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  • The Psychology of Joss Whedon

    An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly

    First there was “Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; then its spin-off “Angel"; then the cult hit “Firefly"; and its follow-up film, “Serenity." They all had two things in common: their creator, Joss Whedon … and their surprising psychological depth.Revisit the worlds of Joss Whedon … with trained psychologists at your side. What are the psychological effects of constantly fighting for your life? Why is ... Leer más

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    The Story of the Human Mind

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    A Next Big Idea Club Must-ReadA compelling and accessible new perspective on the modern science of psychology, based on one of Yale’s most popular courses of all timeHow does the brain—a three-pound wrinkly mass—give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, and ... Leer más

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  • The Philosophical Baby

    What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life

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  • Becoming Fluent

    How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language

    **Forget everything you’ve heard about adult language learning: Evidence from cognitive science and psychology proves we can learn foreign languages just as easily as children.This eye-opening study reveals how adult learners can master a foreign language by drawing on skills and knowledge honed over a lifetime.**Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they ... Leer más

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  • The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking

    How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane

    In this witty and perceptive debut, a former editor at Psychology Today shows us how magical thinking makes life worth living.Psychologists have documented a litany of cognitive biases- misperceptions of the world-and explained their positive functions. Now, Matthew Hutson shows us that even the most hardcore skeptic indulges in magical thinking all the time-and it's crucial to our survival ... Leer más

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  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy

    Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale

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    Twenty-three essays by young professional philosophers examine crucial ethical and metaphysical aspects of the Buffyverse (the world of Buffy). Though the show already attracted much scholarly attention, this is the first book to fully disinter the intellectual issues. Designed by Whedon as a multilevel story with most of its meanings deeply buried in heaps of heavy irony, Buffy the Vampire Slayer ... Leer más

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  • Riveted

    The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe

    de Jim Davies ...
    Why do some things pass under the radar of our attention, but other things capture our interest? Why do some religions catch on and others fade away? What makes a story, a movie, or a book riveting? Why do some people keep watching the news even though it makes them anxious?The past 20 years have seen a remarkable flourishing of scientific research into exactly these kinds of questions. Professor ... Leer más

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  • The Selfishness of Others

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  • The Self Delusion

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  • The Existential Joss Whedon: Evil and Human Freedom in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Serenity

    Evil and Human Freedom in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Serenity

    This study examines the major works of contemporary American television and film screenwriter Joss Whedon. The authors argue that these works are part of an existentialist tradition that stretches back from the French atheistic existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre, through the Danish Christian existentialist Soren Kierkegaard, to the Russian novelist and existentialist Fyodor Dostoevsky. Whedon and ... Leer más

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  • Why Buffy Matters

    The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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    Hugely enjoyable, long awaited book by top world authority on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Buffy is still on screens and on DVD in home television libraries of a wide array of TV watchers and fans. This is also the student text for TV and cultural studies at colleges and universities where Buffy is widely taught. Rhonda Wilcox is a world authority on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", who has been writing ... Leer más

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  • The Mind at Night

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