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1 online resource (1 audio file (360 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Great Courses Audio ; |
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Sapolsky, Robert.
Great Courses Audio. Spoken word ;
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Great courses.
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Robert Sapolsky. |
| Summary |
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. All Lectures: 1. What's So Special about Being Human? 2. Junk-Food Monkeys 3. The Burden of Being Burden-Free 4. Bugs in the Brain 5. Poverty's Remains 6. Why Are Dreams Dreamlike? 7. The Pleasures and Pains of "Maybe" 8. How the Other Half Heals 9. Why We Want the Bodies Back 10. Anatomy of a Bad Mood 11. This Is Your Brain on Metaphors 12. Sushi and Middle Age |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Brain.
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Human genome.
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| Added Author |
Sapolsky, Robert.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781682766897 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1682766896 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12329117 |
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