Behave (UK)

We are capable of savage acts of violence but also

spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature

destined to win out over the other?

Every act of human behaviour has multiple layers of

causation, spiralling back seconds, minutes, hours, days,

months, years, even centuries, right back to the dawn of

time and the origins of our species. In the epic sweep

of history, how does our biology affect the arc of war

and peace, justice and persecution? How have our

brains evolved alongside our cultures?

This is the exhilarating story of human morality and

the science underpinning the biggest question of all:

what makes us human?

'It's no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of

the best non-fiction books I've ever read'