Key Insights From:
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
- It’s most helpful to understand a human behavior as emanating from a series of concentric circles that provide multiple layers of context.
- The amygdala is vitally important, but it can also get us in trouble—with the law.
- Oxytocin makes us feel safe, but it can also make us overly trusting.
- Humans don’t hate violence—we hate violence taken out of context.
- Deep change in human behavior is possible over the course of generations, days, or just a few seconds.