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Marty Jopson

The Science of Being Human

Why We Behave, Think and Feel the Way We Do

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 17/10/2019

ISBN: 9781789291643

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Science - History - Philosophy

Binding: Hardback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 224 pages

Illustration: b/w illustrations throughout

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

Edition Status: Out of Print

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Summary:

Offering a unique insight into human behaviour, this book explains why we behave the way we do and what happens when humans interact with the world and each other.

Starting with evolutionary biology and what it physically means to be a human being, this book moves on to include a wide range of topics such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality and how we are evolving as we interact with new technology. There will be sections on how we perceive the world, such as why our brains – rather than our senses – can tell us about the world around us; crowd behaviour and more everyday things we can relate to, such as why your queue is mathematically proven to always be slower.

The Science of Being Human explains all these human phenomena and how science, maths, psychology and other disciplines play their part.

Sales points:

  • A collection of interesting science topics with people as the focus

  • Illustrated throughout

  • Marty is an expert on science and hosts talks across the country, regularly appears on the BBC’s The One Show, and has been a speaker at The Royal Institution. He is also a writer and prop builder. He has a PhD in Cell Biology.

  • Comp titles: Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely; The Organized Mind by Daniel Levitin; Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

  • 'A delightfully captivating book that turns your kitchen into a chemistry lab. I've already been dining out on the facts in this little jewel.' Jim Al-Khalili on Jopson's previous book, The Science of Food

About the Author:

Marty Jopson

Dr Marty Jopson studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University before going on to achieve a PhD in Cell Biology. He is the resident science reporter on BBC One’s The One Show. Marty has been working in television for twenty years, on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, The Discovery Channel and National Geographic. He is a prop builder and has been performing stage science around the UK for many years. His previous books include The Science of Everyday Life and The Science of Food, which combined have sold 45,000 copies. His website is martyjopson.co.uk