Annoying The Science of What Bugs Us

Name: Annoying The Science of What Bugs Us
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ISBN: 9780470638699

ISBN-10: 0470638699

ISBN-13: 9780470638699

Edition: 2011

Authors: Joe Palca, Flora Lichtman

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Two crackerjack science journalists from NPR look at why some things (and some people!) drive us crazy It happens everywhere offices, schools, even your own backyard. Plus, seemingly anything can trigger it cell phones, sirens, bad music, constant distractions, your boss, or even your spouse. We all know certain things get under our skin. Can science explain why? Palca and Lichtman take you on a scientific quest through psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and other disciplines to uncover the truth about being annoyed. What is the recipe for annoyance? For starters, it should be temporary, unpleasant, and unpredictable, like a boring meeting or mosquito bites Gives fascinating,…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 4/8/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



A Note from the Authors


Introduction: Cell Phones



A Noise Annoys



A Case of Mistaken Intensity



Fingernails on a Chalkboard



Skunked



Bugged by Bugs: An Epic Bugging



Who Moved Their Cheese?



The Terror of Perfect Pitch



Dissonant



Breaking the Rules



He's Just Not That Annoyed by You



Better Late Than Never Doesn't Apply Here



When Your Mind Becomes a Foreign Country



The Annoyed Brain



False Alarms


Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index