Name: Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and my Sister Stole my Mother's Boyfriend (Psychology)
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Author: Barbara Oakley
ISBN: 9781591026655

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Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and my Sister Stole my Mother's Boyfriend (Psychology)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Barbara Oakley

Publisher

Prometheus Books

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

471

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.8 x 16.0 x 2.6 cm

Weight

0.64 kg.

ISBN

1591026652

ISBN13

9781591026655

Edition No.

59730th

Synopsis "Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and my Sister Stole my Mother's Boyfriend (Psychology) "

Have you ever heard of a person who left you wondering, How could someone be so twisted? So evil? Prompted by clues in her sister's diary after her mysterious death, author Barbara Oakley takes the reader inside the head of the kinds of malevolent people you know, perhaps all too well, but could never understand. Starting with psychology as a frame of reference, Oakley uses cutting-edge images of the working brain to provide startling support for the idea that evil people act the way they do mainly as the result of a dysfunction. In fact, some deceitful, manipulative, and even sadistic behavior appears to be programmed genetically-suggesting that some people really are born to be bad. Oakley links the latest findings of molecular research to a wide array of seemingly unrelated historical and current phenomena, from the harems of the Ottomans and the chummy jokes of Uncle Joe Stalin, to the remarkable memory of investor Warren Buffet. Throughout, she never loses sight of the personal cost of evil genes as she unravels the mystery surrounding her sister's enigmatic life-and death. Evil Genesis a tour-de-force of popular science writing that brilliantly melds scientific research with intriguing family history and puts both a human and scientific face to evil.

Barbara Oakley

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BARBARA OAKLEY is a writer and professor of Engineering at Oakland University, Michigan. Her research focuses on the relationship between neuroscience and social behavior and, like her own life, has always been considered very revolutionary. Before becoming a teacher, she enlisted in the American army and was a translator, as she wanted to be a linguist. But upon leaving the armed forces, she redirected her career towards engineering, eventually earning two bachelor's degrees, a master's, and a PhD in that field. Her work is praised by the scientific community and the most prestigious press, such as the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

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