| Description |
6 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 PDF disc (4 3/4 in.). |
| Series |
Great courses |
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Great courses (Compact disc)
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| Note |
Compact discs. |
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12 lectures ; 30 min. per lecture. |
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Course no. 1686. |
| Performer |
Robert Sapolsky, professor, Stanford University. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
As we learn more about the mechanisms of human behavior through evolutionary biology, neuroscience, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and other related fields, we're discovering just how intriguing the human species is. And while scientists are continually uncovering deep similarities between our behavior and that of other animals, they're also finding a wealth of insights into everything that makes us unique from any other species on Earth. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Brain.
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Human genome.
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| Added Author |
Teaching Company.
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| Added Title |
Life lessons from the frontiers of science |
| ISBN |
9781490678238: $74.75 |
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1490678239: $74.75 |
| Music No. |
GC0622 Recorded Books |
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