Disgust originated to prevent us from eating poisonous food, but this simple safety mechanism has since evolved into a uniquely human emotion that dictates how we treat others, shapes our cultural norms, and even has implications for our mental and physical health. That s Disgusting illuminates the science behind disgust, tackling such colorful topics as cannibalism, humor, and...(展开全部)

Disgust originated to prevent us from eating poisonous food but this safety mechanism has evolved into a uniquely human emotion that dictates how we treat others, shapes our cultural norms and even has implications for our health. That's Disgusting illuminates the science behind disgust, tackling such colourful topics as cannibalism, humour and pornography to address the larger...(展开全部)

The universe has its secrets. It may even hide extra dimensions, different from anything ever imagined. A whole raft of remarkable concepts now rides atop the scientific firmament, including parallel universes, warped geometry, and threedimensional sink-holes. We understand far more about the world than we did just a few short years ago -- and yet we are more uncertain about th...(展开全部)

The universe has many secrets. It may hide additional dimensions of space other than the familier three we recognize. There might even be another universe adjacent to ours, invisible and unattainable . . . for now. Warped Passages is a brilliantly readable and altogether exhilarating journey that tracks the arc of discovery from early twentieth-century physics to the razo...(展开全部)

The universe has its secrets. It may even hide extra dimensions, different from anything ever imagined. A whole raft of remarkable concepts now rides atop the scientific firmament, including parallel universes, warped geometry, and threedimensional sink-holes. We understand far more about the world than we did just a few short years ago -- and yet we are more uncertain about th...(展开全部)

The universe has many secrets. It may hide additional dimensions of space other than the familier three we recognize. There might even be another universe adjacent to ours, invisible and unattainable . . . for now. Warped Passages is a brilliantly readable and altogether exhilarating journey that tracks the arc of discovery from early twentieth-century physics to the razo...(展开全部)

Is it possible to make sense of something as elusive as creativity? Based on psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman’s groundbreaking research and Carolyn Gregoire’s popular article in the Huffington Post, Wired to Create offers a glimpse inside the “messy minds” of highly creative people. Revealing the latest findings in neuroscience and psychology, along with engaging examples of ar...(展开全部)

斯科特•巴里•考夫曼（Scott Barry Kaufman） 宾夕法尼亚大学积极心理学中心想象力研究所的科学主任，他的主要研究方向为智能、想象力和创造力的测量与开发。他的作品包括畅销书《并非天赋：重新定义智能》（Ungifted:Intelligence Redefined）等，他还是《创造力邮报》（The Creativity Post）的联合创办人，“心理学播客”（The Psychology Podcast）的主持人，并为《科学美国人》（Scientific American）写作博客“美丽心灵”（Beautiful Minds）。 卡罗琳•格雷瓜尔（Carolyn Gregoire） 《赫芬顿邮报》（Huffington Post）资深作者，主要写作与心理学、心灵健康和神经学有关的报道。她在TED和哈佛公共健康论坛（Harvard Publ...(展开全部)

A best-seller in its day and a potent influence on Sade, Poe, and other purveyors of eighteenth and nineteenth-century Gothic horror, The Mysteries of Udolpho remains one of the most important works in the history of European fiction. After Emily St. Aubuert is imprisoned by her evil guardian, Count Montoni, in his gloomy medieval fortress in the Appenines, terror becomes the ...(展开全部)

'Emily's face was stained with blood'. Beautiful young heiress Emily St. Aubert is frightened when she finds herself orphaned and in the hands of her cold and distant aunt, Madame Cheron. But her fear turns to terror when Madame Cheron agrees to marry the haughty and brooding Signor Montoni, and she finds herself trapped in the castle Udolpho, threatened by Montoni's terrible g...(展开全部)