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Insights into the brain, in a book youll wish you had in. Sapolsky is the author of several informative and comical books that present cutting edge psychoneurobiological knowledge in an enjoyable, easy to read format. Edible books, robert sapolsky and mentors laurie abraham. Sapolsky s storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic. Moving between neurobiological factors, to the sensory world of our environment and endocrinology, to tracing individuals childhoods and their genetic makeup, to. Sapolsky was born in brooklyn, new york, to immigrants from the soviet union. Chimp guy knocks baboon guys upbeat view of human war. In addition, he is a research associate at the national museums of kenya. The biology of humans at our best and worst and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle.
Over a decade in the making, this gamechanging book is robert sapolsky s genreshattering attempt to answer that question as fully as perhaps only he could, looking at it from every angle. Read robert sapolskys marvelous book behave and youll never again be. We all have some measure of stress, and robert sapolsky explores its causes as well as its effects on our bodies his lab was among the first to document the damage that stress can do to our hippocampus. Professor sapolsky is a superior teacher, with amazing insights on his areas of expertise, incredibly will organized, and had a very effective communicator. Robert sapolsky invokes interest and curiosity right from the start talking about how we are very conflicted in our beliefs especially we condone many acts of violence, but do support others. Dubbed the worlds funniest neuroscientist by and known for his gift for storytelling, the new york times described him as what you might get if you crossed jane goodall with a. Jul 06, 2017 behave the biology of humans at our best and worst by robert m. What other book might you compare stress and your body to and why. Robert was raised an orthodox jew and spent his time reading about and imagining living with silverback gorillas. Wise, humane, often very funny, behave is a towering achievement, powerfully humanizing, and downright heroic in its own right. In 1859 charles darwin gave the world a theory of life. Oliver sacks one of the finest natural history writers around.
Jul 24, 2017 chimp guy knocks baboon guys upbeat view of human war. The biology of humans at our best and worst by robert m. He makes the book consistently entertaining, with an infectious excitement at the puzzles he explains, and wry dudeish asides. Apr 19, 2001 profile of dr robert sapolsky, author of a primates memoir. To understand why we do what we do, neuroscientist robert sapolsky looks at extreme context, examining actions. The other lecture series the teaching company has done with sapolsky, all of them excellent and entertaining. Sapolsky has 15 books on goodreads with 158399 ratings. May 02, 2017 sapolsky builds on this understanding to wrestle with some of our deepest and thorniest questions relating to tribalism and xenophobia, hierarchy and competition, morality and free will, and war and peace. Jul 12, 2017 to understand why we behave the way we do, we need to zoom out.
Renowned primatologist robert sapolsky offers a completely revised and updated edition of his most popular work, with over 225,000 copies in print now in a third edition, robert m. Stanford professor robert sapolsky, posits that depression is the most damaging disease that you can experience. The biology of humans at our best and worst audiobook written by robert m. We all carry the potential for unconscious biases, to be damaged by our childhoods and map that damage onto our own loved ones, and to form the tribal us groups that treat outsiders as lesser thems. Sapolskys acclaimed and successful why zebras dont get ulcers features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights into anxiety and personality disorder and the impact of spirituality on managing stress. By age 12, he was writing fan letters to primatologists. As sapolsky explains, most of us do not lie awake at night worrying about whether we have leprosy or malaria. The book is written in a well referenced format that reflects sapolskys ability to fit the jigsaw pieces together, from bacteria and fruit flies to mutating new nerve cells. A number of years ago when vhs tapes ruled the world i watched a class of his through great courses entitled biology and human behavior.
He has authored several works of nonfiction, including a primates memoir, the trouble with testosterone, and why zebras dont get ulcers. The biology of humans at our best and worst by neuroendocrinologist dr. Sapolsky, including why zebras dont get ulcers, and. Robert sapolskys behave offers hope for the human future. Robert morris sapolsky born april 6, 1957 is an american neuroendocrinologist and author. The biology of humans at our best and worst youtube. From what i understand ofthe book and robert sapolsky in general, it should be pretty good for the layman. Sapolsky, including why zebras dont get ulcers, and a primates memoir. The biology of humans at our best and worst book online at best prices in india on. He mentions the two books for the course, why zebras dont get ulcers by robert sapolsky and chaos by james gleick. Read robert sapolskys marvelous book behave and youll never again be surprised by the range and depth of our own bad behavior. In his lengthy new book, behave, the stanford neuroscientist primatologist robert sapolsky walks this tightrope as he explains the biology of humanitys best and worst behaviours. The new york times bestseller its no exaggeration to say that behave is one of the best nonfiction books ive ever read.
Insights into the brain, in a book youll wish you had in college. The biology of humans at our best and worst audiobook by robert m. A comprehensive tome explores the biology of our behavior books. May 23, 2018 i thoroughly enjoyed neurologist and primatologist robert sapolskys 2017 book entitled behave. The biology of humans at our best and worst by robert. Robert sapolsky, the author of why zebras dont get ulcers and other popular books on animal and human behavior, decided early in life to become a primatologist.
A neuroscientists unconventional life among the baboons, who talks about his 12 years chronicling lives of baboons in kenyan bush and. What about professor robert sapolsky s performance did you like. We all carry the potential for unconscious biases, to be damaged by our childhoods and map that damage onto our own loved ones, and to form the tribal us groups that treat outsiders as. Sapolsky states that depression is as real of a biological disease as is diabetes. He is a professor of biology and neurology at stanford university and the recipient of a macarthur.
Sep 18, 2017 how can humans be so compassionate and altruistic and also so brutal and violent. Introduction to human behavioral biology robert sapolsky. He is currently a professor of biology, and professor of neurology and neurological sciences and, by courtesy, neurosurgery, at stanford university. In the second section topics are examined critically via the buckets. Robert sapolsky is breathing hard, partly from the sheer physical exertion of sliding on his back into the cavern where a tranquilized baboon has dragged a dying impala, partly from the anxiety of not knowing if he is going to have to tangle with a drugged 70pound beast with threeinch canine teeth. His father, thomas sapolsky, was an architect who renovated the restaurants luchows and lundys. Sapolsky s ability to translate complex concepts in ways that even you can understand will surely makes this course one of your top favorites. He is a professor of biology and neurology at stanford university and the recipient of a macarthur foundation genius grant. Sapolsky is a professor of biology, neuroscience, and neurosurgery at stanford university, researcher and author. What about professor robert sapolskys performance did you like.
Robert sapolsky discusses a primates memoir, africa, and the primates he observed and studied in the book you touch on some of the cultural and societal changes you have witnessed in your over twenty years of summers in africa. Robert sapolsky rocks welcome to robert sapolsky rocks. Author and macarthur recipient robert sapolsky s gamechanging new book behave. New book by neurobiologist robert sapolsky argues that warboth in the sense that haunts our modern world and in. Sapolsky s acclaimed and successful why zebras dont get ulcers features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights into. To understand why we do what we do, neuroscientist robert sapolsky looks at. A primates memoir touchstone books, 2002 isbn 074320247. Both books are good, though the zebras book has more relevant to everyday life information.
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