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My beautiful genome : exposing our genetic future, one quirk at a time /
Published 2011Table of Contents: “…The research revolutionaries -- 5. Down in the brain -- 6. Personality is a four-letter word -- 7. …”
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Identically different : why we can change our genes /
Table of Contents: “…-- The gene myth : toads, giraffes, and fraud -- 'The happiness gene' : mindsets, optimism, laughter -- 'The talent gene' : genius, motivation, and taxi drivers -- 'The God gene' : genesis, Jedi, and Hollywood -- 'The parenting gene' : nature, nurture, and naughtiness -- 'Bad genes' : abusers, criminals, and victims -- 'The mortality gene' : hearts, famines, and grandparents -- 'The fat gene' : diet, worms, and wine -- 'The cancer gene' : autism, toxins, and babies -- 'The gay gene' : sex, hormones, and the brain -- 'The fidelity gene' : pleasure, pain, and the G spot -- Bacteria genes : bugs, poo, and you -- Identical genes : clones, identity, and the future.…”
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Life is a gift : the zen of Bennett /
Published 2012Table of Contents: “…-- Only sing good songs -- I've always been unplugged -- Proper involvement -- Learn what to leave out -- The art of excellence -- Fame on the brain -- Never underestimate the public -- Butterflies are good -- Bel canto -- The family circle -- War is insanity -- Free form -- Everything should be done with love -- When they zig, I zag -- Mentor a young person -- Black crows and golden birds -- Life is a gift -- Citizen of the world -- Sometimes turn off all the mics -- Go with truth and beauty -- Giving back -- This too shall pass -- I sing to the whole family -- I never worked a day in my life.…”
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Against fairness
Published 2012Table of Contents: “…Even Jesus had a favorite -- Saints and favorites -- Fairness, tribes, and nephews -- Classic cases of favoritism -- To thy own tribe be true: biological favoritism -- Moral gravity -- The biochemistry of favoritism -- Humans are wired for favoritism -- A healthy addiction -- Flexible favoritism -- Kin selection -- Rational or emotional motives -- Conflicting brain systems -- Facts and values -- In praise of exceptions -- Building the grid of impartiality -- Going off the grid -- Friendship and favoritism -- Reasonable favoritism -- "But, Dad, that's not fair!" …”
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