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Author : Socialist Party of Great Britain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Are We Prisoners of Our Genes? written by Socialist Party of Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Plomin
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262357763
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)
Download or read book Blueprint written by Robert Plomin and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A top behavioral geneticist argues DNA inherited from our parents at conception can predict our psychological strengths and weaknesses. This “modern classic” on genetics and nature vs. nurture is “one of the most direct and unapologetic takes on the topic ever written” (Boston Review). In Blueprint, behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin describes how the DNA revolution has made DNA personal by giving us the power to predict our psychological strengths and weaknesses from birth. A century of genetic research shows that DNA differences inherited from our parents are the consistent lifelong sources of our psychological individuality—the blueprint that makes us who we are. Plomin reports that genetics explains more about the psychological differences among people than all other factors combined. Nature, not nurture, is what makes us who we are. Plomin explores the implications of these findings, drawing some provocative conclusions—among them that parenting styles don't really affect children's outcomes once genetics is taken into effect. This book offers readers a unique insider’s view of the exciting synergies that came from combining genetics and psychology.
Author : Kostas Kampourakis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107567491
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Making Sense of Genes written by Kostas Kampourakis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are genes? What do genes do? These seemingly simple questions are in fact challenging to answer accurately. As a result, there are widespread misunderstandings and over-simplistic answers, which lead to common conceptions widely portrayed in the media, such as the existence of a gene 'for' a particular characteristic or disease. In reality, the DNA we inherit interacts continuously with the environment and functions differently as we age. What our parents hand down to us is just the beginning of our life story. This comprehensive book analyses and explains the gene concept, combining philosophical, historical, psychological and educational perspectives with current research in genetics and genomics. It summarises what we currently know and do not know about genes and the potential impact of genetics on all our lives. Making Sense of Genes is an accessible but rigorous introduction to contemporary genetics concepts for non-experts, undergraduate students, teachers and healthcare professionals.
Author : Denis R. Alexander
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110866444X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Are We Slaves to our Genes? written by Denis R. Alexander and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a common misconception that our genomes - all unique, except for those in identical twins - have the upper hand in controlling our destiny. The latest genetic discoveries, however, do not support that view. Although genetic variation does influence differences in various human behaviours to a greater or lesser degree, most of the time this does not undermine our genuine free will. Genetic determinism comes into play only in various medical conditions, notably some psychiatric syndromes. Denis Alexander here demonstrates that we are not slaves to our genes. He shows how a predisposition to behave in certain ways is influenced at a molecular level by particular genes. Yet a far greater influence on our behaviours is our world-views that lie beyond science - and that have an impact on how we think the latest genetic discoveries should, or should not, be applied. Written in an engaging style, Alexander's book offers tools for understanding and assessing the latest genetic discoveries critically.
Author : Alex Pattakos
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781576752883
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (528 download)
Download or read book Prisoners of Our Thoughts written by Alex Pattakos and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book expands on Viktor Frankl's seminal Man's Search for Meaning, examining the book's concepts in depth and widening the market for them by introducing an entirely new way to look at work and the workplace. Alex Pattakos, a former colleague of Frankl's, brings the search for meaning at work within the grasp of every reader using simple, straightforward language. The author distills Frankl's ideas into seven core principles: Exercise the freedom to choose your attitude; Realize your will to meaning; Detect the meaning of life's moments; Don't work against yourself; Look at yourself from a distance; Shift your focus of attention; and Extend beyond yourself. By demonstrating how Dr. Frankl's key principles can be applied to all kinds of work situations, Prisoners of Our Thoughts opens up new opportunities for finding personal meaning and living an authentic work life.
Author : Hannah Critchlow
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 1473659302
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (736 download)
Download or read book The Science of Fate written by Hannah Critchlow and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'A truly fascinating - if unnerving - read' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Acute, mind-opening, highly accessible - this book doesn't just explain how our lives might pan out, it helps us live better' BETTANY HUGHES 'A humane and highly readable account of the neuroscience that underpins our ideas of free will and fate' PROFESSOR DAVID RUNCIMAN *** So many of us believe that we are free to shape our own destiny. But what if free will doesn't exist? What if our lives are largely predetermined, hardwired in our brains - and our choices over what we eat, who we fall in love with, even what we believe are not real choices at all? Neuroscience is challenging everything we think we know about ourselves, revealing how we make decisions and form our own reality, unaware of the role of our unconscious minds. Did you know, for example, that: * You can carry anxieties and phobias across generations of your family? * Your genes and pleasure and reward receptors in your brain will determine how much you eat? * We can sniff out ideal partners with genes that give our offspring the best chance of survival? Leading neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow draws vividly from everyday life and other experts in their field to show the extraordinary potential, as well as dangers, which come with being able to predict our likely futures - and looking at how we can alter what's in store for us. Lucid, illuminating, awe-inspiring The Science of Fate revolutionises our understanding of who we are - and empowers us to help shape a better future for ourselves and the wider world.
Author : S. M. Amadae
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107064031
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Prisoners of Reason written by S. M. Amadae and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the theory of Prisoner's Dilemma, Prisoners of Reason explores how neoliberalism departs from classic liberalism and how it rests on game theory.
Author : Jeffrey Masson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743417801
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (434 download)
Download or read book The Emperor's Embrace written by Jeffrey Masson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-02-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson's "marvelous" (Jane Goodall) New York Times bestseller, When Elephants Weep, made us re-evaluate the emotional lives of animals. And in his follow-up New York Times bestseller, Dogs Never Lie About Love, Masson reflected with "intelligence and originality" (Los Angeles Times Sunday Book Review) on the emotional world of dogs. Now, in The Emperor's Embrace, Masson offers a remarkable look at one of the most fulfilling roles in the animal world: fatherhood. With fascinating insight, impeccable research, and captivating writing, controversial psychoanalyst Jeffrey Masson, a new father himself, introduces us to the world's best dads. He takes us to such places as Antarctica, as he explores how emperor penguin fathers incubate the eggs of their young by carrying them around on their feet for two months, nestled beneath a special brood pouch. And he tells us how, once the babies hatch, the fathers snuggle the babies on their feet until the mother returns from her time at sea, feeding them a special milk-like substance until her arrival. Masson, a superb storyteller, showcases the extraordinary behavior of outstanding fathers, heroes among animals, including: *the wolf -- and why wolves make good fathers and dogs don't *the beaver, who encourages his young to cling to his tail as he navigates through ponds *the sea horse, the only male animal that gives birth to its young *the marmoset, the South American monkey who carries his babies for the first two years of their lives wherever he goes. Masson also examines nature's worst fathers: lions, langurs, bears -- and humans. He shows that when a father does care for his young, as with the beaver, we immediately look for a biological and not an emotional explanation. But Masson demonstrates that for these animals, as with humans, fatherhood is a profound, all-encompassing experience. Groundbreaking, compelling, inspirational, Masson's unique look at one of nature's most venerable institutions takes us to animal habitats around the world, yet always returns to the heart. For animal lovers, fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters everywhere, The Emperor's Embrace is a book that will forever change our perceptions of parenthood and family love.
Author : David M. Cloutier
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1625646208
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (256 download)
Download or read book Journal of Moral Theology, Volume 3, Number 1 written by David M. Cloutier and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-12-20 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtue:Volume 3, Number 1, January 2014, Edited by David Cloutier and William C. Mattison III. Moral Reason, Person and Virtue: The Aristotelian-Thomistic Perspective in the Face of Current Challenges from Neurobiology, Martin Rhonheimer. The Desire for Happiness and the Virtues of the Will, Jean Porter. Elevating and Healing: Reflections on Summa Theologiae I-II q. 109, a. 2, John R. Bowlin. The Case for an Exemplarist Approach to Virtue in Catholic Moral Theology, Patrick M. Clark. After White Supremacy? The Viability of Virtue Ethics for Racial Justice, Maureen H. O'Connell. Ends and Virtues, Angela Knobel. Virtue, Action, and the Human Species, Charles R. Pinches. Progress in the Good: A Defense of the Thomistic Unity Thesis, Andrew Kim. Teresa of Avila's Liberative Humility, Lisa Fullam. Faith, Love, and Stoic Assent: Reconsidering Virtue in the Reformed Tradition, Elizabeth Agnew Cochran. Review Essay: The Resurgence of Virtue in Recent Moral Theology, David Cloutier and William C. Mattison III
Author : Marcelle Pick, MSN, OBGYN, NP
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1401942873
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Is It Me or My Adrenals? written by Marcelle Pick, MSN, OBGYN, NP and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you wake up every morning feeling tired, overwhelmed, and stressed? Are you constantly reaching for coffee, soda, or some other promise of energy just to keep yourself going? Do you struggle through the day—sluggish, irritable, forgetful, depressed, and craving sweets—only to have trouble sleeping at night? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, you’re not alone. In fact, hundreds of thousands of women are fighting these same feelings as they strive to live the lives they want. In Is It Me Or My Adrenals?, Marcelle Pick gives you the knowledge and tools to overcome this epidemic of fatigue. She uncovers the root cause of these symptoms: adrenal dysfunction. In our modern lives, the adrenal glands, which provide the fight-or-flight hormones in response to stress, are triggered much more often than they should be. Everything from challenges at home and at work, to environmental toxins, to chronic health problems cause the adrenal glands to produce a constant flood of stress hormones that can ultimately lead to multiple health issues, especially severe fatigue. The good news is that through diet, lifestyle adjustments, and reprogramming of stressful emotional patterns, this can all be fixed! Pick helps you identify which of the three adrenal profiles you fit—Racehorse, Workhorse, or Flatliner—and then lays out an easy-to-follow, scientifically based program to help you restore adrenal balance, regear your metabolism, and regain your natural energy to live a happier and less-stressed life.
Author : Marcelle Pick
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1848507925
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (485 download)
Download or read book Are you Tired and Wired? written by Marcelle Pick and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2012-01-02 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you wake up every morning feeling exhausted, overwhelmed and stressed? Are you constantly reaching for coffee, soft drinks or some other promise of energy just to keep yourself going? Do you struggle through the day – tired, irritable, forgetful, depressed and craving sweets – only to have trouble sleeping at night? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions – you're not alone. In fact, hundreds of thousands of women are fighting these same feelings as they strive to live the lives they want. In Are You Tired and Wired?, Marcelle Pick, author of The Core Balance Diet, gives you the knowledge and tools to overcome this epidemic of fatigue. • Discover the hidden epidemic of adrenal dysfunction that is the root cause of major health problem • Find out why the modern world causes our adrenal glands to become overloaded and the simple plan that breaks free from this dangerous pattern • Enjoy easy diet and lifestyle changes in a clear, easy-to-follow formula that will see you regain your natural energy and live a happier and less-stressed life.
Author : Liat Yakir
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
ISBN 13 : 178678825X
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)
Download or read book A Brief History of Love written by Liat Yakir and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is love about chemistry or do biology, evolution and psychology all have a part to play? Love is one of the most complex and confusing emotions in the human experience. It consumes so much of our lives and yet we don’t truly understand it – what it is on a biological, chemical and evolutionary level. This book takes you on a fascinating journey to explore the science of love, looking closely at the interplay between genes, hormones, emotions and relationships. Discover everything you need to know about why you are attracted to certain people, the brain’s role in your emotions, how to pick “the one” and how to preserve that love over time. Learn how to have better, healthier and more loving relationships by understanding the inner workings of love in your body.
Author : Martine Aliana Rothblatt
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781566395540
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (955 download)
Download or read book Unzipped Genes written by Martine Aliana Rothblatt and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rothblatt, an international high-tech lawyer and a transsexual, explains the technology of the Human Genome Project in plain language and proposes a code of ethics to guide childbirth decisions in the new world of biotechnology. For general readers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : David Shenk
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307387305
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)
Download or read book The Genius in All of Us written by David Shenk and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fresh insights into the nature of exceptional peformance…. A deeply interesting and important book” (New York Times Book Review) that offers a revolutionary and life-changing message on the new science of human potential. Is true greatness obtainable from everyday means and everyday genes? Conventional wisdom says no, that a lucky few are simply born with certain gifts. Now you can forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence, and take a look at the amazing new evidence. Here, interweaving cutting-edge research from numerous scientific fields, David Shenk offers a new view of human potential, giving readers more of a sense of ownership over their accomplishments, and freeing parents from the bonds of genetic determinism. As Shenk points out, our genes are not a “blueprint” that dictate individual destinies. Rather we are all the product of interplay between genes and outside stimuli—a dynamic that we can influence. It is a revolutionary and life-changing message.
Author : Raymond Noble
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009277367
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Understanding Living Systems written by Raymond Noble and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is definitively purposive and creative. Organisms use genes in controlling their destiny and evolution. Genes do not control life.
Author : Peter Byrne
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134922000
Total Pages : 1300 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Companion Encyclopedia of Theology written by Peter Byrne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 1300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Companion Encyclopedia of Theology provides a comprehensive guide to modern theological thought. An international team of theologians and practitioners of both the Christian and Jewish faiths investigate and consider aspects of theology in 48 self-contained articles. Neither partisan and denominational, nor detached and abstract, this Companion explores the resources and applications of theology in the light of Christianity's place in the modern world. The Structure The Companion Encyclopedia of Theology is divided into six parts. The first three deal with major foundational aspects of Western theological reflection: * the Hebrew and Christian Bible * the Tradition * the contribution of Philosophy The second half of the Companion is concerned with application: * in relation to Spirituality * in relation to contemporary Ethics * in relation to issues in and aspects of present-day theological construction The 48 essays are descriptive, informative and analytical; their wide-ranging content is bound into a unified perspective by the editors' general introduction and the introductions to each of the six parts. At the end of each article, there are suggestions for further reading and the work is concluded with a comprehensive index. This Companion Encyclopedia is a valuable source of reference for students, teachers and both lay and clerical practitioners of Christian and Jewish theology. Key Features * Broad Coverage - contains 48 in-depth essays covering both the history and application of Western theological thought * International Authorship - written in non-technical language by a distinguished team of editors and authors from both Christian and Jewish faiths * Balanced Approach - discusses and analyses the key issues without imposing any single viewpoint * Clearly Presented - at the end of each article, there are suggestions for further reading and the work contains a comprehensive index
Author : Wallace Arthur
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674982274
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)
Download or read book Life through Time and Space written by Wallace Arthur and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All humans share three origins: the beginning of our individual lives, the appearance of life on Earth, and the formation of our planetary home. Life through Time and Space brings together the latest discoveries in both biology and astronomy to examine our deepest questions about where we came from, where we are going, and whether we are alone in the cosmos. A distinctive voice in the growing field of astrobiology, Wallace Arthur combines embryological, evolutionary, and cosmological perspectives to tell the story of life on Earth and its potential to exist elsewhere in the universe. He guides us on a journey through the myriad events that started with the big bang and led to the universe we inhabit today. Along the way, readers learn about the evolution of life from a primordial soup of organic molecules to complex plants and animals, about Earth’s geological transformation from barren rock to diverse ecosystems, and about human development from embryo to infant to adult. Arthur looks closely at the history of mass extinctions and the prospects for humanity’s future on our precious planet. Do intelligent aliens exist on a distant planet in the Milky Way, sharing the three origins that characterize all life on Earth? In addressing this question, Life through Time and Space tackles the many riddles of our place and fate in the universe that have intrigued human beings since they first gazed in wonder at the nighttime sky.
