{"product_id":"curves-in-culture-vera-dragilyova-9781951425029","title":"Curves in Culture: How Social Processes Follow Physical Laws","description":"ABOUT THE BOOK\u003cp\u003eA sequel to \"Ideasthesia\", where the author proposes a radical idea that all abstract thinking in the brain is done in physical terms, this book goes further to explore a curious observation that social processes seem to follow physical laws.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtreme mental imagery of the author offers a radical look into the nooks and crannies of social reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Curves in Culture\" proposes examples of social behavior that follow patterns observable in physical space. Curves, pyramids, mutually attracting and repelling magnets are some commonly known physical phenomena that seem to serve as models for certain types of social behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever the physical analogs might be, it is clear that some patterns in social processes are eerily reminiscent of what we observe in our physical reality. But why?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome questions that the book explores are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does the food in the middle of nowhere is either really good or really bad?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we change your life for the better with a simple realization?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do people so often disagree about very simple things?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat explains how to match clothes to be fashionable?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is social mobility so difficult psychologically?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do children not respond to punishment?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy doesn't money make us happy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis brain-twisting voyage is nothing short of eye-opening, inviting science to take a new direction in its exploration of social reality.\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT IDEASTHESIA\u003cp\u003eIdeasthesia is a rare neurological phenomenon that augments human thinking, by allowing the brain to map its cognitive processes in the five human senses, where abstract ideas are experienced as physical objects, acting according to physical laws. This little studied human ability can potentially help science tackle the most perplexing and urgent of questions, including organization of the human brain itself.\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003cp\u003e Vera Dragilyova is a Synesthete and an Ideasthete. She studied Cognitive Science at UC Berkeley and Information Design at Bentley University. She is a lifelong researcher, filmmaker, singer, polyglot, and a world traveler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vera Dragilyova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1951425022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951425029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verarta Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Vera Dragilyova","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445968744703,"sku":"9781951425029","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15d27aa9-81aa-489f-b709-50a2dfd8ef04.jpg?v=1777221809","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/curves-in-culture-vera-dragilyova-9781951425029","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}