TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gardner,Daniel
TI  - The science of fear: why we fear the things we shouldn't-- and put ourselves in greater danger 
SN  - 0525950621 : HRD
AV  - BF575.F2 G37 2008
U1  - 152.4/6 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Dutton
KW  - Fear
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -