Why Are We Like This
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Infostorms
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Author : Vincent F. Hendricks
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-08-18
Infostorms written by Vincent F. Hendricks and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-18 with Psychology categories.
With points of departure in philosophy, logic, social psychology, economics, and choice and game theory, Infostorms shows how information may be used to improve the quality of personal decision and group thinking but also warns against the informational pitfalls which modern information technology may amplify: From science to reality culture and what it really is, that makes you buy a book like this. The information society is upon us. New technologies have given us back pocket libraries, online discussion forums, blogs, crowdbased opinion aggregators, social media and breaking news wherever, whenever. But are we more enlightened and rational because of it? Infostorms provides the nuts and bolts of how irrational group behaviour may get amplified by social media and information technology. If we could be collectively dense before, now we can do it at light speed and with potentially global reach. That’s how things go viral, that is how cyberbullying, rude comments online, opinion bubbles, status bubbles, political polarisation and a host of other everyday unpleasantries start. Infostorms will give the story of the mechanics of these phenomena. This will help you to avoid them if you want or learn to start them if you must. It will allow you to stay sane in an insane world of information. “With this brilliant book, we have been warned. It is up to all of us in the world today to be stewards of he common resource that is trustworthy and relevant information”. Adam Brandenburger, Stern School of Business, NYU “It is a highly recommended read for social scientists and concerned citizens alike”. Christian List, London School of Economics
How Pleasure Works The New Science Of Why We Like What We Like
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Author : Paul Bloom
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2010-06-14
How Pleasure Works The New Science Of Why We Like What We Like written by Paul Bloom and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-14 with Psychology categories.
"Engaging, evocative…[Bloom] is a supple, clear writer, and his parade of counterintuitive claims about pleasure is beguiling." —NPR Why is an artistic masterpiece worth millions more than a convincing forgery? Pleasure works in mysterious ways, as Paul Bloom reveals in this investigation of what we desire and why. Drawing on a wealth of surprising studies, Bloom investigates pleasures noble and seamy, lofty and mundane, to reveal that our enjoyment of a given thing is determined not by what we can see and touch but by our beliefs about that thing’s history, origin, and deeper nature.
We Hope You Like This Song
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Author : Bree Housley
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-10-30
We Hope You Like This Song written by Bree Housley and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From fourth grade onward, shy, nervous Bree Housley and fearless, outgoing Shelly were an inseparable, albeit unlikely, pair. Their friendship survived everything from the awkward years of junior high to the transformative upheavals of early adulthood—until, at the young age of 25, Shelly lost her life to complications caused by Preeclampsia. We Hope You Like This Song is a tribute to the ineffable, incomparable bond that we call friendship, and a celebration of living life to the fullest. Housley recounts how she and her sister found a way to keep Shelly’s memory alive—by spending a year doing crazy things that Shelly would have done, like giving Valentines to strangers, singing at a karaoke bar, and letting her boyfriend pick out her outfits for a week. In the process, she paints a vivid, often hilarious, portrait of her fun-loving, social butterfly best friend and the many adventures they had growing up together in '80s and ’90s small-town America. Sweet, poignant, and yet somehow laugh-out-loud funny, We Hope You Like This Song is a touching story of love, loss, and the honoring of a friendship after it’s gone.
We Are Like That Only
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Author : Rama Bijapurkar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-01-01
We Are Like That Only written by Rama Bijapurkar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Consumers categories.
The Indian Market Is About A Lot Of People Consuming A Little Bit Each That Adds Up To A Lot . . . The Indian Dna Is About Continuity With Change; It Is About This As Well As That ; About Cobbling Together Clever And Low-Cost Solutions That Are Ingenious Combinations And Adaptations Of Products Available In The Market. With A Billion Plus Consumers India Is One Of The Largest, Most Varied And Stratified Markets In The World Today. It Is Young, With Rising Incomes And Purchasing Power, And Has Only Just Begun Its Consumption Journey. Every Marketer Would Want A Piece Of What May Arguably Be The Largest Untapped Market In The World. From Kellogs To Coke, From Honda To Electrolux, From Dunhill To Revlon, They All Came To India In The Hope Of A Hungry, Star-Struck Billion Plus. Instead, What They Encountered Were Consumers Who Were Hungry Yet Astute People Who Negotiate And Bargain On Anything From Taxi Fare To Interest Rates. It Was A Market That Rebelled Against Conventional Perceptions Of Emerging Markets, And Left Every Confident Marketer Asking Where Is This Billion Plus Indian Market? Why Is The India Market Untenable? Will India Really Be The World S Next Consumption Powerhouse? Does The Indian Middle Class Really Exist? What Is The Exact Purchasing Power Of This Market? Is There Really A Fortune At The Bottom Of The Pyramid? Why Are Demand Patterns So Capricious? Is Rural India A Sophisticated Or A Primitive Market? Irreverent And Insightful, This Book Answers All These Questions As It Casts An Unblinking Eye On Twelve Key Facets Of Consumer India. It Successfully Fathoms How Much Indians Earn, How They Consume, What They Consume And What Dictates Their Consumption Choices. Taking Cues From Economics, Demography, History, Culture, Philosophy And Good Old Common Sense, Rama Bijapurkar Makes Sense Of The Complex And Inscrutable Indian Market The Many Consumer Indias, Their Diverse And Schizophrenic Consumer Behaviour And The Way To Make Your Company S Fortune In This Billion Plus Market. Incisively Analytical, This Book Explains Why The Indian Consumer Is Like That Only , Why Consumer India Will Not Change In A Hurry And What It Takes To Build Winning Businesses In Such A Market. A Powerful Book, It Is The Definitive Epitaph For Formula Strategy Approaches To India S Consumer Markets, Especially Of The Global Transplant Kind.
Taste Matters
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Author : John Prescott
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2013-02-15
Taste Matters written by John Prescott and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-15 with Cooking categories.
The human tongue has somewhere up to eight thousand taste buds to inform us when something is sweet, salty, sour, or bitter—or as we usually think of it—delicious or revolting. Tastes differ from one region to the next, and no two people’s seem to be the same. But why is it that some people think maple syrup is too sweet, while others can’t get enough? What makes certain people love Roquefort cheese and others think it smells like feet? Why do some people think cilantro tastes like soap? John Prescott tackles this conundrum in Taste Matters, an absorbing exploration of why we eat and seek out the foods that we do. Prescott surveys the many factors that affect taste, including genetic inheritance, maternal diet, cultural traditions, and physiological influences. He also delves into what happens when we eat for pleasure instead of nutrition, paying particularly attention to affluent Western societies, where, he argues, people increasingly view food selection as a sensory or intellectual pleasure rather than a means of survival. As obesity and high blood pressure are on the rise along with a number of other health issues, changes in the modern diet are very much to blame, and Prescott seeks to answer the question of why and how our tastes often lead us to eat foods that are not the best for our health. Compelling and accessible, this timely book paves the way for a healthier and more sustainable understanding of taste.
Why We Like Music
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Author : Silvia Bencivelli
language : en
Publisher: Music Word Media Group
Release Date : 2011
Why We Like Music written by Silvia Bencivelli and has been published by Music Word Media Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Music categories.
Ranging widely through discoveries in acoustics, emotion, healing, cognition, neuroscience, and infant development, Silvia Bencivelli covers the state of the art in research about our relationship with music and presents several possible conclusions.
We Re All Like This
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Author : Steven Ing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
We Re All Like This written by Steven Ing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
We're All Like This is for anyone trying to find a way to intelligently manage their own sexuality or to successfully teach young people how to manage this complex and normal part of the human experience. Portions of We're All Like This appear in the 2nd edition of the McGraw-Hill textbook Human Sexuality: Self, Society, and Culture.
Pretty Ugly
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Author : Charles Maurer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2019-08-22
Pretty Ugly written by Charles Maurer and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-22 with Art categories.
People are chemical machines, yet we (and some other animals) develop a sense of beauty. Why and how did it evolve? How is it formed? This book answers these questions from the perspective of scientists with deep knowledge of the arts. It interweaves experimental sciences with the histories of art, architecture, music, dance, speech, literature, and food. Although we perceive each of our senses to be dramatically different, the authors show them all to be similar under the hood—similar in how they function and in how they shape our aesthetic experience. The authors cover many fields, and do not assume the reader has any special knowledge or expertise. They avoid jargon, equations and formulae, and begin every discussion at an introductory level. However, introductory does not mean elementary. This is a broad knife that cuts deep.
We Like It So
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Author : Terrence W. Farrell
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-08-27
We Like It So written by Terrence W. Farrell and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-27 with categories.
In We Like it So? Terrence W. Farrell explores the socio-cultural factors which have been negatively influencing the economic performance of Trinidad and Tobago and arguably the former other former colonial territories in the West Indies. It is intended for a wide readership of Caribbean leaders, persons with an interest in the Caribbean, as well as economists and other social scientists exploring the resurgent area of culture and economic development. The author identifies and discusses eight (8) cultural attributes - Ambivalence; Status, Respect and Respectability; Rules, Authority and Contingent Rule Following; Amusement and Leisure; Risk-taking and Non-possession; Inter-generational Thinking; Corruption and Trickery, and Conflict and Cooperation. These factors are analysed using both historical and contemporary sources - academic, journalistic, and folk. Based on the analysis of these cultural attributes, the author discusses: How We Work, How We Invest and Innovate, and How We Make Decisions. The author proposes that by operating 'counter-culturally' in the workplace, Trinidadians and Tobagonians (and West Indians) can improve productivity and economic efficiency and promote economic progress. However, the leaders in Trinidad and Tobago society have to modify their own attitudes and behaviours and the society has to eschew ethnic competition if it is to be successful in achieving cultural change and improving economic performance.
Find Your Why
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Author : Simon Sinek
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-09-05
Find Your Why written by Simon Sinek and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-05 with Business & Economics categories.
Start With Why has led millions of readers to rethink everything they do, in their personal lives, their careers and their organisations. Now Find Your Why picks up where Start With Why left off. It shows you how to apply Simon Sinek's powerful insights so that you can find more inspiration at work and in turn inspire those around you. This hands-on, step-by-step guide will help you to find your WHY. With detailed exercises, illustrations and action steps for every stage of the process, Find Your Why can help you address many important concerns including: -What if my WHY sounds like my competitors? -Can I have more than one WHY? -If my work doesn't match my WHY, what should I do? -What if my team can't agree on our WHY? Whether you've just started your first job, are leading a team or are CEO of your own company, the exercises in this book will help guide you on a path to long-term success and fulfilment, both for you and your colleagues.