In these remarkable essays, Sapolsky deploys his compassion and insights into the human condition to tell us who, why and how we are. It touches on themes such ... » 

In these remarkable essays, Sapolsky deploys his compassion and insights into the human condition to tell us who, why and how we are. It touches on themes such as sexuality, aggression, love, parenting, religion, ageing, and mental illness. It also ponders such topics as our need to seek out beauty; why our preferences in food become fixed; and why grandmothers buying groceries for their grandchildren are part of nature's Darwinian logic. «