{"product_id":"book-cykr","title":"The Molecule of More","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy are we obsessed with the things we want and bored when we get them?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is addiction “perfectly logical” to an addict?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does love change so quickly from passion to disinterest?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are some people diehard liberals and others hardcore conservatives?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are we always hopeful for solutions even in the darkest times—and so good at figuring them out? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answer is found in a single chemical in your brain: \u003ci\u003edopamine\u003c\/i\u003e. Dopamine ensured the survival of early man. Thousands of years later, it is the source of our most basic behaviors and cultural ideas—and progress itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDopamine is the chemical of desire that always asks for more—more stuff, more stimulation, and more surprises. In pursuit of these things, it is undeterred by emotion, fear, or morality. Dopamine is the source of our every urge, that little bit of biology that makes an ambitious business professional sacrifice everything in pursuit of success, or that drives a satisfied spouse to risk it all for the thrill of someone new. Simply put, it is why we seek and succeed; it is why we discover and prosper. Yet, at the same time, it’s why we gamble and squander. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom dopamine’s point of view, it’s not the \u003ci\u003ehaving \u003c\/i\u003ethat matters. It’s getting something—anything—that’s new. From this understanding—the difference between possessing something versus anticipating it—we can understand \u003ci\u003ein a revolutionary new way\u003c\/i\u003e why we behave as we do in love, business, addiction, politics, religion – and we can even predict those behaviors in ourselves and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and will Determine the Fate of the Human Race\u003c\/i\u003e, George Washington University professor and psychiatrist Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, and Georgetown University lecturer Michael E. Long present a potentially life-changing proposal: Much of human life has an unconsidered component that explains an array of behaviors previously thought to be unrelated, including why winners cheat, why geniuses often suffer with mental illness, why nearly all diets fail, and why the brains of liberals and conservatives really \u003ci\u003eare \u003c\/i\u003edifferent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49379630776624,"sku":"BDcykr","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [10]","offer_id":49379630809392,"sku":"10cykr","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/cykr-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773834268","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cykr","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}