Bibliograph

This is your brain on sports, the science of underdogs, the value of rivalry, and what we can learn from the T-shirt cannon, L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers

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This is your brain on sports, the science of underdogs, the value of rivalry, and what we can learn from the T-shirt cannon, L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-270) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

This is your brain on sports

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

931226597

Responsibility statement

L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers

Sub title

the science of underdogs, the value of rivalry, and what we can learn from the T-shirt cannon

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.--Adapted from book jacket

Table Of Contents

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 impluse : 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 area 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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