Who Are We? Genes, Our Body, Society

In the book 'Who Are We?', the best articles of the renowned scientist and science popularizer Robert Sapolsky about humans in all their amazing diversity are collected. Its three sections address the main questions of natural sciences, including the influence... of genes and environment on behavior, the social, political, and sexual assumptions of behavioral biology, and the role of society in shaping personality. In everything Sapolsky describes—from the mating rituals of rodents to the religious practices of tropical forest inhabitants, from pheromone secretion to brain parasites—he brilliantly combines cutting-edge scientific discoveries with ironic and wise observations about the unimaginable complexity of existence.
Here are just a few of the many intriguing questions raised in the book. How do subtle changes in the environment affect our behavior? What is the anatomy of a bad mood? How does stress affect our brain? What can we learn about human nature and upbringing from the '50 Most Beautiful People in America' list in People magazine? What makes one person sexually attractive to another? Who will win the genetic war of the sexes?