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02943aam a22005298i 4500 001 D65FF95C7CE911E39F0083BEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20230701010528 008 130823s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013034514 020 $a 0143121650 : PAP 020 $a 9780143121657 : PAP 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 050 00 $a BF697 $b .Q778 2014 082 00 $a 155.2 $2 23 084 $a SCI029000 084 $a SCI089000 084 $a PSY023000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Ouellette, Jennifer. 245 10 $a Me, myself, and why : $b searching for the science of self / $c Jennifer Ouellette. 260 $a $b Penguin Group USA $c 2014 263 $a 1402 300 $a 384 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "A fascinating survey of the forces that shape who we are and how we act-from the author of The Calculus Diaries Following her previous tours through the worlds of physics (Black Bodies and Quantum Cats) and calculus (The Calculus Diaries), acclaimed science writer Jennifer Ouellette now turns her attention to the mysteries of human identity and behavior with Me, Myself, and Why. She draws on genetics, neuroscience, and psychology-enlivened as always with her signature sense of humor and pop-culture references-to explore how we become who we are. Ouellette lets readers in on her own surprising journey of self-discover, as she has her genome sequenced, her brain mapped, her personality typed, and even samples a popular hallucinogen. Bringing together everything from Mendel's famous pea plant experiments and mutations in The X-Men to our taste in food and our relationship with avatars and our online selves, Ouellette delivers another fun and enlightening work of popular science that's sure to be enjoyed by her many fans"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Self psychology. 650 0 $a Self-actualization (Psychology) 650 0 $a Identity (Philosophical concept) 650 7 $a SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a PSYCHOLOGY / Personality. $2 bisacsh 856 42 $3 Cover image $u ftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers and Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9780143121657.jpg 941 $a 13 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611013613.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012020848.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20220518015311.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20210504013828.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006074601.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20180719023602.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418101348.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826090005.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20150926024304.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20140416010951.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20140410010443.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20140315010818.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20140311010244.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D65FF95C7CE911E39F0083BEDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search