Behave


Behave cover
Cover of Behave

Sapolsky achieved something special with his book “Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst”. In it, he seamlessly navigates several scientific disciplines (e.g., cellular biology, genetics, neuroscience, physiology, psychology, and sociology) to weave a comprehensive picture of how humans make decisions based on our past, present, and our assessment of the future. There are few books I’ve read that (somehow) touch on as niche (yet important) aspects of structural biology and human psychology as this one. I cannot recommend it more highly.