The major insights about human nature are that humans are biologically and socially shaped, meaning-makers, motivated by needs and goals, capable of growth, inherently social, limited by cognitive biases, and contextually dynamic.
Hutchinson's book, "The Explorer's Gene," incorporates historical and scientific research to explain why humans pursue new frontiers, focusing on exploration's benefits and motivations.
Zombie movies are scary because they render the intimate so impersonal that we have to admit there's no difference between them, making '28 Days Later' particularly unsettling.