Quirkology

The idea sounded good: using scientific methods it would investigate unusual topics, it's aim being to explore such areas as the psychology of lying and undertaking quests such as that of identifying the world’s funniest joke. Most topics are offbeat and the methods of discovery are usually through Leggi tutto

Definitely one of those books which promised more hilarity in the bookstore than it was able to deliver at home. I think Richard Wiseman Ph.D. would dearly love to have us believe that he is a brilliantly zany individual, but - truth be told - most of this material never rises above being mildly int Leggi tutto

Reading through the book, I came across a few notable errors- some very questionable conclusions in a study, basing a section on a "quote" from Freud that he never said, a statistic that the author admitted in the footnotes that he made up- and I couldn't help but wonder how many other errors the bo Leggi tutto

Cuốn này, đích xác là nó có chứa những vấn đề mà mình quan tâm như Ngày sinh, Chiêm tinh học, rồi thì việc nói dối, tâm lý hay tính cách con người bla bla... Và những vấn đề đặt ra thì mới đầu đọc phần diễn giải lên thì nghe cũng vô cùng thú vị. Nhưng mà huhu, tâm lý học thì có nhưng chẳng thấy có h Leggi tutto

Fascinating, fun and, well, quirky!

I think as a kid I might have liked this, however I don't think the book is aimed at children. To be honest, I'm not sure who should read this book - it is bad. BAD! If Mr Wiseman spent more time researching fresh material and less time jumping to wild, baseless suppositions this might be a better bo Leggi tutto

This was a fascinating book to listen to, regarding many psychological experiments carried out on unsuspecting persons, with the results analysed statistically. Some of the results might be considered predictable (such as people are more inclined to help people or groups with whom they identify), an Leggi tutto

Nhiều thông tin thú vị. Sách đọc khá hấp dẫn và có nhiều chỗ đáng suy ngẫm. Vừa hài hước vừa nghiêm túc. Mấy cái thí nghiệm hay và lạ quá trời. Giờ mới biết Milgram có mấy thí nghiệm khác ngoài thí nghiệm giật điện hay ho thế. Phần "Xoá bỏ 'Nỗi sợ tiệc tùng'" cuối sách có thể được đánh dấu là tl;dr Leggi tutto