The Trouble With Testosterone: And Other Essays On The Biology Of The Human Predicament
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Written By: Robert M. Sapolsky
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 500
EAN: 9780684838915
ISBN: 0684838915
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 1998-04-24
Publisher: Scribner
Studio: Scribner
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Editorial Reviews for The Trouble With Testosterone: And Other Essays On The Biology Of The Human Predicament
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Covering such broad topics as science, politics, history, and nature, the author of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers writes accessible and interesting essays that explore the human struggle with moral and ethical problems in today's world. 20,000 first printing.
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Summary: Aphrodisiac - For that intellectual date
Comment: There are scientists who prefer to stick to peer reviewed publications, and they fret when they have to dumb it down to their fellow man. Sapolsky gets around that problem with a gift for language and a sheer determination to educate the rest of the lay. His views on religion and the schizotypical personality and other observations are not only backed up by research, they are those repressed explanations that a lot of us fail to find when the moment asks for it. Biology is complexity that can only be marveled at, but marvelous as it is, it is also quite explicable. If you wanted to find essays that would each leave you reading till the end of the chapter, this would be a good book to pick up. I promise you I have read this book twice, and it has given me that rare moment of confidence in the general direction in which the human species is moving, that is toward a rational universe, towards light.
If you have a date and are looking for things that are controversial, this may be a good read before the big date. Of course very few of us are going to date the mind in the skull, but if you do, and if it is her area of interest as well, then flip through for the aphrodisiacs.
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Summary: Sapolsky - Darwin Updated
Comment: Robert Sapolsky does not disappoint with this series of essays. He instructs and leaves you with a greater understanding of our own condition. Plenty of Baboon stories as well.
This is the fourth Sapolsky book I've read. All are great.
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Summary: Thought Provoking
Comment: In "The Truth About Testosterone", Robert Sapolsky combines his knowledge and experience in biology and neuroscience to make sense of certain human behavior patterns and biological reactions. The chapter on testosterone dispels many myths surrounding the impact of this hormone on aggression. Experiments have shown that increase in testosterone level as high as 3-4 times the norm, for example, does not alter human behavior in a noticeable way. An increase of 10 times is accompanied by a marked increase in aggressive behavior. When adult test subjects are castrated, aggressive behavior disappears. When testosterone levels are reverted to their original levels, aggressive behavior returns to its previous intensity level.
Sapolsky saves the best for last in the chapter on "Circling the Blanket for God". He discusses a controversial take on the origins of religion, and asks the reader to either stop reading at that point if he/she finds the material offensive, or finish the chapter if he/she chooses to continue.
Sapolsky's writing is easy to understand, and his ideas are thought provoking. This is definitely an educational as well as an entertaining piece of work.
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Summary: Another Great one from Sapolsky
Comment: Robert Sapolsky writes great articles that people who aren't scientifically inclined can still enjoy. His works is funny, informative and very interesting. You don't have to have an in-depth knowledge of anything scientific to enjoy this book. He covers a vast array of topics in fairly short essays, most of them relating to behavioral biology, all of them interesting and humorous. Highly recommend.
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Summary: Great stuff, only a little dated
Comment: Great science writing designed to reach out to the general public - in particular, students in college who aren't science majors. I use it in my own biology classes as extra credit work for advanced students. The author finds a way to relate biology, and science in general, to the average (highly educated) person's life.
The only fault is a bit too much political correctness in some of the essays - this makes them feel oh so 1990s. I like Sapolsky's newer books, which seem to have less of this too-careful presentation of biological reality.
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The Trouble With Testosterone: And Other Essays On The Biology Of The Human Predicament Thursday, July 29th, 2004. by Robert M. Sapolsky ISBN: 0684838915