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by Gallagher, Winifred
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An exploration of how humans respond to novelty from the New York Timesbestselling author of Rapt
Why are we attuned to the latest headline, diet craze, smartphone, and fashion statement? Why do we relish a change of scene, eye attractive strangers, and develop new interests?
Follow a crawling baby around and you’ll see that right from the beginning, nothing excites us more than something new and different. Our unique human brains are biologically primed to engage with and even generate novelty. This neophilia” has enabled us to thrive in a world of cataclysmic change, but now we confront an unprecedented deluge of new thingsone that shows no sign of slowing. In New acclaimed behavioral science writer Winifred Gallagher, using cutting-edge research and interviews with countless experts, shows us how we can use our adaptive gift to navigate more skillfully through our rapidly changing world by focusing on the new things that really matter.
Why are we attuned to the latest headline, diet craze, smartphone, and fashion statement? Why do we relish a change of scene, eye attractive strangers, and develop new interests?
Follow a crawling baby around and you’ll see that right from the beginning, nothing excites us more than something new and different. Our unique human brains are biologically primed to engage with and even generate novelty. This neophilia” has enabled us to thrive in a world of cataclysmic change, but now we confront an unprecedented deluge of new thingsone that shows no sign of slowing. In New acclaimed behavioral science writer Winifred Gallagher, using cutting-edge research and interviews with countless experts, shows us how we can use our adaptive gift to navigate more skillfully through our rapidly changing world by focusing on the new things that really matter.
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- Title New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change
- Author Gallagher, Winifred
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 259
- Language EN
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York, New York
- Date 2013-09-24
- ISBN 9780143123743
Media reviews
“Considering experiences that range from video games to consumer food preferences, this book is an engaging, enjoyable read… An accessible, well-researched work that crosses a variety of disciplines and will satisfy scientifically curious readers. It will appeal to those who enjoy Stephen Jay Gould and Oliver Sacks.” –Library Journal
“It’s difficult to categorize Gallagher’s exuberant survey through so many areas of interest, but she proves her point: curiosity about and hunger for the new can certainly take you to many fascinating places.” --BookList
“A bright look at our fascination with the new and different… [Gallagher]… notes neophilia will undoubtedly prove valuable in a future where the only certainly is constant change. Engaging and cautionary.” --Kirkus
“It’s difficult to categorize Gallagher’s exuberant survey through so many areas of interest, but she proves her point: curiosity about and hunger for the new can certainly take you to many fascinating places.” --BookList
“A bright look at our fascination with the new and different… [Gallagher]… notes neophilia will undoubtedly prove valuable in a future where the only certainly is constant change. Engaging and cautionary.” --Kirkus
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