Klein, Stefan

Examines how altruism can lead to personal and societal success, and explains how natural selection favors humans who can cooperate and demonstrate traits such as empathy, generosity, sympathy, and altruism.

Klein?s groundbreaking findings lead him to a vexing question: If we?re really hard-wired to act for one another?s benefit, why aren?t we all getting along? He believes we?ve learned to mistrust our instincts because success is so often attributed to selfish ambition, and with an extraordinary array of material?current research on genetics and the brain, economics, social psychology, behavioral and anthropological experiments, history, and modern culture?he makes the case that generosity for its own sake remains the best way to thrive.

An in-depth look at the life of artist Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on his scientific insights into water, war, flight, robots, and the human form.

Science writer Stefan Klein reveals how one's experience of time, and whether or not they have enough of it, is directly related to their outlook on life.