A Very Human Ending

Informationen zum Autor Jesse Bering is an award-winning science writer specializing in evolutionary psychology and human behavior. His 'Bering in Mind' column at Scientific American was named a 2010 Webby Award Honoree by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. His previous books are, The Belief Instinct whichwas included in the American Library Association's Top 25 Books of the Year.This was followed by a collection of his previously published essays, Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That? and Perv , a taboo-shattering work igniting discussion and fierce debates, named as a New YorkTimes Editor's Choice. A developmental psychologist by training, Bering is a renowned expert in the field ofcognitive science and religion, He began his career at the University of Arkansas, as an Assistant Professor of Psychology from 2002 to 2006. He then served as the Director of the Institute of Cognition and Culture at the Queen's University, Belfast until 2011. Presently, he is an Associate Professor of Science Communication at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Klappentext A penetrating analysis of the psychology that considers and acts on suicide, unique to the human species and often based on negative social evaluations either real or imagined. A comparable work to "Shoot The Damn Dog" and "Reasons To Stay Alive". Zusammenfassung 'I have yet to come away from reading [Bering's] work and not feel considerably better informed than I was minutes before' (Forbes)This penetrating analysis aims to demystify a subject that knows no cultural or demographic boundaries. Why do people want to kill themselves?

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Jesse Bering is an award-winning science writer specializing in evolutionary psychology and human behavior. His 'Bering in Mind' column at Scientific American was named a 2010 Webby Award Honoree by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. His previous books are, The Belief Instinct whichwas included in the American Library Association's Top 25 Books of the Year.This was followed by a collection of his previously published essays, Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That? and Perv , a taboo-shattering work igniting discussion and fierce debates, named as a New YorkTimes Editor's Choice.
A developmental psychologist by training, Bering is a renowned expert in the field ofcognitive science and religion, He began his career at the University of Arkansas, as an Assistant Professor of Psychology from 2002 to 2006. He then served as the Director of the Institute of Cognition and Culture at the Queen's University, Belfast until 2011. Presently, he is an Associate Professor of Science Communication at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

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A penetrating analysis of the psychology that considers and acts on suicide, unique to the human species and often based on negative social evaluations either real or imagined. A comparable work to "Shoot The Damn Dog" and "Reasons To Stay Alive".

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'I have yet to come away from reading [Bering's] work and not feel considerably better informed than I was minutes before' (Forbes)This penetrating analysis aims to demystify a subject that knows no cultural or demographic boundaries. Why do people want to kill themselves?