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Quirkology
- The Curious Science of Everyday Lives
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
For over 20 years, psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman has examined the quirky science of everyday life.
In Quirkology, he navigates the backwaters of human behavior, discovering the telltale signs that give away a liar, the secret science behind speed dating and personal ads, and what a person's sense of humour reveals about the innermost workings of their mind - all along paying tribute to others who have carried out similarly weird and wonderful work.
Wiseman's research has involved secretly observing people as they go about their daily business, conducting unusual experiments in art exhibitions and music concerts, and even staging fake seances in allegedly haunted buildings.
With thousands of research subjects from all over the world, including enamoured couples, unwitting pedestrians, and guileless dinner guests, Wiseman presents a fun, clever, and unexpected picture of the human mind.
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- Craig
- 14-05-16
Utterly brilliant!
Where does Quirkology rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Very engaging and as the title suggests, very quirky!
What was one of the most memorable moments of Quirkology?
The last chapter on the top 10 quirks globally!
What does Peter Noble bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Great voice, clarity and engaging style.
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- shlubby
- 02-11-16
Just enough to keep you listening...
I don't remember feeling there was much new stuff there, in terms of the conclusions drawn from various experiments and anecdotes.
I also felt that the jump to stating things as facts was too often made without enough proof, leaving me questioning the validity of those statements.
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- Mr. R. D. Cox
- 04-07-18
new stuff I didn't know
if you are a learning junkie then you will enjoy this book as much as I did . about half the research included was subject I am already aware of , the other half was not .
this also helps to dispel a few urban myth such as the effectiveness of subliminal images
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- Miss
- 29-10-17
Compulsive Listening
This is for anyone who is interested why we behave and act as what we do. I could not stop listening to it.
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- Podenco Fan
- 04-08-19
Fascinating!
Does what it says on the can. I will be getting another Richard Wiseman audio book for sure as such a wonderful easy yet intriguing and thought provoking and informative book - you can almost feel your brain growing :-D
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- Yorkie
- 07-08-16
Not of interest
I didn't like tales of rats having their heads cut off or puppies being electrocuted. Cruelty. Also some of the studies are describing association as causation, which is not the same. Rather than calling this quirkology, I'd call it random, and a demonstration of how to waste life and resources conducting these tests.
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- Nicholas
- 14-06-18
Interesting read, great performance
Good read, would recommend to anyone with an interest in social science. doesn't bog you down with numbers and presents information succinctly.
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- Crizzie
- 09-04-16
Very interesting book
I loved it! it touches really good topics and with all the research done... It just so random but cool at the same time
I definitely recommend this if you like knowing facts and how they get to that conclusion
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- Anniiiiiiiitttttaaaaaa
- 15-08-18
Enjoyable way to pass time
An enjoyable listen for when you're driving or on the train. Lots of interesting studies and learning about typical patterns of human behaviour might have you laughing and/or slapping your head. Every time I had a listen it provided me with interesting topics of conversation... dog poo jumpers, measuring walking speed, stealing from a bank.
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- Shinealight
- 01-12-15
Dead Good
Would you listen to Quirkology again? Why?
Yes, It was dead good
What other book might you compare Quirkology to, and why?
Paranormality, that was dead good too
What about Peter Noble’s performance did you like?
It did the job
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Hmmmmm, a documentary maybe
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