A neuroscientist maps why humans act at their best and worst, from brain chemistry and hormones to culture and evolution.
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A neuroscientist maps why humans act at their best and worst, from brain chemistry and hormones to culture and evolution.
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Why do we do the things we do?
Over a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert Sapolsky's genre-shattering attempt to answer that question as fully as perhaps only he could, looking at it from every angle. 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 th...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Clinical mentions of sexuality, mating, and sexual violence in behavioral science
Violence & gore
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Recurring science on aggression, war, murder rates, and historical atrocities
Profanity
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Substance use
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Scientific discussion of drugs, alcohol, and reward chemistry in behavior
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Religion as cultural force shaping morality, group identity, and violence
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central themes: tribalism, hierarchy, free will, war, peace, and morality
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mentions of depression among human behavioral extremes
Abuse & suffering
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Domestic violence stats, war crimes, childhood adversity, systemic cruelty
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