Who are we? Genes, our body, society

How does the climate affect intelligence, character, religious ideas? Is it true that our brain is compressed from stress? What is the anatomy of bad mood? Why don"t old animals want to try new food and how is it related to the creative longevity of man? Do the rich always have better health than the poor? What is Munchausen"s syndrome by proxy? Truly a human being is one of the most mysterious animals on Earth.
In the book of the world -famous primatologist and neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky, brilliant essays he wrote in different years form a holistic picture of human nature. In a playful manner, the famous scientist considers serious questions about the influence of genes and the environment on our behavior, about the biological background of social processes, about the warfare in the world of animals, including Homo sapiens, and in general about how difficult it is for a person to be a person