Behave: the biology of humans at our best and worst

Behave is one of the most dazzling tours d’horizon of the science of human behavior ever attempted. Moving across a range of disciplines, Sapolsky—a neuroscientist and primatologist—uncovers the hidden story of our actions. Undertaking some of our thorniest questions relating to tribalism and xenophobia, hierarchy and competition, and war and peace, Behave is a towering achievement—a ma…

Science sorted: evolution the whole life- on- earth story

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781447254607

Collation

163 p, ; ill. ; 19 cm

Series Title

Evolution the whole life- on- earth story

Call Number

576 MUR e

Science sorted : bodies the whole blood-pumping story

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Screen time is not forever

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A kids book about positive mindset

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The Power of habit: why we do what we do in life and business

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Mammals: Anatomy, Behavior, Habitat

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