This is your brain on sports : the science of underdogs, the value of rivalry, and what we can learn from the T-shirt cannon /
The book for sports fans searching for a deeper understanding of the games they watch and the people who play them. Bestselling author L. Jon Wertheim teams up with Tufts psychologist Sam Sommers to take readers on a wild ride into the inner world of sports. Through the prism of behavioral economics...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Crown Archetype,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The book for sports fans searching for a deeper understanding of the games they watch and the people who play them. Bestselling author L. Jon Wertheim teams up with Tufts psychologist Sam Sommers to take readers on a wild ride into the inner world of sports. Through the prism of behavioral economics, neuroscience and psychology, they reveal the hidden influences and surprising cues that inspire and derail us, on the field and in the stands, and by extension, in corporate board rooms, office settings and our daily lives. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 279 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-270) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780553447408 0553447408 |