Monkeyluv : And Other Essays on Our Lives as

The human animal in all its fascinating quirks of nature is showcased in this thoughtful and entertaining essay collection from America's most beloved neurobiologist/primatologist.

Author's Note

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

Part I: Genes and Who We Are

Introduction

3

(4)

Nature or Nurture? ``The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World'' Assess the Source of Their Good Looks (Discover, 2000)

7

(6)

A Gene for Nothing (Discover, 1997)

13

(16)

Genetic Hyping (The Sciences, 2000)

29

(10)

The Genetic War Between Men and Women (Discover, 1999)

39

(10)

Of Mice and (Hu)Men Genes (Natural History, 2004)

49

(10)

Antlers of Clay (Natural History, 2001)

59

(10)

Part II: Our Bodies and Who We Are

Introduction

69

(6)

Why Are Dreams Dreamlike? (Discover, 2001)

75

(8)

Anatomy of a Bad Mood (Men's Health, 2003)

83

(6)

The Pleasure (and Pain) of ``Maybe'' (Natural History)

89

(8)

Stress and Your Shrinking Brain (Discover, 1999)

97

(12)

Bugs in the Brain (Scientific American, 2003)

109

(8)

Nursery Crimes (The Sciences, 1999)

117

(26)

Part III: Society and Who We Are

Introduction

143

(4)

How the Other Half Heals (Discover, 1998)

147

(14)

The Cultural Desert (Discover, 2005)

161

(10)

Monkeyluv (The Sciences, 1998)

171

(8)

Revenge Served Warm (Natural History, 2002)

179

(8)

Why We Want Their Bodies Back (Discover, 2002)

187

(12)

Open Season (The New Yorker, 1998)

199

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Monkeyluv : And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals

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