Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science
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Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science
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Understanding our humanity - the essence of who we are - is one of the deepest mysteries and biggest challenges in modern science. Why do we have bad moods? Why are we capable of having such strange dreams? How can metaphors in our language hold such sway on our actions?
As we learn more about the mechanisms of human behavior through evolutionary biology, neuroscience, anthropology, and other related fields, we're discovering just how intriguing the human species is. And while scientists are continually uncovering similarities between our behavior and that of other animals, they're also finding insights into everything that makes us unique from any other species.
Join an acclaimed neurobiologist, award-winning teacher, and MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" recipient in a series of 12 invigorating lectures that offer a surprising and undeniably fascinating study of what makes you you, journeying to the front lines of scientific research to gain a new perspective on the quirky nature of being ourselves. Professor Sapolsky explores our humanity by investigating mysterious and sometimes even mundane aspects of human behavior, including bad moods, nostalgia, and dreams, packing the lectures with stories of bold experiments and case studies that illuminate the intricacies of our behavior.
Thought-provoking, witty, and sometimes myth-shattering, this course is sure to have you thinking about and appreciating your life in novel ways.
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©2012 The Teaching Company, LLC (P)2012 The Great CoursesWhat listeners say about Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science
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- Justin
- 12-12-2017
Great range of subjects & good entry level content
Getting accustomed to Sapolsky's somewhat strange way of speaking took me a little while. But the content is super interesting and often has actionable takeways. I found it beneifical to know his backstory, which I got from reading his biography, which is itself one of my favourite books of all time. I'm glad I gave this a listen and I think I'll definitely give it a re-listen somewhere down the line.
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- George
- 30-08-2017
Great taster.
A small taste of what Sapolsky's work entails. If you want to see if he has interesting thing a to say start here. And then you will be hooked.
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- Bkr
- 06-08-2018
Educational and Entertaining
Dr. Sapolsky is a great lecturer. This course is both educational and very funny in places - I was very sorry when it ended. I thoroughly recommended it
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- Kindle Customer
- 24-06-2020
Excellent in every respect
one of the best and most interesting Great Courses audiobooks that I have listened to in every respect.
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