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05.06: Steven Quartz
2015-04-15 00:04:31| Powells Books Events Calendar
In Cool (Farrar Straus Giroux), neuroscientist and philosopher Steven Quartz (with coauthor Anette Asp) brings together the latest findings in brain science, economics, and evolutionary biology to form a provocative theory of consumerism, revealing how the brain's "social calculator" and an instinct to rebel are the crucial missing links in understanding the motivations behind our spending habits.
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