This is your brain on sports : the science of underdogs, the value of rivalry, and what we can learn from the T-shirt cannon
Record details
- ISBN: 9780553447408
- ISBN: 0553447408
- ISBN: 9780553447415
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Physical Description:
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viii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Archetype, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-270) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Your brain on sports -- Why the T-shirt cannon has something to teach us about human nature -- Why Tom Brady and all those other quarterbacks are so damned good-looking (or are they?) -- Why we channel our inner Mayweather and secretly crave disrespect -- Why we are all dog lovers at heart (but not deep in our hearts) -- Why hockey goons would rather fight at home -- The curse of the expert: why the best players make the worst coaches -- Acting on impulse: why we aren't so different from the sports hothead (L-O-B, Crabtree!) -- Why athletes don't need an empty bed before competition -- Why the coach's seat is always hot -- Why so many successful ultra-endurance athletes are also successful recovering addicts -- Why giving every Little League kid a trophy is such a lousy idea -- Why rooting for the Mets is like building that IKEA desk -- Why we need rivals -- Why we want Gronk at our backyard barbecue-- and why he wants to be there -- Tribal warfare: why the agony of the other team's defeat feels just as good as the thrill of our team's victory -- Why we are all comeback kids -- Why running on a treadmill is like running a business -- Why the World Cup doesn't lead to world peace (even if J. Lo and Pitbull claim otherwise) -- Why our moral compass is more flexible than an Olympic gymnast -- Why unlocking the mystery of human consciousness is-- like so much else in life-- all about sports. |
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Subject: | Sports -- Psychological aspects Sports -- Miscellanea |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Interurban Library | GV 706.4 W455 2016 (Text) | 26040003179195 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |