author : Stephen P. Hinshaw

This is the course guidebook that accompanies the 24 lecture “Great Course” of the same name. It is essentially an abbreviated transcript of each lecture, a few pictures, and some related reading. (I watched the lectures, which is what I am reviewing here, and am using the book simply as an aide-memoire.)

Hinshaw covers evolutionary origins, developmental processes through a lifetime, the effect of environment and culture, heritability, and a variety of problems that arise when things go wrong in any of these aspects. Great breadth, and some quite personal anecdotes.