The Great Courses Plus – Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science 2025-10

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Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science is a course on human nature, behavior, and potential published by The Great Courses Plus online academy. This course explores cutting-edge scientific discoveries about human nature, behavior, and potential. The course explores insights from neuroscience, genetics, psychology, and evolutionary biology to understand how humans think, feel, and interact. Students will gain a deeper understanding of what makes us unique and how scientific knowledge can influence personal growth, decision-making, and our understanding of the world.

This course covers the biological, psychological, and social aspects of being human, highlighting how genetics, brain function, and evolution shape behavior and cognition. Students learn about perception, emotion, decision-making, and the influence of social and environmental factors on human development. It also explores topics such as memory, consciousness, moral reasoning, and the science of learning and adaptation. By linking research findings to everyday life, this course emphasizes practical applications for self-development, empathy, and understanding human relationships. Individuals gain insight into the complex interplay between biology, experience, and society that defines the human condition.

What you will learn in Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science:

Monkeys that eat the snot
Insects in the brain
The pleasures and pains of “maybes”
How the other half recovers
The anatomy of a bad mood
Sushi and middle age
And…

Course specifications

Publisher: The Great Courses Plus
Instructors: Robert Sapolsky
Language: English
Level: Introductory to Advanced
Number of Lessons: 12
Duration: 5 hours and 57 minutes