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Being human : life lessons from the frontiers of science / Robert Sapolsky.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: Mixed materialsMixed materialsLanguage: English Series: Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. | The Great courses | The Great CoursesPublication details: Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2012.Description: 2 videodiscs (6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + course guidebook (iv, 90 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)ISBN:
  • 9781598038101 (set)
  • 1598038109
Other title:
  • Life lessons from the frontiers of science
Uniform titles:
  • The Great Courses
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370
LOC classification:
  • LB 14.6 S241b 2012
Contents:
Disc 1: 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? -- Disc 2. 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.
Summary: 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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DVD DVD Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LB 14.6 S241b 2012 DVD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000136728
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LB 14.6 S241b 2012 Guide (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000136729

Course no. 1686.
12 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture.

"Science & mathematics"--Container

Disc 1: 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? --
Disc 2. 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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