A groundbreaking new perspective on collective behavior across biological systemsCollective behavior is everywhere in nature, from gene transcription and cancer cells to ant colonies and human societies.
Internationally bestselling author Dan Ariely brings his unique perspective to bear on a maelstrom of life's problems from how to deal with a Christmas card list that's fast becoming unmanageable to whether or not you should have children.
Teenage cliques, jihadist cells, army units, polar expeditions, and football hooligans on the face of it, each of these groups might seem exceptional, but the forces that bind and drive them can affect us all.
In Emotional Healing, world-renowned alternative-health expert Jan de Vries turns his attention to the myriad of mental and emotional conditions that he has seen increase amongst his patients in recent years.
Social psychologist and Stanford professor Brian Lowery presents a provocative, powerful theory of identity, arguing that there is no essential "e;self"e;our selves are social creations of those with whom we interact exploring what that means for who we can be and who we allow others to be.
*; Explores how wetiko covertly operates both out in the world and within our minds and how it underlies every form of self-destruction, both individual and collective *; Reveals how wetiko's power lies in our blindness to it and examines how people across the ages have symbolized wetiko to help see it and heal it *; Examines the concept of wetiko as it appears in the teachings of the Kabbalah, Hawaiian Kahuna shamanism, mystical Christianity, and the work of C.
*; Examines the Oldawan, the Ancient Soul of Africa, and its correlation with what modern psychologists have defined as the collective unconscious *; Draws on archaeology, DNA research, history, and depth psychology to reveal how the biological and spiritual roots of religion and science came out of Africa *; Explores the reflections of our African unconscious in the present confrontation in the Americas, in the work of the Founding Fathers, and in modern psychospirituality The fossil record confirms that humanity originated in Africa.
The fear of playing the fool is a universal psychological phenomenon and an underappreciated driver of human behavior; in the spirit of Malcolm GladwellsBlink,Dan ArielysPredictably Irrational,and Susan CainsQuiet, Fool Prooftracks the implications of the sucker construct from personal choices to cultural conflict, ultimately charting an unexpected and empowering path forward.
Plucked from a humble nomad family to become the leader of one of Tibet's oldest Buddhist lineages, the young Seventeenth Karmapa draws on timeless values to create an urgent ethic for today's global community.
Practices for openhearted speaking and devout listening to restore harmony in families, relationships, schools, workplaces, and communities *; Details how to approach life with a listening heart and create a sacred space for communication *; Offers exercises for new peacemaking circles, ceremonial ways to begin each circle, and peacemaker tools to unmask the needs and feelings behind conflict *; Explains how to apply this practice in multiple ways, with groups large and small People are afraid of conflict: it is something ';bad' that must be managed and resolved.
As the nation reels from the impact of the Great Recession, many families are finding new ways to live together, including creating multigenerational households to save money and consolidate resources.
In ›Die Erfindung des ADHS-Syndroms‹ wird die faszinierende Geschichte dieser weit verbreiteten neurobiologischen Störung von ihren Anfängen bis zu den aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen beleuchtet.
The #1 international bestsellerThe Sunday Times bestseller'We need books like this one' - Steven Pinker, psychologist and bestselling author of RationalityA comprehensive and witty exploration of human stupidity from some of the world's smartest minds, including: Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James, Ryan Holiday and more,Stupidity is all around us, from the colleagues who won't stop hitting 'reply all' to the former school friends posting conspiracy theories on Facebook.
The study reported in this volume grew out of some theoretical work, one phase of which bore specifically on the behavior of individuals in social movements that made specific (and unfulfilled) prophecies.
The present paper is an attempt to formulate a positive theory of motivation which will satisfy these theoretical demands and at the same time conform to the known facts, clinical and observational as well as experimental.
Modern science has proved that the fundamental traits of every individual are indelibly stamped in the shape of his body, head, face and hands—an X-ray by which you can read the characteristics of any person on sight.