The Science of Fate: The New Science of Who We Are - And How to Shape our Best Future

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Hannah Critchlow

The Science of Fate

The New Science of Who We Are - And How to Shape our Best Future

Hannah Critchlow

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Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
02 May 2019

Philosophy of mind; Popular science; Neurosciences

So many of us believe that we are free to shape our own destiny. But what if free will doesn't exist? What if our lives are largely predetermined, hardwired in our brains - and our choices over what we eat, who we fall in love with, even what we believe are not real choices at all?

Neuroscience is challenging everything we think we know about ourselves, revealing how we make decisions and form our own reality, unaware of the role of our unconscious minds. Did you know, for example, that:
* You can carry anxieties and phobias across generations of your family?
* Your genes and pleasure and reward receptors in your brain will determine how much you eat?
* We can sniff out ideal partners with genes that give our offspring the best chance of survival?

Leading neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow draws vividly from everyday life and other experts in their field to show the extraordinary potential, as well as dangers, which come with being able to predict our likely futures - and looking at how we can alter what's in store for us.

Lucid, illuminating, awe-inspiring THE SCIENCE OF FATE revolutionises our understanding of who we are - and empowers us to help shape a better future for ourselves and the wider world.

By: Hannah Critchlow
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 462g
ISBN: 9781473659285
ISBN 10: 1473659280
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 02 May 2019
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Hannah Critchlow is the Science Outreach Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, and has been named a Top 100 UK Scientist by the Science Council for her work in science communication. Mentioned by Nature magazine as a rising star in the life sciences in 2019, she is listed as one of the University of Cambridge's 'inspirational and successful women in science' and appears regularly on TV, radio and at festivals to discuss and explore the brain.

Reviews for The Science of Fate: The New Science of Who We Are - And How to Shape our Best Future

'It's been the question that has inspired, stultified and petrified humanity across the millennia. What is our fate? From the goddess Nemesis to the theory of free will we've struggled. Until now. Acute, mind-opening, highly accessible - this book doesn't just explain how our lives might pan out, it helps us live better.' -- Bettany Hughes 'A humane and highly readable account of the neuroscience that underpins our ideas of free will and fate' -- Professor David Runciman 'A truly fascinating - if unnerving - read' * The Telegraph *