Download or read book Weird Facts for Weird People written by and published by . This book was released on 2018* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The WEIRDest People in the World written by Joseph Henrich and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.
Download or read book It Can t Be True 2 written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the amazing facts in this book are strange but true. With clever, yet easy-to-understand visual comparisons, you will make sense of things that seem too bizarre to be real. In It Can't Be True! 2, you can see a hippo's mouth large enough to swallow a car, a truck strong enough to carry 90 elephants, and a jellyfish longer than three blue whales. Plus, did you know that all the world's continents could fit into the Pacific Ocean? Or that all the world's trees could fill North and South America combined? These concepts are brought to life with fascinating CGI artworks. Find out how much paper you'd need to print out the World Wide Web (hint: it's a stack taller than the height of Earth's globe), how much sweat your feet produce in a day (it could fill a glass), and much more in this collection of weird facts and world records from planet Earth and space, animals and plants, people, and technology. If you think it can't be true, It Can't Be True! 2 will prove that it is!
Download or read book Weird But True 5 written by National Geographic Kids and published by National Geographic Children's Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of fun and surprising facts about our world.
Download or read book Ridiculously Weird Facts About Everything That Most People Don T Know written by Efren Whatcott and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is a fascinating place, and it's full of weird and interesting facts that you might have never realized were true. Did you know that? There is a small town in Brazil called Novia Do Cardeiro occupied by more than 600 women with no men. In 2019, a goat was elected as the first pet mayor of the a Vermount town of Fair Haven. The flame of peace in Japan has been burning since August 1st, 1960. Of course, these are all fascinating and interesting facts. But is more fascinating about these facts are the truths that form them. It is these questions and more that the book is ready to answer. Click on Buy Now and join me on this adventure.
Download or read book Why People Believe Weird Things written by Michael Shermer and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science." --Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Revised and Expanded Edition. In this age of supposed scientific enlightenment, many people still believe in mind reading, past-life regression theory, New Age hokum, and alien abduction. A no-holds-barred assault on popular superstitions and prejudices, with more than 80,000 copies in print, Why People Believe Weird Things debunks these nonsensical claims and explores the very human reasons people find otherworldly phenomena, conspiracy theories, and cults so appealing. In an entirely new chapter, "Why Smart People Believe in Weird Things," Michael Shermer takes on science luminaries like physicist Frank Tippler and others, who hide their spiritual beliefs behind the trappings of science. Shermer, science historian and true crusader, also reveals the more dangerous side of such illogical thinking, including Holocaust denial, the recovered-memory movement, the satanic ritual abuse scare, and other modern crazes. Why People Believe Strange Things is an eye-opening resource for the most gullible among us and those who want to protect them.
Download or read book Weirdest Facts of All Time written by Kaleb Carter and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not just another book about facts. I spent 7 months reading hundreds of fact books and scouring the internet to find the weirdest, funniest, strangest, oddest, and most interesting facts of all time. I read 100's of fact books and after reading each one of them I was left disappointed with the quality of the facts in the book. At best, I would find 1-2% of the facts interesting. So, I thought I would write a book that will concentrate on quality rather than quantity. This is how this book "The Weirdest Facts Of All Time" was born. Every fact in this book has been chosen from thousands and thousands of facts. Every fact in this book will make you Wow or LOL.In this book you will find weird facts like:"There's an annual lying competition in England, and competitors from around the world have five minutes to tell the biggest and most convincing lie they can. Politicians and lawyers are banned from entering because they're thought to be too good at it.""During the Cold War, USA considered airdropping enormous condoms labeled "Medium" into USSR, to demoralize them against an anatomically superior American Army.""NASA had to re-label the p*nis sleeve for urinating in space suits from "small, medium, and large" to "large, gigantic, and humungous" because astronauts would only choose the large and they kept slipping off.""Infinite Monkey Theorem states that monkeys with typewriters and infinite amount of time could produce the entire works of Shakespeare. This theorem was tried out in real life, but only for a month. The six monkeys wrote five pages of S, slammed the keyboard with a stone and took a sh*t on it."Funny facts like:"In Kazakhstan, the children's TV show the Teletubbies was banned by personal order of the president on the grounds that Tinky Winky "was a sexual pervert."""In 2013, A pig in Australia stole 18 beers from a campsite, got drunk, and then tried to fight a cow.""In 2012, a court in Italy ruled that telling a man he has "no balls" is a crime, punishable with a fine."Interesting Facts like:"When monkeys are taught how to use money, they start to rob other monkeys and use the money to pay for sex.""Men process the voices of other males with the same part of the brain that processes simple sounds like car engines and machinery, but they handle female voices with the part of the brain that processes music.""There is a bill known as the "Cheeseburger Bill" which makes it illegal for people to sue food companies for making them obese.""Small animals such as flies and hummingbirds experience time in slow motion, which is why they can avoid your newspaper swats."Strange facts, odd facts and unbelievable facts like:"A man, after surviving 33 days lost at sea, finally came ashore by chance on the Marshall Islands only to discover that his uncle, believed lost at sea 50 years ago, had washed ashore on the same island and started a family there.""Albert Einstein had a silk bathrobe that he would "accidentally" let open in front of certain women. He would then make a move based on their reaction.""Since 2011, there have been at least 4 incidents of people cooking meth inside of a Walmart.""A Chinese general with 100 troops had to defend a town against 150,000. He told his men to hide, flung open the gates and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.""Hours before being assassinated on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. took part in a motel pillow fight."All facts have been verified and include a link to the source of the fact. You can read the full story behind the fact by clicking on the Source link.I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed compiling it.
Download or read book Ridiculously Weird Facts About Everything That Most People Don T Know written by Elenora Lull and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is a fascinating place, and it's full of weird and interesting facts that you might have never realized were true. Did you know that? There is a small town in Brazil called Novia Do Cardeiro occupied by more than 600 women with no men. In 2019, a goat was elected as the first pet mayor of the a Vermount town of Fair Haven. The flame of peace in Japan has been burning since August 1st, 1960. Of course, these are all fascinating and interesting facts. But is more fascinating about these facts are the truths that form them. It is these questions and more that the book is ready to answer. Click on Buy Now and join me on this adventure.
Download or read book Operation Ouch The HuManual written by Ben Elcomb and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a tour of one of the most complex, diverse and downright unusual places on the entire planet - the human body! Find out all about what makes YOU tick, from the wonders of the human brain to the tingling in your ticklish toes. From crazy bodily functions to bizarre real-life medical cases, this is the ultimate guide to getting to know yourself, inside and out! Operation Ouch! is a BAFTA-winning CBBC series, from the makers of Embarrassing Bodies and 10 Years Younger. It's presented by real-life doctors (and twin brothers) Chris and Xand van Tulleken.
Download or read book Wildly Weird But Totally True written by Seana Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will amaze and delight you! Wildly Weird But Totally True: ANIMALS OF THE WORLD Fun Facts, True Stories and Trivia This fun facts book for kids will entertain and educate the family! It is packed full of weird facts about animals of all sorts, and many amazing stories too. Learn about African animals, cats and dogs, unusual sea creatures, unlikely lizards, interesting insects and the most fabulous farm animals. This will also work well as a fun facts book for teens as there are plenty of weird stories to amuse older kids. Flick through this fun facts for kids book and learn about animals from all over the world. People of all ages will adore this weird facts book. If you are looking for a fun facts book for kids 8 - 12 years old, you have jhit the jackpot. This book will amuse and entertain that age group for hours and hours. Which animals licks its eyeballs to clean them? Do you know which creature can breath through its bottom? Why do some animals sleep with one eye open? Elephants can hear with their feet!! !! Find out these and many more fun facts about animals for kids in Wildly Weird but Totally True: ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. Kids love weird facts and amazing stories, and we parents enjoy seeing our kids reading books. So grab this fun facts book and let the kids enjoy hours of fun.
Download or read book Robert and the Weird Wacky Facts written by Barbara Seuling and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight-year-old Robert spends much of his time memorizing trivia in hopes of becoming a contestant on "Instant Millionaire, " and although nothing works out as he wished, he does get a chance to compete for a prize.
Download or read book Ultimate Weird But True 2 written by National Geographic and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents facts, brief stories, photos, and illustrations showing that fact can be as weird as fiction.
Download or read book Weird But True Halloween written by Julie Beer and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Funny facts and information about Halloween, for kids"--
Download or read book Random Illustrated Facts written by Mike Lowery and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trivia meets its match. Did you know that Napoleon was once attacked by rabbits? Or that the Mars Rover sang itself “Happy Birthday”? How about the odd ingredient Civil War soldiers used to make coffee? From Jupiter’s diamond showers to why pirates wore eye patches to the delightful link between dancing goats and the discovery of coffee, this collection of obscure and fascinating facts is brought to you by Mike Lowery, an illustrator and connoisseur of the offbeat. Featuring four gatefolds and hundreds of infographic webs that connect the trivia in dozens of surprising ways, it’s a little book that delivers endless delight.
Download or read book Skeptic written by Michael Shermer and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected essays from bestselling author Michael Shermer's celebrated columns in Scientific American For fifteen years, bestselling author Michael Shermer has written a column in Scientific American magazine that synthesizes scientific concepts and theory for a general audience. His trademark combination of deep scientific understanding and entertaining writing style has thrilled his huge and devoted audience for years. Now, in Skeptic, seventy-five of these columns are available together for the first time; a welcome addition for his fans and a stimulating introduction for new readers.
Download or read book The Believing Brain written by Michael Shermer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Believing Brain is bestselling author Michael Shermer's comprehensive and provocative theory on how beliefs are born, formed, reinforced, challenged, changed, and extinguished. In this work synthesizing thirty years of research, psychologist, historian of science, and the world's best-known skeptic Michael Shermer upends the traditional thinking about how humans form beliefs about the world. Simply put, beliefs come first and explanations for beliefs follow. The brain, Shermer argues, is a belief engine. From sensory data flowing in through the senses, the brain naturally begins to look for and find patterns, and then infuses those patterns with meaning. Our brains connect the dots of our world into meaningful patterns that explain why things happen, and these patterns become beliefs. Once beliefs are formed the brain begins to look for and find confirmatory evidence in support of those beliefs, which accelerates the process of reinforcing them, and round and round the process goes in a positive-feedback loop of belief confirmation. Shermer outlines the numerous cognitive tools our brains engage to reinforce our beliefs as truths. Interlaced with his theory of belief, Shermer provides countless real-world examples of how this process operates, from politics, economics, and religion to conspiracy theories, the supernatural, and the paranormal. Ultimately, he demonstrates why science is the best tool ever devised to determine whether or not a belief matches reality.
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