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What if the person who pulls the trigger isn't quite where the story begins?

We usually explain behaviour by pointing to the moment it happens: He chose it. She did it. They decided.

But what if we keep asking why?

What was happening in the brain seconds before? What happened earlier that day? What shaped the person who made the decision?

For our first Rabbit's Reading Hall, we're opening Robert Sapolsky's Behave โ€” a book that travels from neuroscience and hormones to childhood, culture and evolution in search of an answer.

This is the first of ten meetings through the book, and we'll follow the rabbit hole one section at a time.

๐Ÿ“– Read: Introduction + Chapters 1โ€“2
๐ŸŽฅ Companion: Sapolsky's Human Behavioral Biology, Lecture 1 โ€” Introduction.
If you don't manage to finish the reading, the lecture can help you get into the material.

This isn't a lecture or a passive book club. Please come prepared.
Read the assigned section (or watch the companion lecture if you're short on time), bring your questions, and be ready to discuss, challenge ideas, defend your interpretation, and hear what others make of them.

๐Ÿ’› Community contribution: เธฟ70
A small contribution to help support the Rabbit Hole Society and keep future gatherings going.
๐Ÿ“ Venue: TBA
๐Ÿ•– 07:00 p.m. November 7.
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A few notes:
๐Ÿท Everyone orders and pays for their own food and drinks.
๐ŸŒฟ No debates to win. No pressure to reach a conclusion.

Related topics

Reading
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Philosophy
Neuroscience
Behavioral Psychology

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