Why Am I Like This: The Science Behind Your Weirdest Thoughts & Habits

"Know thyself" was written on the wall of the temple of Apollo in ancient Greek Delphi. Twenty-four centuries later, we are still trying to do this, but with the help of the achievements of psychology, neuroscience, sociology and other sciences. Sometimes we are pushed to self-knowledge not by philosophical, but by quite everyday questions: how do we make decisions? Why do we suffer from procrastination and love horror films (after all, they are scary)? Why is it so difficult for us to get ...