Being human : life lessons from the frontiers of science : transcript book /

Sapolsky, Robert Morris, 1957-

Being human : life lessons from the frontiers of science : transcript book / Life lessons from the frontiers of science Robert Sapolsky. - Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2012. - iv, 222 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. - The Great Courses Science & mathematics. . - The Great courses . - The Great Courses .

Course no. 1686.
Lectures 1-12, 30 minutes per lecture. "Science & mathematics"--Container

What's so special about being human? --
Junk-food monkeys --
The burden of being burden-free --
Bugs in the brain --
Poverty's remains --
Why are dreams dreamlike? --
The pleasures and pains of "maybe" --
How the other half heals --
Why we want the bodies back --
Anatomy of a bad mood --
This is your brain on metaphors --
Sushi and Middle Age.

Understanding our humanity--the very essence of who we are and how we live our lives--is one of the deepest mysteries and biggest challenges in modern science.

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Education.
Teaching.
Educación
Enseñanza
Cerebro
Genoma humano

LB 14.6 / S241b 2012

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