The Resource Me, myself, and why : searching for the science of self, Jennifer Ouellette
Me, myself, and why : searching for the science of self, Jennifer Ouellette
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- Summary
- "A fascinating survey of the forces that shape who we are and how we act-from the author of The Calculus Diaries Following her previous tours through the worlds of physics (Black Bodies and Quantum Cats) and calculus (The Calculus Diaries), acclaimed science writer Jennifer Ouellette now turns her attention to the mysteries of human identity and behavior with Me, Myself, and Why. She draws on genetics, neuroscience, and psychology-enlivened as always with her signature sense of humor and pop-culture references-to explore how we become who we are. Ouellette lets readers in on her own surprising journey of self-discover, as she has her genome sequenced, her brain mapped, her personality typed, and even samples a popular hallucinogen. Bringing together everything from Mendel's famous pea plant experiments and mutations in The X-Men to our taste in food and our relationship with avatars and our online selves, Ouellette delivers another fun and enlightening work of popular science that's sure to be enjoyed by her many fans"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 348 pages
- Contents
-
- Pt. I. Me
- What's bred in the bone
- Unchartered territory
- Moveable types
- Pt. II. Myself
- Three and I'm under the table
- My so-called second life
- Born this way
- Pt. III. Why
- Feed your head
- Ghost in the machine
- The accidental fabulist
- Isbn
- 9780143121657
- Label
- Me, myself, and why : searching for the science of self
- Title
- Me, myself, and why
- Title remainder
- searching for the science of self
- Statement of responsibility
- Jennifer Ouellette
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A fascinating survey of the forces that shape who we are and how we act-from the author of The Calculus Diaries Following her previous tours through the worlds of physics (Black Bodies and Quantum Cats) and calculus (The Calculus Diaries), acclaimed science writer Jennifer Ouellette now turns her attention to the mysteries of human identity and behavior with Me, Myself, and Why. She draws on genetics, neuroscience, and psychology-enlivened as always with her signature sense of humor and pop-culture references-to explore how we become who we are. Ouellette lets readers in on her own surprising journey of self-discover, as she has her genome sequenced, her brain mapped, her personality typed, and even samples a popular hallucinogen. Bringing together everything from Mendel's famous pea plant experiments and mutations in The X-Men to our taste in food and our relationship with avatars and our online selves, Ouellette delivers another fun and enlightening work of popular science that's sure to be enjoyed by her many fans"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ouellette, Jennifer
- Dewey number
- 155.2
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BF697
- LC item number
- .Q778 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Self psychology
- Self-actualization (Psychology)
- Identity (Philosophical concept)
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience
- PSYCHOLOGY / Personality
- Label
- Me, myself, and why : searching for the science of self, Jennifer Ouellette
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-337) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Pt. I. Me -- What's bred in the bone -- Unchartered territory -- Moveable types -- Pt. II. Myself -- Three and I'm under the table -- My so-called second life -- Born this way -- Pt. III. Why -- Feed your head -- Ghost in the machine -- The accidental fabulist
- Control code
- 849718958
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 348 pages
- Isbn
- 9780143121657
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013034514
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)849718958
- Label
- Me, myself, and why : searching for the science of self, Jennifer Ouellette
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-337) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Pt. I. Me -- What's bred in the bone -- Unchartered territory -- Moveable types -- Pt. II. Myself -- Three and I'm under the table -- My so-called second life -- Born this way -- Pt. III. Why -- Feed your head -- Ghost in the machine -- The accidental fabulist
- Control code
- 849718958
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 348 pages
- Isbn
- 9780143121657
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013034514
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)849718958
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