But the newest research is showing that many properties of the brain are genetically organized, and don't depend on information coming in from the senses.

Since violence is largely a male pastime, cultures that empower women tend to move away from the glorification of violence and are less likely to breed dangerous subcultures of rootless young men.

All our behaviours are a result of neurophysiological activity in the brain. There is no reason to believe there is any magic going on.

I teach classes 28 weeks of the year, but the rest of the time I do research and write books.

Jews are known for many things, but strength, swiftness, and agility are not among them. There is one trait, as controversial as it is familiar, for which Jews are above all known, and that is shrewdness in business.

You wouldn't believe the kind of hate mail I get about my work on irregular verbs.

As technology accumulates and people in more parts of the planet become interdependent, the hatred between them tends to decrease, for the simple reason that you can't kill someone and trade with him too.