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Even better the depth of coverage and references for additional research make this book really useful
The writing is brilliant but accessible and a perfect mix of academic coverage with the kinds of quirky wonderful details that ... Read More
I think richard wiseman would dearly love to have us believe that he is a brilliantly zany individual but most of this material... Read More
I am obliged to praise the author for his brilliant idea of organizing and concluding various psychology research papersfinding... Read More
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He looked for data to see if this year 1966 had more abortions in china and it did have more than the surrounding years
While freakonomics generally studies behavior as it relates to personal incentives quirkology has a broader view
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- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 346 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 23 2024.
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I enjoy books of this genre and this was no exception
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The answer might surprise you
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I may be biased already since i already own 3 of wisemans books
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Here are some examples of what i have learned from this book birth dates can really gives us some insights into peoples lives especially with regards to luck there is nothing scientific about astrology it is a total scam and most astrologers even refuse to have their claims tested when people lie they usually keep their body language under control so its crucial to examine what they say in order to see the deception haunted houses strange noises and ghosts can be explained by science most of the time superstition is alive and well even though it is useless and scientifically invalid a lot of about altruism people not being basically good religion affecting altruism whether the size of the city influences altruism etc
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What i didnt like is that there were dozens of pages spent on the psychology of humor
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I might be wrong but i think that he didnt need to dwell this deep into humor
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Short chapters that make it easy to put down and pick up but you wont want to put it down
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The book studies human behaviors and why human usually ignores and misunderstands some simple things
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