I thoroughly enjoyed neurologist and primatologist robert sapolsky s 2017 book entitled behave. As sapolsky explains, most of us do not lie awake at night worrying about whether we have leprosy or malaria. The other lecture series the teaching company has done with sapolsky, all of them excellent and entertaining. This includes an introduction to the various buckets. What other book might you compare stress and your body to and why. How can humans be so compassionate and altruistic and also so brutal and violent. The new york times bestseller its no exaggeration to say that behave is one of the best nonfiction books ive ever read. Apr 19, 2001 profile of dr robert sapolsky, author of a primates memoir. He is a professor of biology and neurology at stanford university and the recipient of a macarthur. He makes the book consistently entertaining, with an infectious excitement at the puzzles he explains, and wry dudeish asides. 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.
Robert sapolskys behave offers hope for human nature other bay area authors ponder what makes america different and ubers wild ride to world domination. The biology of humans at our best and worst sapolsky, robert m. 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. A challenging new book, behave, starts with interacting brain regions and then takes in the ever wider horizons of culture and. Read robert sapolskys marvelous book behave and youll never again be. Sep 18, 2017 how can humans be so compassionate and altruistic and also so brutal and violent. Edible books, robert sapolsky and mentors laurie abraham. Introduction to human behavioral biology robert sapolsky. 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. Robert sapolsky is worldrenowned for studying animals to find what they can tell us about human behaviors.
Robert sapolsky is a neuroendocrinologist and has studied primates for decades in. The biology of humans at our best and worst robert m. 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. An eclectic and witty character gives a unique and memorable performance. The biology of humans at our best and worst attempts to answer this very question, one of the deepest questions of the human species. 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. Jul 12, 2017 to understand why we behave the way we do, we need to zoom out. Robert sapolsky is one of the best scientistwriters of our time, able to deal with the weightiest topics both authoritatively and wittily, with so light a tough they become accessible to all. A neuroscientists unconventional life among the baboons, who talks about his 12 years chronicling lives of baboons in kenyan bush and. It is also most refreshing after scores of recent books by psychologists and. The biology of humans at our best and worst audiobook written by robert m. The biology of humans at our best and worst robert.
Sapolsky is a professor of biology and neurology at stanford university and a research associate with the institute of primate research, national museum of kenya. Sapolsky has 15 books on goodreads with 158399 ratings. Jul 24, 2017 chimp guy knocks baboon guys upbeat view of human war. Oliver sacks one of the finest natural history writers around. The biology of humans at our best and worst by robert m. His father, thomas sapolsky, was an architect who renovated the restaurants luchows and lundys. He mentions the two books for the course, why zebras dont get ulcers by robert sapolsky and chaos by james gleick. New book by neurobiologist robert sapolsky argues that warboth in the sense that haunts our modern world and in the stripped. The biology of humans at our best and worst youtube. Behave by robert sapolsky, phd enhanced audio youtube. Sapolsky might become one of my new favorite authors. However, be warned that it is a big book, which has a lot of detail and you might be in for a slower read than many other books. What about professor robert sapolsky s performance did you like.
In behave, robert sapolsky, a wellknown neurobiologist and. Sapolsklys new book is his magnum opus, but is also strikingly different from. Behave the biology of humans at our best and worst by robert m. Right now it is the number four cause of disability in the us and it is becoming more common. 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. The edible book festival is a sign of spring in cleveland, and the engaging dr. Sapolsky s storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Sapolsky is the author of several informative and comical books that present cutting edge psychoneurobiological knowledge in an enjoyable, easy to read format. Insights into the brain, in a book youll wish you had in college. To understand why we do what we do, neuroscientist robert sapolsky looks at extreme context, examining actions. In 1859 charles darwin gave the world a theory of life. Stanford professor robert sapolsky, posits that depression is the most damaging disease that you can experience. In addition, he is a research associate at the national museums of kenya. Professor sapolsky is a superior teacher, with amazing insights on his areas of expertise, incredibly will organized, and had a very effective communicator. Sapolsky is a professor of biology, neuroscience, and neurosurgery at stanford university, researcher and author.
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. By age 12, he was writing fan letters to primatologists. 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. 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. Sapolsky, including why zebras dont get ulcers, and a primates memoir. 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. 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. Jul 06, 2017 behave the biology of humans at our best and worst by robert m. What about professor robert sapolskys performance did you like. Robert sapolskys behave offers hope for the human future.
Sapolsky s ability to translate complex concepts in ways that even you can understand will surely makes this course one of your top favorites. Chimp guy knocks baboon guys upbeat view of human war. But unlike kant at least for me, sapolsky is highly. 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. The biology of humans at our best and worst by neuroendocrinologist dr.
The biology of humans at our best and worst attempts to answer. He has authored several works of nonfiction, including a primates memoir, the trouble with testosterone, and why zebras dont get ulcers. Sapolsky is the author of several works of nonfiction, including a primates memoir, the trouble with testosterone, and why zebras dont get ulcers. Wise, humane, often very funny, behave is a towering achievement, powerfully humanizing, and downright heroic in its own right.
Read robert sapolskys marvelous book behave and youll never again be surprised by the range and depth of our own bad behavior. Robert morris sapolsky born april 6, 1957 is an american neuroendocrinologist and author. Robert sapolsky is one of the worlds leading neuroscientists, known for studying animals to find what they can tell us about human behaviors. The biology of humans at our best and worst and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. 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. 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. May 23, 2018 i thoroughly enjoyed neurologist and primatologist robert sapolskys 2017 book entitled behave. Sapolsky takes a break from kenya and stanford university to tell listeners next wednesday what he learned.
Robert was raised an orthodox jew and spent his time reading about and imagining living with silverback gorillas. 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. There was no radio or any other company, and as a result you wind up sending letters to every human that you have known in your life in hopes that they would write back to you. Havent read it yet, but its on my everincreasing list of books to read. 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. To understand why we do what we do, neuroscientist robert sapolsky looks at.
The biology of humans at our best and worst audiobook by robert m. A neuroscientists unconventional life among the baboons, and more on. 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 anxiety and personality disorder and the impact of spirituality on managing stress. The biology of humans at our best and worst book online at best prices in india on. A comprehensive tome explores the biology of our behavior books. A primates memoir touchstone books, 2002 isbn 074320247. In the second section topics are examined critically via the buckets. New book by neurobiologist robert sapolsky argues that warboth in the sense that haunts our modern world and in. Sapolsky was born in brooklyn, new york, to immigrants from the soviet union.
He is a professor of biology and neurology at stanford university and the recipient of a macarthur foundation genius grant. The biology of humans at our best and worst by robert. To say that i had a love fest with behave would be an understatement. He is currently a professor of biology, and professor of neurology and neurological sciences and, by courtesy, neurosurgery, at stanford university.
Sapolsky states that depression is as real of a biological disease as is diabetes. 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. The biology of humans at our best and worst, in which he attempts to answer what drives human behaviors such as racism, xenophobia, tolerance. Both books are good, though the zebras book has more relevant to everyday life information. Jun 09, 2017 he makes the book consistently entertaining, with an infectious excitement at the puzzles he explains, and wry dudeish asides. Robert sapolsky rocks welcome to robert sapolsky rocks. Robert sapolsky developed his writing skills doing field work in africa. In his research, he follows a population of wild baboons in kenya, who experience stress very similarly to the way humans do. Insights into the brain, in a book youll wish you had in.
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