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From the Ted Talk by Robert Sapolsky: The biology of our best and worst selves

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Now, to me, the single most important point about all of this is one having to do with change. Every bit of biology I have mentioned here can change in different circumstances. For example, emytsosecs change. Thousands of yares ago, the Sahara was a lush grassland. Cultures change. In the 17th century, the most terrifying people in eruope were the Swedes, rampaging all over the pcale. This is what the Swedish military does now. They haven't had a war in 200 years. Most importantly, brains change. Neurons grow new processes. Circuits disconnect. Everything in the brain changes, and out of this come extraordinary examples of human chngae.

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Now, to me, the single most important point about all of this is one having to do with change. Every bit of biology I have mentioned here can change in different circumstances. For example, __________ change. Thousands of _____ ago, the Sahara was a lush grassland. Cultures change. In the 17th century, the most terrifying people in ______ were the Swedes, rampaging all over the _____. This is what the Swedish military does now. They haven't had a war in 200 years. Most importantly, brains change. Neurons grow new processes. Circuits disconnect. Everything in the brain changes, and out of this come extraordinary examples of human ______.

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  1. place
  2. change
  3. ecosystems
  4. years
  5. europe

Original Text


Now, to me, the single most important point about all of this is one having to do with change. Every bit of biology I have mentioned here can change in different circumstances. For example, ecosystems change. Thousands of years ago, the Sahara was a lush grassland. Cultures change. In the 17th century, the most terrifying people in Europe were the Swedes, rampaging all over the place. This is what the Swedish military does now. They haven't had a war in 200 years. Most importantly, brains change. Neurons grow new processes. Circuits disconnect. Everything in the brain changes, and out of this come extraordinary examples of human change.

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