The Degree to Which We Can and Can't Change

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People with stronger cultural emphasis on these things may say, well, you're excusing bad male behavior. So how do you respond to that kind of over deterministic, if it's biology, i can't change it? Well, again, we hope people will come away from the book with an understanding that culture is no less biological than jean's,. but that the degree to which culture can be changed is much greater. And for the most part, we think it's good news. There's a whole lot of flexibility. What we humans need to do and what we need to re negotiate in order to achieve our aspirations is largely within reach. But there are going to be some struggles

We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet people are more listless, divided and miserable than ever. Wealth and comfort are unparalleled, and yet our political landscape grows ever more toxic, and rates of suicide, loneliness, and chronic illness continue to skyrocket. How do we explain the gap between these two truths? What’s more, what can we do to close it?

For evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein, the cause of our woes is clear: the modern world is out of sync with our ancient brains and bodies. The cognitive dissonance spawned by trying to live in a society we’re not built for is killing us.

Heying and Weinstein cut through the politically fraught discourse surrounding issues like sex, gender, diet, parenting, sleep, education, and more to outline a science-based worldview that will empower you to live a better, wiser life. They distill more than 20 years of research and first-hand accounts from the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth into straightforward principles and guidance for confronting our culture of hyper-novelty.