vast knowledge of the neurobiology, genetic, and behavioral literature. . He is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of … Looking for books by Robert M. Sapolsky?
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By now, he has increased our field of vision so that we are thinking about neurobiology and the sensory world of our environment and endocrinology in trying to explain what happened.Sapolsky keeps going–next to what features of the environment affected that person’s brain, and then back to the childhood of the individual, and then to their genetic makeup. Robert M. Sapolsky is the author of several works of nonfiction, including A Primate’s Memoir, The Trouble with Testosterone, and Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers.
study diagrams. Concise, well-organised text with annotated . He is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant.
Sapolsky leverages his deep expertise to ask the most fundamental questions about being human--from acts of hate to acts of love, from our compulsion to dehumanize to our capacity to rehumanize." Other aspects are located at the intersection of nature and nurture, as with the plummeting U.S. crime rate in the 1990s, attributable in part to accessible abortion—for, as Sapolsky notes, nothing is quite so sure to lead to a life of crime as "being born to a mother who, if she could, would have chosen that you not be." Login; Registration; Donate; Books; Add book; Categories; Most Popular; Recently Added; Z-Library Project; Top Z-Librarians; Blog; Part of Z-Library project. Freeman, 1995), which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. help you easily reset your password and start exploring the new Great Courses Plus immediately. writes, it is possible to describe some of the actions of E. coli as altruistic. This may cause issues with changing your password.
. Sapolsky is not just a leading primatologist; he’s a great writer and a superb guide to human nature."
He even takes on “free will” with a clarity usually absent from the writings of philosophers on the subject. A stunning achievement and an invaluable addition to the canon of scientific literature, certain to kindle debate for years to come.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune“A monumental contribution to the scientific understanding of human behavior that belongs on every bookshelf and many a course syllabus . Finally, he expands the view to encompass factors larger than that one individual. Sapolsky examines individual acts of harm or help, starting on the level of neurobiology the moment the event occurs. An exemplary work of popular science, challenging but accessible. .
If you’ve ever wondered why someone did something—good or bad, vicious or generous—you need to read this book. Robert M. Sapolsky is the author of several works of nonfiction, including A Primate’s Memoir, The Trouble with Testosterone, and Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers. Editor's Picks: Science Fiction & Fantasy, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Discover Book Picks from the CEO of Penguin Random House US. biology.
And so the first category of explanation is the neurobiological one. The New York Times bestseller“It’s no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I’ve ever read.” —David P. Barash, The Wall Street Journal“It has my vote for science book of the year.” —Parul Sehgal, The New York Times“Hands-down one of the best books I’ve read in years. Sapolsky’s storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that bear on a person’s reaction in the precise moment a behavior occurs, and then hops back in time from there, in stages, ultimately ending up at the deep history of our species and its genetic inheritance.And so the first category of explanation is the neurobiological one. And then, what hormones acted hours to days earlier to change how responsive that individual is to the stimuli that triggered the nervous system? . This extraordinary survey of the science of human behaviour takes the reader on an epic journey . He then takes a step back, focusing on the preceding minutes, days, and lifetime to explore the role of hormones, genes, memories, upbringing, environment, genes, culture, and evolution. Do fleas have emotions? All rights reserved. By now he has increased our field of vision so that we are thinking about neurobiology and the sensory world of our environment and endocrinology in trying to explain what happened.Sapolsky keeps going: How was that behavior influenced by structural changes in the nervous system over the preceding months, by that person’s adolescence, childhood, fetal life, and then back to his or her genetic makeup? “I love science, and it pains me to think that so many are terrified of the subject or feel that choosing science means you cannot also choose compassion, or the arts, or be awed by nature. instructions on how to reset your password. © The Teaching Company Sales, LLC. It ranges from how neurons and hormones interact, how emotions are an essential part of decision making, why adolescents are more likely to be violent than adults, why genes influence cultures and vice-versa, and the ins and outs of “we versus them,” all the way to “live and let live” truces in World War I and the My Lai massacre. Robert Sapolsky, who is a Professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University, is very aware of the “buckets” that even great experts like himself can get stuck in. Professor Sapolsky is the author of several books, including Stress, the Aging Brain and the Mechanisms of Neuron Death (MIT Press, 1992); The Trouble with Testosterone (Macmillan Library Reference, 1997); and Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: A Guide to Stress-Related Diseases and Coping (W.H.
Welcome back. Wise, humane, often very funny, Behave is a towering achievement, powerfully humanizing, and downright heroic in its own right. of Toledo Lib. .
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