Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
Robert M.
In the book "Who are we?" included the best articles of the famous scientist and popularizer of science Robert Sapolsky about man in all his amazing diversity. Three of its sections are devoted to major issues of natural science, including the influence of genes and environment on behavior, the social, political and sexual background of behavioral biology, and the role of society in shaping personality. In everything Sapolsky describes, from the mating rituals of rodents to the religious practices of rainforest dwellers, from the secretion of pheromones to brain parasites, he brilliantly combines cutting-edge scientific discoveries with ironic and wise observations about the unimaginable complexity of being. Here are just a few of the many exciting questions raised in the book. How do subtle environmental changes affect our behavior? What is the anatomy of a bad mood? How does stress affect our brain? What can you learn about human nature and nurture from a list of America's 50 Most Beautiful People in People magazine? Why is one person sexually attractive to another? Who will win the genetic war of the sexes? The book was published with the support of the Dmitry Zimin Book Projects program.
