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Description
How scientific reasoning explains our most common daily fears—from germs to natural disasters and everything in between.
"This witty but rigorous study by a neuroscientist and an engineer debunks some of our most common worries—from shark attacks to bedbugs."
"Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler have had a brilliant idea and turned it into an equally good book."
"Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler have had a brilliant idea and turned it into an equally good book. For anyone who worries too much, which is to say all of us, this is a deeply comforting book."
Eric H. Chudler, PhD, is the executive director of the Center for Neurotechnology and a neuroscientist at the University of Washington. He hosts the popular Web site Neuroscience for Kids and lives in Seattle, Washington. Lise Johnson, PhD, is a biomedical engineer, educator, and writer from Centennial, Colorado. She is currently the director of Basic Science Curriculum and Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies at Rocky Vista University, and is co-author, with Eric Chudler, of Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions about the Brain.
"This witty but rigorous study by a neuroscientist and an engineer debunks some of our most common worries—from shark attacks to bedbugs."
"Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler have had a brilliant idea and turned it into an equally good book."
"Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler have had a brilliant idea and turned it into an equally good book. For anyone who worries too much, which is to say all of us, this is a deeply comforting book."
Eric H. Chudler, PhD, is the executive director of the Center for Neurotechnology and a neuroscientist at the University of Washington. He hosts the popular Web site Neuroscience for Kids and lives in Seattle, Washington. Lise Johnson, PhD, is a biomedical engineer, educator, and writer from Centennial, Colorado. She is currently the director of Basic Science Curriculum and Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies at Rocky Vista University, and is co-author, with Eric Chudler, of Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions about the Brain.