Évolution

Notre histoire ancestrale se dévoile à travers la science de pointe, révélant comment l'ADN, la sélection naturelle et les forces biologiques ont façonné tout, de nos corps à nos comportements. Des penseurs de premier plan éclairent la place de l'humanité dans la grande expérience de la nature, explorant le sexe, l'intelligence, la santé et les innombrables particularités qui font de nous des êtres uniquement humains.

Évolution Résumés de livres

Adaptive Markets

par Andrew W. Lo • 2017

Financial markets are jungles, not machines: biology, not physics, explains crashes and alpha.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 📈 Investor Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Economics 📊 Market Efficiency 🛡️ Risk Management

Adaptive Markets

Financial markets are jungles, not machines: biology, not physics, explains crashes and alpha.

par Andrew W. Lo 2017 483 pages

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 📈 Investor Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Economics 📊 Market Efficiency 🛡️ Risk Management

Seeking Wisdom

par Peter Bevelin • 2003

Your brain is wired for an ancient savanna. The decision-making toolbox that rewires it for now.

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🧠 Mental Models 📉 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔗 Integrative Thinking 🔄 Systems Thinking

Seeking Wisdom

Your brain is wired for an ancient savanna. The decision-making toolbox that rewires it for now.

par Peter Bevelin 2003 318 pages

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🧠 Mental Models 📉 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔗 Integrative Thinking 🔄 Systems Thinking

Le Sentiment même de soi

par António Damásio • 1999

Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🏃 Embodied Cognition 🪞 Consciousness Studies ❤️ Affective Neuroscience

Le Sentiment même de soi

Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.

par António Damásio 1999 386 pages

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🏃 Embodied Cognition 🪞 Consciousness Studies ❤️ Affective Neuroscience

Blueprint

par Robert Plomin • 2018

The single biggest influence on who you are is your DNA; the rest is mostly chance.

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🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🧪 Nature Vs Nurture 🔮 Genetic Prediction 📊 Heritability 👥 Twin Studies

Blueprint

The single biggest influence on who you are is your DNA; the rest is mostly chance.

par Robert Plomin 2018 266 pages

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🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🧪 Nature Vs Nurture 🔮 Genetic Prediction 📊 Heritability 👥 Twin Studies

L'Oxygène

par Nick Lane • 2002

The molecule that powers every breath you take is also rusting you from the inside out.

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🧬 Molecular Biology 🦎 Evolutionary Biology 🌍 Origin Of Life ⏳ Biochemistry Of Aging 📜 Big History

L'Oxygène

The molecule that powers every breath you take is also rusting you from the inside out.

par Nick Lane 2002 385 pages

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🧬 Molecular Biology 🦎 Evolutionary Biology 🌍 Origin Of Life ⏳ Biochemistry Of Aging 📜 Big History

De la note au cerveau

par Daniel J. Levitin • 2006

Record producer turned neuroscientist: what he learned about music's grip on the brain.

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🎼 Music Cognition 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Neural Processing 💭 Emotional Memory

De la note au cerveau

Record producer turned neuroscientist: what he learned about music's grip on the brain.

par Daniel J. Levitin 2006 336 pages

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🎼 Music Cognition 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Neural Processing 💭 Emotional Memory

The Evolution of Cooperation

par Robert Axelrod • 1984

Egoists cooperate when tomorrow matters. The simplest strategy in a computer tournament proved it.

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🎲 Game Theory 🧬 Evolutionary Game Theory 🧠 Rational Choice Theory 🤝 Cooperation Strategies 🔄 Reciprocity

The Evolution of Cooperation

Egoists cooperate when tomorrow matters. The simplest strategy in a computer tournament proved it.

par Robert Axelrod 1984 264 pages

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🎲 Game Theory 🧬 Evolutionary Game Theory 🧠 Rational Choice Theory 🤝 Cooperation Strategies 🔄 Reciprocity

Humans are not from Earth

par Ellis Silver • 2013

Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.

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🛸 Ancient Astronauts 🏺 Forbidden Archaeology 🦠 Panspermia Theory 🧬 Alternative Evolution 👽 Extraterrestrial Hypothesis

Humans are not from Earth

Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.

par Ellis Silver 2013 57 pages

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🛸 Ancient Astronauts 🏺 Forbidden Archaeology 🦠 Panspermia Theory 🧬 Alternative Evolution 👽 Extraterrestrial Hypothesis

Le Singe nu

par Desmond Morris • 1967

A zoologist treats Homo sapiens as just another animal. The report still bites.

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sociobiology 🐒 Popular Ethology 💑 Pair-Bonding 💬 Social Grooming

Le Singe nu

A zoologist treats Homo sapiens as just another animal. The report still bites.

par Desmond Morris 1967 192 pages

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sociobiology 🐒 Popular Ethology 💑 Pair-Bonding 💬 Social Grooming

Big Gods

par Ara Norenzayan • 2013

Moralizing gods let strangers cooperate at scale. Then secular institutions took over the job.

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 📈 Cultural Evolution 🌍 Origins Of Religion 👁️ Supernatural Punishment 📡 Costly Signaling

Big Gods

Moralizing gods let strangers cooperate at scale. Then secular institutions took over the job.

par Ara Norenzayan 2013 257 pages

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 📈 Cultural Evolution 🌍 Origins Of Religion 👁️ Supernatural Punishment 📡 Costly Signaling

The Anatomy of Violence

par Adrian Raine • 2013

Slower heartbeats and smaller amygdalae predict crime. Violence is as biological as it is social.

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🧠 Neurocriminology 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🔪 Violence And The Brain 👤 Psychopathy

The Anatomy of Violence

Slower heartbeats and smaller amygdalae predict crime. Violence is as biological as it is social.

par Adrian Raine 2013 501 pages

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🧠 Neurocriminology 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🔪 Violence And The Brain 👤 Psychopathy

L'animal moral

par Robert Wright • 1994

Our noblest impulses and our ugliest desires share one source: millions of years of evolution.

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 👤 Human Nature 🐒 Behavioral Evolution 🎭 Self-Deception 💑 Mating Strategies

L'animal moral

Our noblest impulses and our ugliest desires share one source: millions of years of evolution.

par Robert Wright 1994 467 pages

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 👤 Human Nature 🐒 Behavioral Evolution 🎭 Self-Deception 💑 Mating Strategies

L'éléphant dans le cerveau

par Kevin Simler • 2017

Your brain hides your true motives. It's not a bug; it's a feature for deceiving others.

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🎭 Self-Deception 📡 Social Signaling 🏆 Status Seeking 🔬 Behavioral Science

L'éléphant dans le cerveau

Your brain hides your true motives. It's not a bug; it's a feature for deceiving others.

par Kevin Simler 2017 400 pages

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🎭 Self-Deception 📡 Social Signaling 🏆 Status Seeking 🔬 Behavioral Science

Une théorie générale de l'amour

par Thomas Lewis • 2000

The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.

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📎 Attachment Theory 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧠 Brain Evolution 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Une théorie générale de l'amour

The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.

par Thomas Lewis 2000 274 pages

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📎 Attachment Theory 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧠 Brain Evolution 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

La nature de la technologie

par W. Brian Arthur • 2009

Technology is nature harnessed, then endlessly recombined. Each invention fuels the next.

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🏛️ Philosophy Of Technology 💡 Innovation Theory 🌀 Complexity Science 🔄 Technology Evolution 🔗 Systems Thinking

La nature de la technologie

Technology is nature harnessed, then endlessly recombined. Each invention fuels the next.

par W. Brian Arthur 2009 256 pages

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🏛️ Philosophy Of Technology 💡 Innovation Theory 🌀 Complexity Science 🔄 Technology Evolution 🔗 Systems Thinking

Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language

par Robin I.M. Dunbar • 1996

Gossip isn't petty. It's the reason language exists: a louder, faster replacement for grooming.

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🐒 Primatology 🗣️ Origins Of Language 🧩 Social Cognition 💬 Gossip

Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language

Gossip isn't petty. It's the reason language exists: a louder, faster replacement for grooming.

par Robin I.M. Dunbar 1996

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🐒 Primatology 🗣️ Origins Of Language 🧩 Social Cognition 💬 Gossip

Deep Simplicity

par John Gribbin • 2004

Simple rules, run long enough, build a universe. A physicist shows the working.

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🧩 Complexity Science 🦋 Chaos Theory ❄️ Fractal Geometry 🕸️ Network Theory 🔄 Self-Organization

Deep Simplicity

Simple rules, run long enough, build a universe. A physicist shows the working.

par John Gribbin 2004 279 pages

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🧩 Complexity Science 🦋 Chaos Theory ❄️ Fractal Geometry 🕸️ Network Theory 🔄 Self-Organization

Origines

par Lewis Dartnell • 2019

Tectonic shifts, ice ages, and ancient oceans didn't set the stage. They wrote human history.

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🌍 Big History 🧬 Human Evolution 🗺️ Geographic Determinism ❄️ Climate History ⛰️ Plate Tectonics

Origines

Tectonic shifts, ice ages, and ancient oceans didn't set the stage. They wrote human history.

par Lewis Dartnell 2019 352 pages

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🌍 Big History 🧬 Human Evolution 🗺️ Geographic Determinism ❄️ Climate History ⛰️ Plate Tectonics

Mille cerveaux

par Jeff Hawkins • 2021

Every cortical column in your brain learns a full model of the world. Then they vote.

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🧠 Neural Architecture 🗺️ Spatial Cognition 🕸️ Distributed Cognition 🔮 Predictive Processing 🤖 Brain-Inspired Ai

Mille cerveaux

Every cortical column in your brain learns a full model of the world. Then they vote.

par Jeff Hawkins 2021 288 pages

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🧠 Neural Architecture 🗺️ Spatial Cognition 🕸️ Distributed Cognition 🔮 Predictive Processing 🤖 Brain-Inspired Ai

La Part d'ange en nous

par Steven Pinker • 2010

Violence has plummeted for centuries. The numbers prove it. So does the danger it could reverse.

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🗡️ History Of Violence 📊 Quantitative History 🏛️ State And Violence 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases

La Part d'ange en nous

Violence has plummeted for centuries. The numbers prove it. So does the danger it could reverse.

par Steven Pinker 2010 806 pages

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🗡️ History Of Violence 📊 Quantitative History 🏛️ State And Violence 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases

L'animal humain

par Desmond Morris • 1994

Of 193 primate species, only one is hairless. A zoologist explains what bare skin cost us.

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🦍 Human Evolution 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🐒 Primate Behavior 🔬 Comparative Zoology 🧬 Behavioral Evolution

L'animal humain

Of 193 primate species, only one is hairless. A zoologist explains what bare skin cost us.

par Desmond Morris 1994 224 pages

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🦍 Human Evolution 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🐒 Primate Behavior 🔬 Comparative Zoology 🧬 Behavioral Evolution

Incognito

par David Eagleman • 2011

Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.

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Incognito

Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.

par David Eagleman 2011 305 pages

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Les dix plus grandes inventions de l'évolution

par Nick Lane • 2009

Evolution's hardest problems, from life's origin to death itself, all have a chemical answer.

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🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🔄 Evolutionary Transitions 🌋 Origin Of Life ⏳ Deep Time 🌿 Natural History

Les dix plus grandes inventions de l'évolution

Evolution's hardest problems, from life's origin to death itself, all have a chemical answer.

par Nick Lane 2009 352 pages

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🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🔄 Evolutionary Transitions 🌋 Origin Of Life ⏳ Deep Time 🌿 Natural History

Les émotions des animaux

par Marc Bekoff • 2007

Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.

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🐒 Animal Behavior 🧠 Animal Cognition 🔬 Comparative Psychology 🐘 Animal Sentience 🐄 Animal Welfare

Les émotions des animaux

Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.

par Marc Bekoff 2007 256 pages

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🐒 Animal Behavior 🧠 Animal Cognition 🔬 Comparative Psychology 🐘 Animal Sentience 🐄 Animal Welfare

Dans la peau d'un chien

par Alexandra Horowitz • 2009

Your dog inhabits a world of smell you cannot enter. Science can finally take you inside.

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🧠 Canine Cognition 👃 Animal Senses 🐕 Dog Behavior 💞 Human-Animal Bond 🔬 Ethology

Dans la peau d'un chien

Your dog inhabits a world of smell you cannot enter. Science can finally take you inside.

par Alexandra Horowitz 2009 353 pages

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🧠 Canine Cognition 👃 Animal Senses 🐕 Dog Behavior 💞 Human-Animal Bond 🔬 Ethology

The Sciences of the Artificial

par Herbert A. Simon • 1969

A science of the artificial: how constrained minds design systems that work in a complex world.

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🧪 Complexity Science 🎨 Design Theory 🧠 Cognitive Science ⚖️ Decision Constraints 🧱 Modular Design

The Sciences of the Artificial

A science of the artificial: how constrained minds design systems that work in a complex world.

par Herbert A. Simon 1969 248 pages

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🧪 Complexity Science 🎨 Design Theory 🧠 Cognitive Science ⚖️ Decision Constraints 🧱 Modular Design

The Gardener and the Carpenter

par Alison Gopnik • 2016

Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.

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🧒 Child Development 🎲 Play-Based Learning 🔍 Parenting Critique 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 👥 Alloparenting

The Gardener and the Carpenter

Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.

par Alison Gopnik 2016 322 pages

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🧒 Child Development 🎲 Play-Based Learning 🔍 Parenting Critique 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 👥 Alloparenting

Fluke

par Brian Klaas • 2024

Your brain evolved to hide chance from you. Chaos science reveals what you are missing.

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🦋 Chaos Theory 🔬 Complexity Science 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🎲 Historical Contingency

Fluke

Your brain evolved to hide chance from you. Chaos science reveals what you are missing.

par Brian Klaas 2024 335 pages

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🦋 Chaos Theory 🔬 Complexity Science 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🎲 Historical Contingency

The Real Happy Pill

par Anders Hansen • 2016

Your brain evolved to move all day. Here's what happens when you give it that.

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🧠 Exercise And Brain Health 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧓 Dementia Prevention ⚡ Stress Biology

The Real Happy Pill

Your brain evolved to move all day. Here's what happens when you give it that.

par Anders Hansen 2016 233 pages

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🧠 Exercise And Brain Health 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧓 Dementia Prevention ⚡ Stress Biology

Le zoo humain

par Desmond Morris • 1969

Urban anxiety, status obsession, and self-destruction: a zoologist traces them back to captivity.

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🏙️ Urban Anthropology 🐒 Human Ethology 🦒 Captivity Analogy 👑 Dominance Hierarchies 📊 Status Signaling

Le zoo humain

Urban anxiety, status obsession, and self-destruction: a zoologist traces them back to captivity.

par Desmond Morris 1969 320 pages

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🏙️ Urban Anthropology 🐒 Human Ethology 🦒 Captivity Analogy 👑 Dominance Hierarchies 📊 Status Signaling

Freedom Evolves

par Daniel C. Dennett • 2003

Evolution didn't just build bodies. It built choice itself, and determinism was never the enemy.

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🧠 Free Will Debate ⚖️ Compatibilism 🧬 Evolutionary Philosophy 🌐 Cultural Evolution 🧩 Distributed Cognition

Freedom Evolves

Evolution didn't just build bodies. It built choice itself, and determinism was never the enemy.

par Daniel C. Dennett 2003 368 pages

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🧠 Free Will Debate ⚖️ Compatibilism 🧬 Evolutionary Philosophy 🌐 Cultural Evolution 🧩 Distributed Cognition

Useful Delusions

par Shankar Vedantam • 2021

Self-deception isn't a flaw. It's what holds relationships, nations, and economies together.

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🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Self-Deception 🛒 Consumer Psychology ⛪ Psychology Of Religion

Useful Delusions

Self-deception isn't a flaw. It's what holds relationships, nations, and economies together.

par Shankar Vedantam 2021 259 pages

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🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Self-Deception 🛒 Consumer Psychology ⛪ Psychology Of Religion

Lifespan

par David A. Sinclair • 2019

Aging is a disease of lost epigenetic information, and the first treatments are already here.

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🧬 Longevity Science 🧫 Epigenetics 🥗 Caloric Restriction 🏃 Longevity Lifestyle 💊 Aging As Disease

Lifespan

Aging is a disease of lost epigenetic information, and the first treatments are already here.

par David A. Sinclair 2019 433 pages

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🧬 Longevity Science 🧫 Epigenetics 🥗 Caloric Restriction 🏃 Longevity Lifestyle 💊 Aging As Disease

A Silent Fire

par Shilpa Ravella • 2022

Chronic inflammation links heart disease, cancer, and dementia. Your next meal turns it up or down.

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🔥 Chronic Inflammation 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🧬 Immune System 🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧓 Healthy Aging

A Silent Fire

Chronic inflammation links heart disease, cancer, and dementia. Your next meal turns it up or down.

par Shilpa Ravella 2022 368 pages

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🔥 Chronic Inflammation 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🧬 Immune System 🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧓 Healthy Aging

The Storytelling Animal

par Jonathan Gottschall • 2012

Why a world without stories would unravel civilization, and why dreams are survival drills.

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🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 📖 Narrative Psychology 📚 Science Of Story 🧠 Social Simulation 🌙 Dream Science

The Storytelling Animal

Why a world without stories would unravel civilization, and why dreams are survival drills.

par Jonathan Gottschall 2012 248 pages

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🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 📖 Narrative Psychology 📚 Science Of Story 🧠 Social Simulation 🌙 Dream Science

Travailler

par James Suzman • 2020

Work predates paychecks by billions of years. A history of how energy became employment.

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🌍 Big History 🔨 History Of Work ⚡ Energy And Society 💰 Economic History 🏹 Forager Societies

Travailler

Work predates paychecks by billions of years. A history of how energy became employment.

par James Suzman 2020 464 pages

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🌍 Big History 🔨 History Of Work ⚡ Energy And Society 💰 Economic History 🏹 Forager Societies

Manuel universel d'éducation sexuelle : à l'usage de toutes les espèces, selon Docteur Tatiana

par Olivia Judson • 2002

An animal advice column: promiscuous bees, murderous ducks, and the rotifers who ditched sex.

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🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦚 Sexual Selection 🐒 Animal Behavior 🧪 Sperm Competition 🦜 Female Promiscuity

Manuel universel d'éducation sexuelle : à l'usage de toutes les espèces, selon Docteur Tatiana

An animal advice column: promiscuous bees, murderous ducks, and the rotifers who ditched sex.

par Olivia Judson 2002 308 pages

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🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦚 Sexual Selection 🐒 Animal Behavior 🧪 Sperm Competition 🦜 Female Promiscuity

Tous optimistes ! Pourquoi nous sommes programmés pour voir le monde en rose

par Tali Sharot • 2011

Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🌈 Positive Illusions 💪 Emotional Resilience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Tous optimistes ! Pourquoi nous sommes programmés pour voir le monde en rose

Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.

par Tali Sharot 2011 272 pages

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🌈 Positive Illusions 💪 Emotional Resilience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Génome

par Matt Ridley • 1999

What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.

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🧬 Molecular Genetics 🗺️ Genomics 🌿 Evolutionary Biology 🦴 Human Evolution 🏺 Ancient DNA

Génome

What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.

par Matt Ridley 1999 344 pages

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🧬 Molecular Genetics 🗺️ Genomics 🌿 Evolutionary Biology 🦴 Human Evolution 🏺 Ancient DNA

Idiot Brain

par Dean Burnett • 2016

Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 📝 Memory Fallibility 👁️ Sensory Perception

Idiot Brain

Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.

par Dean Burnett 2016 302 pages

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 📝 Memory Fallibility 👁️ Sensory Perception

De l'inégalité parmi les sociétés

par Jared Diamond • 2005

Why didn't the Americas conquer Europe? The answer hides in geography, not genes.

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🌍 Big History 🗺️ Geographic Determinism 🌏 Human Geography 🌾 Agricultural Revolution 🐄 Domestication

De l'inégalité parmi les sociétés

Why didn't the Americas conquer Europe? The answer hides in geography, not genes.

par Jared Diamond 2005 498 pages

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🌍 Big History 🗺️ Geographic Determinism 🌏 Human Geography 🌾 Agricultural Revolution 🐄 Domestication

Self Comes to Mind

par António Damásio • 2010

The self is a process built from body maps: three layers that turn mind into experience.

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Consciousness Studies 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 🦴 Embodied Cognition 💓 Emotion And Reason

Self Comes to Mind

The self is a process built from body maps: three layers that turn mind into experience.

par António Damásio 2010 384 pages

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Consciousness Studies 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 🦴 Embodied Cognition 💓 Emotion And Reason

What Is Life?

par Paul Nurse • 2020

All life runs on five core principles. A Nobel laureate shows what they are.

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What Is Life?

All life runs on five core principles. A Nobel laureate shows what they are.

par Paul Nurse 2020 160 pages

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Biologie moléculaire de la cellule

par Bruce Alberts • 1983

Every cell in your body runs the same operating system. This is its complete manual.

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🔬 Molecular Biology 🧫 Cell Biology 🧪 Biochemistry 🧬 Gene Expression 📡 Cell Signaling

Biologie moléculaire de la cellule

Every cell in your body runs the same operating system. This is its complete manual.

par Bruce Alberts 1983 1616 pages

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🔬 Molecular Biology 🧫 Cell Biology 🧪 Biochemistry 🧬 Gene Expression 📡 Cell Signaling

The Psychopath Inside

par James Fallon • 2013

A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.

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🧠 Psychopathy Research 🔍 Forensic Psychology 💔 Empathy And Emotion 🌱 Nature Vs Nurture 📖 Neuro-Memoir

The Psychopath Inside

A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.

par James Fallon 2013 246 pages

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🧠 Psychopathy Research 🔍 Forensic Psychology 💔 Empathy And Emotion 🌱 Nature Vs Nurture 📖 Neuro-Memoir

Social

par Matthew D. Lieberman • 2013

Your brain treats rejection like a broken bone. Connection is a biological need, not a luxury.

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🧠 Social Neuroscience 🤝 Social Connection 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🎯 Social Influence 😔 Loneliness

Social

Your brain treats rejection like a broken bone. Connection is a biological need, not a luxury.

par Matthew D. Lieberman 2013 384 pages

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🧠 Social Neuroscience 🤝 Social Connection 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🎯 Social Influence 😔 Loneliness

Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps

par Allan Pease • 1998

He hunts silence. She gathers words. Your friction is biology, not character.

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🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 👥 Gender Differences 💬 Communication Styles 🧠 Pop Neuroscience 👩‍❤️‍👨 Straight Couples

Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps

He hunts silence. She gathers words. Your friction is biology, not character.

par Allan Pease 1998

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🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 👥 Gender Differences 💬 Communication Styles 🧠 Pop Neuroscience 👩‍❤️‍👨 Straight Couples

Exercised

par Daniel E. Lieberman • 2021

Exercise is a modern invention your body never evolved for. The mismatch changes the rules.

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🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦴 Human Evolution 💊 Evolutionary Medicine 🏕️ Ancestral Health 🏃 Endurance Sports

Exercised

Exercise is a modern invention your body never evolved for. The mismatch changes the rules.

par Daniel E. Lieberman 2021

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🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦴 Human Evolution 💊 Evolutionary Medicine 🏕️ Ancestral Health 🏃 Endurance Sports

Comment créer un esprit

par Ray Kurzweil • 2012

The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.

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🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🧠 Cognitive Science 💻 Computational Neuroscience 🔍 Pattern Recognition 🧬 Brain-Inspired Ai

Comment créer un esprit

The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.

par Ray Kurzweil 2012 336 pages

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🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🧠 Cognitive Science 💻 Computational Neuroscience 🔍 Pattern Recognition 🧬 Brain-Inspired Ai

ADHD

par Thom Hartmann • 2019

What if ADHD traits are an evolutionary adaptation mismatched with modern life?

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🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌈 Neurodiversity 🔄 Adhd Reframing 🧠 Executive Function 🎨 Creativity And Adhd

ADHD

What if ADHD traits are an evolutionary adaptation mismatched with modern life?

par Thom Hartmann 2019 240 pages

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500+ évaluations

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌈 Neurodiversity 🔄 Adhd Reframing 🧠 Executive Function 🎨 Creativity And Adhd

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