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Author: Jérôme Boutang ,
Michel De Lara
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Edition: 1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9783319165189
ISBN 10: 3319165186
Pages: 187
Publication Date: 25 September 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Jerome Boutang and Michel De Lara explore how evolution shaped our psychology, in an attempt to unravel what makes people 'tick'. subjects are most interesting, and laymen will find a lot of food for thought to munch on. . I really enjoyed the pace and the authors voices direct, humorous and very reader friendly. There also some very fun quizzes and exercises that you can take to test how biased you are, which nicely add to engagement. (Tibi Puiu, zmescience.com, November, 2015)
Jerome Boutang and Michel De Lara explore how evolution shaped our psychology, in an attempt to unravel what makes people tick . subjects are most interesting, and laymen will find a lot of food for thought to munch on. . I really enjoyed the pace and the authors voices direct, humorous and very reader friendly. There also some very fun quizzes and exercises that you can take to test how biased you are, which nicely add to engagement. (Tibi Puiu, zmescience.com, November, 2015)
Jerome Boutang and Michel De Lara explore how evolution shaped our psychology, in an attempt to unravel what makes people 'tick'. ... subjects are most interesting, and laymen will find a lot of food for thought to munch on. ... . I really enjoyed the pace and the authors' voices - direct, humorous and very reader friendly. ... There also some very fun quizzes and exercises that you can take to test how biased you are, which nicely add to engagement. (Tibi Puiu, zmescience.com, November, 2015)
The book provides clear and accessible definitions of complex concepts captured in behavioral theories and models ... . This book is a nice read for a wide variety of minds, tastes, and training, with something to offer everyone in terms of entertainment, helping to better understand one's self and others, and providing a valuable collection of scientific, artistic, and popular resources on the matter of how our minds work. (Shabnam Mousavi, Journal of Bioeconomics, Vol. 19 (2), January, 2017) Jerome Boutang and Michel De Lara explore how evolution shaped our psychology, in an attempt to unravel what makes people 'tick'. ... subjects are most interesting, and laymen will find a lot of food for thought to munch on. ... . I really enjoyed the pace and the authors' voices - direct, humorous and very reader friendly. ... There also some very fun quizzes and exercises that you can take to test how biased you are, which nicely add to engagement. (Tibi Puiu, zmescience.com, November, 2015)
Author Information
Michel De Lara is an internationally renowned scholar in the mathematics of risk and decision for sustainable management. After having graduated from École Polytechnique, in Paris, he developed his career at École des Ponts ParisTech, in France. He has broad interests that encompass ecology, psychology and economics and has published several books with Springer. Jérôme Boutang is Executive Director of the Center on Atmospheric Pollution and Greenhouse Gases (CITEPA), in Paris, France. With a background in Agronomy and Economics, as well as 25 years of successful international consulting and industry marketing, he has long been confronted with risk perceptions regarding food and environmental issues.
