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Michael Goldstrom
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
The audiobook edition of Behave by Robert Sapolsky, read by Michael Goldstrom.
The New York Times best seller.
Winner of the 2017 LA Times Book Prize.
Why do human beings behave as they do?
We are capable of savage acts of violence but also spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature destined to win out over the other?
Every act of human behaviour has multiple layers of causation, spiralling back seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, even centuries, right back to the dawn of time and the origins of our species.
In the epic sweep of history, how does our biology affect the arc of war and peace, justice and persecution? How have our brains evolved alongside our cultures?
This is the exhilarating story of human morality and the science underpinning the biggest question of all: what makes us human?
©2018 Robert M Sapolsky (P)2018 Penguin AudioListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"Awe-inspiring.... You will learn more about human nature than in any other book I can think of." (Henry Marsh)
"One of the best scientist-writers of our time." (Oliver Sacks)
Brillant book, covering interesting topics in more detail than other similar books
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A very accessible book on a very complex subject.
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Good for curious geeks who drive long distances.
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worh the effort.
life's complicated but interesting
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The scope is dazzling, bringing so much together, but yet remaining consistent and accurate. I cannot fathom the work that he had to put in to synthesize all this.
This really brings the complexity of life to the front and center stage. And it presents in such a way that you marvel at it and it excites you!
6 stars would be best.
A dazzling achievement
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This is a book *EVERYONE* should read, as it is about a topic
that concerns everyone - why we behave the way we behave.
There's no real good reason to be oblivious about this
knowledge; it's fundamentally as necessary as basic human
biology to a functioning adult.
All the information contained, which might feel like too much, is included pragmatically and reasons for its inclusion are provided and justified properly. Theses are always presented with counterarguments and a neutral attitude. Theories that are uncertain are presented as such, but contextualized to highlight their relevance. The work of a true, great scientific mind.
A rare, once in a decade, life-changing book.
Should be taught in high school.
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The book is most interesting when Sapolsky is talking about his areas of specialism is non technical ways. For instance, the chapters on gene-environment interaction.
It is less interesting later in the book when it drifts into social science. It feels like something that Sapolsky cares a lot about, but is non necessarily more qualified to discuss than anyone else. E.g. The chapter on differences between people with different political views.
That said, his views at the end of the book on legal reform are really interesting.
A challenging book but we'll worth the effort.
Often fascinating, sometimes not
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fantastic
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great book, great narration!
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Not for the Casual Reader
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