Me, Myself, and Why: Searching for the Science of Self

✍ Scribed by Ouellette, Jennifer

• Book ID: 107897964
• Publisher: Penguin Group US
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 804 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780143121657

✦ Synopsis

A fascinating tour through the science behind who we are and how we got this way --from the author of The Calculus Diaries

As diverse as people appear to be, all of our genes and brains are nearly identical. In Me, Myself, and Why , Jennifer Ouellette dives into the miniscule ranges of variation to understand just what sets us apart. She draws on cutting-edge research in genetics, neuroscience, and psychology--enlivened as always with her signature sense of humor--to explore the mysteries of human identity and behavior. Readers follow her own surprising journey of self-discovery as she has her genome sequenced, her brain mapped, her personality typed, and even samples a popular hallucinogen. Bringing together everything from Mendel's famous pea plant experiments and mutations in The X-Men to our taste for cilantro and our relationships with virtual avatars, Ouellette takes us on an endlessly thrilling and illuminating trip into...