Do you also ask yourself how much your thinking feeling and behavior are determined by your
genes and biology? Do you doubt that interfering with our brain chemistry will make us happier
and more content people? Are you skeptical that computer algorithms can capture your essence as
a human being? This nonfiction book challenges the worldview of divine man (Harari) in which
humans are determined by their biology and medicine serves to optimize them. The author shows
that we are the active designers of our living conditions and thus determine our own physical
and mental health. Be inspired to participate in shaping the future of a human society in which
we have to decide where we live how we live with each other how we work and how we educate
ourselves. Target Audiences: Ideal for anyone interested in the fundamentals of brain research
psychology and psychiatry and who is concerned about the nature of human beings and their
future. About the Author: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Gründer psychiatrist and psychotherapist is a
professor at the University of Heidelberg. He heads the Department of Molecular Neuroimaging at
the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim. This book is a translation of the original
German 1st edition Wie wollen wir leben? by Gerhard Gründer published by Springer-Verlag GmbH
DE part of Springer Nature in 2020. The translation was done with the help of artificial
intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was
done primarily in terms of content so that the book will read stylistically differently from a
conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of
tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.
