The Molecule of More

书名：The Molecule of MoreHowaSingleChemicalinYourBrainDrivesLove,Sex,andCreativity―andWillDeterminetheFateoftheHumanRace
作者：DanielZ.Lieberman/MichaelE.Long
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ISBN：9781946885111
出版社：BenBellaBooks
出版时间：2018-8-30
格式：epub/mobi/azw3/pdf
页数：240
豆瓣评分： 8.4

书籍简介：

Why are we obsessed with the things we want only to be bored when we get them? Why is addiction perfectly logical to an addict? Why does love change so quickly from passion to indifference? Why are some people die-hard liberals and others hardcore conservatives? Why are we always hopeful for solutions even in the darkest times—and so good at figuring them out? The answer is found in a single chemical in your brain: dopamine. Dopamine ensured the survival of early man. Thousands of years later, it is the source of our most basic behaviors and cultural ideas—and progress itself. Dopamine is the chemical of desire that always asks for more—more stuff, more stimulation, and more surprises. In pursuit of these things, it is undeterred by emotion, fear, or morality. Dopamine is the source of our every urge, that little bit of biology that makes an ambitious business professional sacrifice everything in pursuit of success, or that drives a satisfied spouse to risk it all for the thrill of someone new. Simply put, it is why we seek and succeed; it is why we discover and prosper. Yet, at the same time, it’s why we gamble and squander. From dopamine’s point of view, it’s not the having that matters. It’s getting something—anything—that’s new. From this understanding—the difference between possessing something versus anticipating it—we can understand in a revolutionary new way why we behave as we do in love, business, addiction, politics, religion—and we can even predict those behaviors in ourselves and others. In The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and will Determine the Fate of the Human Race, George Washington University professor and psychiatrist Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, and Georgetown University lecturer Michael E. Long present a potentially life-changing proposal: Much of human life has an unconsidered component that explains an array of behaviors previously thought to be unrelated, including why winners cheat, why geniuses often suffer with mental illness, why nearly all diets fail, and why the brains of liberals and conservatives really are different.

作者简介：

Daniel Z. Lieberman, M.D. is professor and vice chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. Dr. Lieberman is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a recipient of the Caron Foundation Research Award, and he has published over 50 scientific reports on behavioral science. He has provided insight on psychiatric issues for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the US Department of Commerce, and the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy, and has discussed mental health in interviews on CNN, C-SPAN, and PBS. Dr. Lieberman studied the Great Books at St. John's College. He received his medical degree and completed his psychiatric training at New York University.

Trained as a physicist, Michael E. Long is an award-winning speechwriter, screenwriter, and playwright. As a playwright, more than 20 of his shows have been produced, most on New York stages. As a screenwriter, his honors include finalist for the grand prize in screenwriting at the Slamdance Film Festival. As a speechwriter, Mr. Long has written for members of Congress, U.S. cabinet secretaries, governors, diplomats, business executives, and presidential candidates. A popular speaker and educator, Mr. Long has addressed audiences around the world, including in a keynote at Oxford University. He teaches writing at Georgetown University, where he is a former director of writing. Mr. Long pursued undergraduate studies at Murray State University and graduate studies at Vanderbilt University.

书友短评：

@ 小刀，早 2.5 Goes downhill from the halfway mark, had to say the latter half was a disappointment with largely poorly corroborated statements and dubious argumentations. More like a longer version Ted talk. The first two chapters were interesting enough though @ … 浅显易懂的多巴胺科普，但有的故事真的太啰嗦了。最喜欢的部分是数据支持的相关性，比如人类离开非洲后拥有着更多分泌多巴胺的基因的人走的更远，南美最多。又或者说像美国这种移民国家拥有这个等位基因的人是世界平均的两倍。 @ axdtpwobr We enjoy the familiar not for what it could become, but for what it is. @ roomofmyown 读这本是因为想学如何写科普。感觉越厉害的大教授反而越擅长用大白话讲专业知识… @ 毛毛球球 理论是很有意思和见地的，但是我觉得叙述有点无聊 @ shengying 最近很想多了解行为后面的脑神经科学，这本书对多巴胺的解释很到位，前面几章能解答很多我在日常中的小困惑，这些小困惑说小吧但是累积了很久，比如人来疯症状，为什么party之后我常常觉得大脑不堪重负。后面几章用dopamine解释政治立场还能有一点点理解，不过上升到大洲、国家的“民族性”差异就比较扯了。politics之后浅读一下即可。 @ 老吉姆 为什么我们总喜欢喜欢意外惊喜呢？这跟多巴胺有关。虽然我不认可多巴胺可以解决一切问题，但至少在love,sex, creativity上多巴胺起到了至关重要的作用，了解自己的大脑，才能更好地成长与进步。 @ 虞 后面几章，像极了写命题作文时，努力把想起的素材往主题上凑的我…

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