Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky

• Society & culture

Discover Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky — a monumental, wide-ranging exploration of human behavior from one of the world's leading neuroscientists and primatologists. Blending neuroscience, endocrinology, genetics, anthropology, and evolutionary biology, Sapolsky tackles one of the biggest questions of all: why do humans behave the way we do — especially in our most extreme moments of aggression and altruism?

Sapolsky structures the book around a fascinating premise: examining a single behavior — whether an act of violence or an act of compassion — and working backward through time, from the split-second neural firing that triggered it, back through hormones, childhood development, genetics, culture, and evolutionary history. The result is a sweeping, multidisciplinary account of what shapes human behavior at every level, from the microscopic to the societal.

Why readers and scientists praise this book:

• A sweeping, multidisciplinary masterwork from a leading neuroscientist and MacArthur Fellow
• Combines rigorous science with wit, humor, and vivid storytelling
• Explores the biological roots of aggression, empathy, morality, and tribalism
• Winner of numerous science writing awards and widely praised by critics
• Perfect for readers of Sapiens, The Lucifer Effect, and popular science

Ambitious, brilliant, and endlessly fascinating, Behave offers one of the most comprehensive explanations ever written for why humans do what we do — at our very best and our very worst.

Order your copy from Book Beavers today and dive into this landmark work of popular science.