Quirkology
The Curious Science of Everyday Lives
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Richard Wiseman
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For over 20 years, psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman has examined the quirky science of everyday life.
In Quirkology, he navigates the backwaters of human behavior, discovering the telltale signs that give away a liar, the secret science behind speed dating and personal ads, and what a person's sense of humour reveals about the innermost workings of their mind - all along paying tribute to others who have carried out similarly weird and wonderful work.
Wiseman's research has involved secretly observing people as they go about their daily business, conducting unusual experiments in art exhibitions and music concerts, and even staging fake seances in allegedly haunted buildings.
With thousands of research subjects from all over the world, including enamoured couples, unwitting pedestrians, and guileless dinner guests, Wiseman presents a fun, clever, and unexpected picture of the human mind.
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- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 7 h y 45 m
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Victorian philosopher William James had a theory about emotion and behavior: It isn’t that our feelings guide our actions (feel happy and you will laugh). On the contrary, it is our actions that guide our emotions (laugh and you will feel happy). This led James to a remarkable conclusion: "If you want a quality, act as if you already have it." Roused by James’s astonishing discovery, renowned psychologist and best-selling author Richard Wiseman confirms James’s principle and shows how the self-help genre has for too long put the cart before the horse in trying to help us take control of our lives.
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great concept; too many studies, not enough....
- De Kris en 11-13-14
De: Richard Wiseman
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Paranormality
- The Science of the Supernatural
- De: Richard Wiseman
- Narrado por: Peter Noble
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
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Professor Richard Wiseman is clear about one thing: paranormal phenomena don't exist. But in the same way that the science of space travel transforms our everyday lives, so research into telepathy, fortune-telling and out of body experiences produces remarkable insights into our brains, behaviour and beliefs.
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great insight into what one believes is paranormal
- De Ony en 07-10-16
De: Richard Wiseman
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The Luck Factor
- The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind
- De: Richard Wiseman
- Narrado por: Peter Noble
- Duración: 6 h y 42 m
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Why do some people lead happy, successful lives whilst others face repeated failure and sadness? Why do some find their perfect partners whilst others stagger from one broken relationship to the next? What enables some people to have successful careers whilst others find themselves trapped in jobs they detest? And can unlucky people do anything to improve their luck - and lives?
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2 out of 5 stars
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An interesting article expanded into a boring book
- De Euge en 03-07-21
De: Richard Wiseman
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The Ape That Understood the Universe
- How the Mind and Culture Evolve
- De: Steve Stewart-Williams
- Narrado por: Tom Lawrence
- Duración: 15 h y 53 m
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The Ape That Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It opens with a question: How would an alien scientist view our species? What would it make of our sex differences, our sexual behavior, our child-rearing patterns, our moral codes, our religions, our languages, and science? The book tackles these issues by drawing on ideas from two major schools of thought: evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory.
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- Liz
- 06-13-18
Loved it!
Witty, entertaining and filled full of must-share facts.
I've read fairly widely in this area of psychology - this book is particularly well done. Great narration and fascinating information makes it a must read
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- Anonymous User
- 08-12-20
Enjoy the statistical of quirks
I found the experiments interesting as well as the outcomes. It was interesting to see people and their strange behaviours.
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- Patrick
- 06-19-23
Quirky stories that aren't that interesting
never really sold us on why anyone would study these quirky subjects. extra words
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