Knihy
Cizojazyčné
Anglicky (English)
Leonard Mlodinow
Emotional : The New Thinking About Feelings

Leonard Mlodinow
Emotional : The New Thinking About Feelings

2022 | Nakladatelství The Book Service Ltd (Penguin)

You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how to influence people, and not one of them could be made without the essential component of emotion. It has long been held that thinking and feeling are separate and opposing forces in our behaviour. But as best-selling author Leonard Mlodino…w tells us, extraordinary advances in psychology and neuroscience have proven that emotions are as critical to our well-being as thinking. How can you connect better with others? How can you improve your relationship to frustration, fear, and anxiety? What can you do to live a happier life? The answers lie in understanding emotions. Taking us on a journey from the labs of pioneering scientists to real-world scenarios that have flirted with disaster, Mlodinow shows us how our emotions help, why they sometimes hurt, and what we can make of the difference. Cutting-edge research and deep insights into our evolution, biology, and neuroscience promise to help us understand our emotions better and maximize their benefits. Told with characteristic clarity and fascinating stories, Mlodinow's exploration of the new science of feelings is an essential guide to making the most of one of nature's greatest gifts to us. You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how to influence people, and not one of them could be made without the essential component of emotion. It has long been held… that thinking and feeling are separate and opposing forces in our behaviour. But as best-selling author Leonard Mlodinow tells us, extraordinary advances in psychology and neuroscience have proven that emotions are as critical to our well-being as thinking. How can you connect better with others? How can you improve your relationship to frustration, fear, and anxiety? What can you do to live a happier life? The answers lie in understanding emotions. Taking us on a journey from the labs of pioneering scientists to real-world scenarios that have flirted with disaster, Mlodinow shows us how our emotions help, why they sometimes hurt, and what we can make of the difference. Cutting-edge research and deep insights into our evolution, biology, and neuroscience promise to help us understand our emotions better and maximize their benefits. Told with characteristic clarity and fascinating stories, Mlodinow's exploration of the new science of feelings is an essential guide to making the most of one of nature's greatest gifts to us.

Stav

Nová

Skladem do týdne
Odešleme nejpozději 23. 5. 2025

O knize

Stav:	Nová
Vazba:	Brožovaná
Počet stran:	250
Jazyk:	anglicky
ISBN10:	0241391547
ISBN:	9780241391549
Vydání:	1
Vystaveno:	17. 5. 2025 18:31
Číslo položky:	1238895

O autorovi

Leonard Mlodinow

Leonard Mlodinow je americký fyzik a spisovatel populárně-naučné literatury. Jeho rodiče byli přeživší holokaust, jeho otec strávil více než rok v koncentračním táboře Buchenwald. Mlodinow se v mládí zajímal o matematiku a chemii, ale po přečtení knihy Feynmanovy přednášky z fyziky Richarda Feynmana se jeho zájem přesunul na fyziku. Podílel se na několika fyzikálních objevech v oboru kvantové mechaniky. Svět fyziky popularizuje laické veřejnosti. Jeho koníčkem je psaní, je spoluautorem scénářů k seriálům Star Trek, McGyver či polodokumentárnímu filmu Beyond the Horizon. Zimu roku 1973 strávil v kibucu v Izraeli na úpatí kopců poblíž Jeruzaléma. Večer tam nebylo moc zábavy a tak se mu dostala do ruky kniha Povaha fyzikálních zákonů od Richarda Feynmana. Tato kniha okouzlila a tak si přečetl další tři knihy, které byly v místní knihovničce - třídílné Feynmanovy přednášky z fyziky. Po návratu do Chicaga byl rozhodnutý studovat fyziku. V roce 1981 nastoupil na Caltech, kde strávil dva roky. Pracovnu měl kousek od dvou nositelů Nobelovy ceny za fyziku - Dick Feynman a Murray Gell-Mann. V tomto článku byl použit překlad textu z článku Leonard Mlodinow na anglické Wikipedii.

Více od autora