Commentary: Stop myself from shopping? I can’t! I have no free will
Finally, a scientist who studies human behavior has said the quiet part out loud: The idea that people have free will is a myth. In his new book, “Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will,” Stanford University neurobiologist and MacArthur “genius” grant winner Robert Sapolsky contends that almost all human behavior is the result of a complex of neurochemical influences beyond our ...
by Carla Hall, Los Angeles Times
Oct 27, 2023
2 minutes
Finally, a scientist who studies human behavior has said the quiet part out loud: The idea that people have free will is a myth.
In his new book, “Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will,” Stanford University neurobiologist and MacArthur “genius” grant winner Robert Sapolsky contends that almost all human behavior is the result of a complex of neurochemical influences beyond our control.
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