The science of fear : why we fear the things we shouldn't-- and put ourselves in greater danger /
Gardner, Daniel, 1968-
The science of fear : why we fear the things we shouldn't-- and put ourselves in greater danger / Daniel Gardner. - New York : Dutton, c2008. - 339 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-328) and index.
Prehistoric refugee -- Of two minds -- The death of homo economicus -- The emotional brain -- A story about numbers -- The herd senses danger -- Fear Inc. -- All the fear that's fit to print -- Crime and perception -- The chemistry of fear -- Terrified of terrorism -- There's never been a better time to be alive.
An analysis of the scientific causes of irrational fear offers insight into the brain's role in causing people to experience and react to fear, in a report that explains how heightened fear in the post-9/11 world is dangerously intersecting with biologically driven responses.
0525950621 : HRD $24.95 9780525950622
Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 282-5074
2008003024
Fear.
BF575.F2 / G37 2008
152.4/6
The science of fear : why we fear the things we shouldn't-- and put ourselves in greater danger / Daniel Gardner. - New York : Dutton, c2008. - 339 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-328) and index.
Prehistoric refugee -- Of two minds -- The death of homo economicus -- The emotional brain -- A story about numbers -- The herd senses danger -- Fear Inc. -- All the fear that's fit to print -- Crime and perception -- The chemistry of fear -- Terrified of terrorism -- There's never been a better time to be alive.
An analysis of the scientific causes of irrational fear offers insight into the brain's role in causing people to experience and react to fear, in a report that explains how heightened fear in the post-9/11 world is dangerously intersecting with biologically driven responses.
0525950621 : HRD $24.95 9780525950622
Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 282-5074
2008003024
Fear.
BF575.F2 / G37 2008
152.4/6