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Robert Sapolsky on The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky

Robert Sapolsky on The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

by Robert Sapolsky

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Robert Sapolsky delivers a wonderful lecture on the biological complexities of human behavior. Using aggression as a starting point, he travels back through time to reveal many of the potential factors that go into an act of violence. Starting with the present, he points out some of the main brain areas associated with aggression such as the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex, along with pointing out important neurotransmitters like dopamine and hormones like testosterone and their functions. Then Sapolsky travels back in time in human development to the experiences of teenagers, infants, and even the developing fetus in impacting how violent a person may be. He also briefly explores the impact of genes and the environment, the culture of one's ancestors, and the history of evolution for a particular human.


The takeaway of what goes into a human being pulling the trigger of a gun: it's complicated. So be careful how you judge a person who's committed a violent act. These are some of the many ideas conveyed in Sapolsky's book Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst. During the question and answer period Sapolsky confronts big questions like is he optimistic about humanity's future and do humans have free will.


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