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Nature Via Nurture
by Matt Ridley • 2003
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
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Nature Via Nurture Summary
Nature Via Nurture 91%
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
by Matt Ridley 2003
4.06
4k+ ratings
Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You
by Agustín Fuentes • 2008
Three myths about human nature: race, aggression, sex. Science disproved them. Common sense hung on.
3.72
281
Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You Summary
Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You 91%
Three myths about human nature: race, aggression, sex. Science disproved them. Common sense hung on.
by Agustín Fuentes 2008
3.72
281 ratings
Innate
by Kevin J. Mitchell • 2018
Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.
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691
Innate Summary
Innate 90%
Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.
by Kevin J. Mitchell 2018
4.14
691 ratings
Testosterone
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young • 2019
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
4.06
320
Testosterone Summary
Testosterone 90%
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young 2019
4.06
320 ratings
The Developing Genome
by David S. Moore • 2015
Beyond DNA: how your experiences, diet, and stress leave lasting marks on your genome.
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124
The Developing Genome Summary
The Developing Genome 90%
Beyond DNA: how your experiences, diet, and stress leave lasting marks on your genome.
by David S. Moore 2015
4.28
124 ratings
Identically Different
by Tim Spector • 2012
Your DNA isn't sealed: daily choices edit it, and the edits can be inherited.
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458
Identically Different Summary
Identically Different 90%
Your DNA isn't sealed: daily choices edit it, and the edits can be inherited.
by Tim Spector 2012
3.73
458 ratings
Dimensions of Human Behavior
by Elizabeth D. Hutchison • 2003
A single theory cannot explain a life; here are eight lenses that together can.
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167
Dimensions of Human Behavior Summary
Dimensions of Human Behavior 90%
A single theory cannot explain a life; here are eight lenses that together can.
by Elizabeth D. Hutchison 2003
3.77
167 ratings
Blueprint
by Robert Plomin • 2018
The single biggest influence on who you are is your DNA; the rest is mostly chance.
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2k+
Blueprint Summary
Blueprint 90%
The single biggest influence on who you are is your DNA; the rest is mostly chance.
by Robert Plomin 2018
3.94
2k+ ratings
The Psychopath Inside
by James Fallon • 2013
A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.
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The Psychopath Inside Summary
The Psychopath Inside 90%
A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.
by James Fallon 2013
3.50
6k+ ratings
The Genetic Lottery
by Kathryn Paige Harden • 2021
Genes shape our fates, but acknowledging that makes the case for equality, not for hierarchy.
3.89
2k+
The Genetic Lottery Summary
The Genetic Lottery 90%
Genes shape our fates, but acknowledging that makes the case for equality, not for hierarchy.
by Kathryn Paige Harden 2021
3.89
2k+ ratings
The Neuroscience of Human Relationships
by Louis Cozolino • 2006
Two brains are needed to build one: the science of how relationships physically sculpt the mind.
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549
The Neuroscience of Human Relationships Summary
The Neuroscience of Human Relationships 89%
Two brains are needed to build one: the science of how relationships physically sculpt the mind.
by Louis Cozolino 2006
4.32
549 ratings
Brain Sex
by Anne Moir • 1989
Men and women have different brains, wired before birth by hormones, not culture.
3.73
877
Brain Sex Summary
Brain Sex 89%
Men and women have different brains, wired before birth by hormones, not culture.
by Anne Moir 1989
3.73
877 ratings
On Human Nature
by Edward O. Wilson • 1978
Evolution is our best mythology. The argument for anchoring ethics, art, and religion in biology.
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On Human Nature Summary
On Human Nature 89%
Evolution is our best mythology. The argument for anchoring ethics, art, and religion in biology.
by Edward O. Wilson 1978
4.14
4k+ ratings
Sociobiology
by Edward O. Wilson • 1975
Every society, from ant to human, is a gene-spreading machine; the logic is identical.
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2k+
Sociobiology Summary
Sociobiology 89%
Every society, from ant to human, is a gene-spreading machine; the logic is identical.
by Edward O. Wilson 1975
4.23
2k+ ratings
Altered Inheritance
by Françoise Baylis • 2019
We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.
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94
Altered Inheritance Summary
Altered Inheritance 89%
We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.
by Françoise Baylis 2019
3.53
94 ratings
The Blank Slate
by Steven Pinker • 2002
Science has overturned the blank slate. Human nature is real, and building a just world requires it.
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The Blank Slate Summary
The Blank Slate 89%
Science has overturned the blank slate. Human nature is real, and building a just world requires it.
by Steven Pinker 2002
4.09
25k+ ratings
Far From The Tree
by Andrew Solomon • 2012
Your child is deaf, a prodigy, or a criminal. None of it came from you.
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23k+
Far From The Tree Summary
Far From The Tree 89%
Your child is deaf, a prodigy, or a criminal. None of it came from you.
by Andrew Solomon 2012
4.27
23k+ ratings
The Ethnic Phenomenon
by Pierre L. van den Berghe • 1981
Ethnic groups are extended families. The biology of nepotism powers prejudice and empire.
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47
The Ethnic Phenomenon Summary
The Ethnic Phenomenon 89%
Ethnic groups are extended families. The biology of nepotism powers prejudice and empire.
by Pierre L. van den Berghe 1981
4.34
47 ratings
Pleased to Meet Me
by Bill Sullivan • 2019
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
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Pleased to Meet Me Summary
Pleased to Meet Me 89%
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
by Bill Sullivan 2019
4.02
1k+ ratings
Monkeyluv
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2005
A parasite can make a rat crave the smell of a cat, and that's only the beginning.
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2k+
Monkeyluv Summary
Monkeyluv 89%
A parasite can make a rat crave the smell of a cat, and that's only the beginning.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2005
4.24
2k+ ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
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Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body 89%
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000
4.16
3k+ ratings
The Nurture Assumption
by Judith Rich Harris • 1998
Parents shape children far less than we believe. Peers, not parents, build adult personality.
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The Nurture Assumption Summary
The Nurture Assumption 89%
Parents shape children far less than we believe. Peers, not parents, build adult personality.
by Judith Rich Harris 1998
4.14
2k+ ratings
Testosterone Rex
by Cordelia Fine • 2017
The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.
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Testosterone Rex Summary
Testosterone Rex 89%
The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.
by Cordelia Fine 2017
3.79
4k+ ratings
The Gardener and the Carpenter
by Alison Gopnik • 2016
Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.
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The Gardener and the Carpenter Summary
The Gardener and the Carpenter 89%
Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.
by Alison Gopnik 2016
3.77
3k+ ratings
This View of Life
by David Sloan Wilson • 2019
Social Darwinism got Darwin wrong. His real theory: cooperation, not competition, built humanity.
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372
This View of Life Summary
This View of Life 89%
Social Darwinism got Darwin wrong. His real theory: cooperation, not competition, built humanity.
by David Sloan Wilson 2019
3.96
372 ratings
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice
by Jon G. Allen • 2008
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
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39
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice Summary
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice 89%
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
by Jon G. Allen 2008
4.31
39 ratings
The Posthuman
by Rosi Braidotti • 2013
Humanism promised progress but delivered exclusion. A theory of what we become next.
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The Posthuman Summary
The Posthuman 89%
Humanism promised progress but delivered exclusion. A theory of what we become next.
by Rosi Braidotti 2013
3.82
949 ratings
Behave
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2017
Trace any human act through neurons, hormones, and evolution. Free will disappears at every scale.
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Behave Summary
Behave 89%
Trace any human act through neurons, hormones, and evolution. Free will disappears at every scale.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2017
4.38
33k+ ratings
The Orchid and the Dandelion
by W. Thomas Boyce • 2019
One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.
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The Orchid and the Dandelion Summary
The Orchid and the Dandelion 89%
One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.
by W. Thomas Boyce 2019
3.77
2k+ ratings
The Music of Life
by Denis Noble • 2006
The genome is a database, not a dictator. Life runs on systems, not commands.
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388
The Music of Life Summary
The Music of Life 89%
The genome is a database, not a dictator. Life runs on systems, not commands.
by Denis Noble 2006
3.85
388 ratings
The Essential Difference
by Simon Baron-Cohen • 2003
Female brains favor empathy, male brains favor systems. This theory says autism is the male extreme.
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937
The Essential Difference Summary
The Essential Difference 89%
Female brains favor empathy, male brains favor systems. This theory says autism is the male extreme.
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2003
3.64
937 ratings
Mother Brain
by Chelsea Conaboy • 2022
Maternal instinct is a fairytale. Parenthood reshapes the brain for everyone who cares for a baby.
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1k+
Mother Brain Summary
Mother Brain 89%
Maternal instinct is a fairytale. Parenthood reshapes the brain for everyone who cares for a baby.
by Chelsea Conaboy 2022
3.59
1k+ ratings
El Sentido De Lo Humano
by Humberto R. Maturana • 2008
Reality is built through conversation, not found. Denying love causes most human suffering.
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108
El Sentido De Lo Humano Summary
El Sentido De Lo Humano 89%
Reality is built through conversation, not found. Denying love causes most human suffering.
by Humberto R. Maturana 2008
4.26
108 ratings
Sigmund Freud's Mission
by Erich Fromm • 2013
A psychoanalyst maps how Freud's childhood wounds became the blueprint for psychoanalysis itself.
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349
Sigmund Freud's Mission Summary
Sigmund Freud's Mission 89%
A psychoanalyst maps how Freud's childhood wounds became the blueprint for psychoanalysis itself.
by Erich Fromm 2013
3.74
349 ratings
Born to Rebel
by Frank J. Sulloway • 1996
Firstborns guard the status quo; laterborns upend it. The pattern holds from nursery to revolution.
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324
Born to Rebel Summary
Born to Rebel 89%
Firstborns guard the status quo; laterborns upend it. The pattern holds from nursery to revolution.
by Frank J. Sulloway 1996
3.73
324 ratings
Biophilia
by Edward O. Wilson • 1984
The human bond with nature is not learned but inherited, and severing it damages the psyche.
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Biophilia Summary
Biophilia 89%
The human bond with nature is not learned but inherited, and severing it damages the psyche.
by Edward O. Wilson 1984
4.27
2k+ ratings
Why Therapy Works
by Louis Cozolino • 2015
How therapy rewires the brain: leveraging our deepest social instincts to change fear and memory.
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533
Why Therapy Works Summary
Why Therapy Works 89%
How therapy rewires the brain: leveraging our deepest social instincts to change fear and memory.
by Louis Cozolino 2015
4.21
533 ratings
The Social Neuroscience of Education
by Louis Cozolino • 2012
A classroom is a neural network where relationships, not lessons, decide what gets learned.
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92
The Social Neuroscience of Education Summary
The Social Neuroscience of Education 89%
A classroom is a neural network where relationships, not lessons, decide what gets learned.
by Louis Cozolino 2012
4.16
92 ratings
The Web of Life
by Fritjof Capra • 1996
Life and mind are the same self-organizing process from the first cell to the living planet.
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The Web of Life Summary
The Web of Life 89%
Life and mind are the same self-organizing process from the first cell to the living planet.
by Fritjof Capra 1996
4.18
2k+ ratings
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
by Louis Cozolino • 2024
Therapy is neurobiology in action. The evidence for how relationships physically rebuild the brain.
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20
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy Summary
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy 89%
Therapy is neurobiology in action. The evidence for how relationships physically rebuild the brain.
by Louis Cozolino 2024
4.40
20 ratings
The Anatomy of Violence
by Adrian Raine • 2013
Slower heartbeats and smaller amygdalae predict crime. Violence is as biological as it is social.
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The Anatomy of Violence Summary
The Anatomy of Violence 89%
Slower heartbeats and smaller amygdalae predict crime. Violence is as biological as it is social.
by Adrian Raine 2013
3.96
2k+ ratings
Learning from Experience
by Wilfred R. Bion • 1962
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
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135
Learning from Experience Summary
Learning from Experience 89%
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
by Wilfred R. Bion 1962
4.19
135 ratings
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
by David M. Buss • 2005
Psychology describes how the mind works. Evolutionary psychology explains why it evolved that way.
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111
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology Summary
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology 89%
Psychology describes how the mind works. Evolutionary psychology explains why it evolved that way.
by David M. Buss 2005
4.25
111 ratings
The Happiness Cure
by Anders Hansen • 2023
Your brain sabotages happiness by design. The biological cure: movement, connection, meaning.
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313
The Happiness Cure Summary
The Happiness Cure 89%
Your brain sabotages happiness by design. The biological cure: movement, connection, meaning.
by Anders Hansen 2023
4.06
313 ratings
The Polyvagal Theory
by Stephen W. Porges • 2011
Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.
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801
The Polyvagal Theory Summary
The Polyvagal Theory 89%
Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.
by Stephen W. Porges 2011
4.11
801 ratings
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds
by Dennis Proffitt • 2020
Hills steepen with fatigue and distances swell with weight: a tour of the body-built reality.
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238
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds Summary
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds 89%
Hills steepen with fatigue and distances swell with weight: a tour of the body-built reality.
by Dennis Proffitt 2020
4.01
238 ratings
A General Theory of Love
by Thomas Lewis • 2000
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
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A General Theory of Love Summary
A General Theory of Love 89%
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
by Thomas Lewis 2000
4.10
5k+ ratings
Understanding Living Systems
by Raymond Noble • 2023
DNA is not your destiny: the cell rewrites its genome, and organisms direct evolution.
3.84
56
Understanding Living Systems Summary
Understanding Living Systems 89%
DNA is not your destiny: the cell rewrites its genome, and organisms direct evolution.
by Raymond Noble 2023
3.84
56 ratings
Being Human
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2012
From parasite mind control to the biology of metaphors: what science reveals about being human.
4.35
806
Being Human Summary
Being Human 89%
From parasite mind control to the biology of metaphors: what science reveals about being human.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2012
4.35
806 ratings
WARRIORS AND WORRIERS
by BENENSON • 2014
Men and women evolved to survive different threats, producing two human natures visible from birth.
4.09
167
WARRIORS AND WORRIERS Summary
WARRIORS AND WORRIERS 89%
Men and women evolved to survive different threats, producing two human natures visible from birth.
by BENENSON 2014
4.09
167 ratings
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