What if kindness isn't a virtue we choose, but a law of physics we obey?
Dr. Maris Sundholm-Adeyemi, a physicist who spent years studying how heat escapes small sealed systems, never expected that question to lead her into a hospital neonatal ward, a Cold War era prisoner's dilemma tournament, the wreckage of the 2008 financial crisis, and the ozone layer above Antarctica. But it did and what she found reshapes everything you think you know about cooperation, trust, and human connection.
The Thermodynamics of Kindness argues that cooperation isn't a moral nicety layered on top of a cold, competitive universe. It's one of the primary mechanisms by which living systems from a single cell to an entire civilization resist the universal pull toward disorder. Using real, peer-reviewed research and unforgettable true stories the 1914 Christmas Truce, the origin of mitochondria, the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the Montreal Protocol's ozone recovery this book proves, with hard data rather than sentiment, that trust lowers cost, connection extends life, and repair outperforms revenge in every measurable way.
Spanning cellular biology, neuroscience, behavioral economics, criminology, urban planning, and climate policy, this is popular science built like a thriller: twelve chapters you'll want to finish in a single sitting, each one reframing kindness not as softness, but as one of the most efficient forces in the known universe.
If you loved Sapiens, Behave, or The Body Keeps the Score, this is your next obsession.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. What if kindness isn't a virtue we choose, but a law of physics we obey?Dr. Maris Sundholm-Adeyemi, a physicist who spent years studying how heat escapes small sealed systems, never expected that question to lead her into a hospital neonatal ward, a Cold War era prisoner's dilemma tournament, the wreckage of the 2008 financial crisis, and the ozone layer above Antarctica. But it did and what she found reshapes everything you think you know about cooperation, trust, and human connection.The Thermodynamics of Kindness argues that cooperation isn't a moral nicety layered on top of a cold, competitive universe. It's one of the primary mechanisms by which living systems from a single cell to an entire civilization resist the universal pull toward disorder. Using real, peer-reviewed research and unforgettable true stories the 1914 Christmas Truce, the origin of mitochondria, the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the Montreal Protocol's ozone recovery this book proves, with hard data rather than sentiment, that trust lowers cost, connection extends life, and repair outperforms revenge in every measurable way.Spanning cellular biology, neuroscience, behavioral economics, criminology, urban planning, and climate policy, this is popular science built like a thriller: twelve chapters you'll want to finish in a single sitting, each one reframing kindness not as softness, but as one of the most efficient forces in the known universe.If you loved Sapiens, Behave, or The Body Keeps the Score, this is your next obsession. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798170337545
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. What if kindness isn't a virtue we choose, but a law of physics we obey?Dr. Maris Sundholm-Adeyemi, a physicist who spent years studying how heat escapes small sealed systems, never expected that question to lead her into a hospital neonatal ward, a Cold War era prisoner's dilemma tournament, the wreckage of the 2008 financial crisis, and the ozone layer above Antarctica. But it did and what she found reshapes everything you think you know about cooperation, trust, and human connection.The Thermodynamics of Kindness argues that cooperation isn't a moral nicety layered on top of a cold, competitive universe. It's one of the primary mechanisms by which living systems from a single cell to an entire civilization resist the universal pull toward disorder. Using real, peer-reviewed research and unforgettable true stories the 1914 Christmas Truce, the origin of mitochondria, the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the Montreal Protocol's ozone recovery this book proves, with hard data rather than sentiment, that trust lowers cost, connection extends life, and repair outperforms revenge in every measurable way.Spanning cellular biology, neuroscience, behavioral economics, criminology, urban planning, and climate policy, this is popular science built like a thriller: twelve chapters you'll want to finish in a single sitting, each one reframing kindness not as softness, but as one of the most efficient forces in the known universe.If you loved Sapiens, Behave, or The Body Keeps the Score, this is your next obsession. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798170337545
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - What if kindness isn't a virtue we choose, but a law of physics we obey Dr. Maris Sundholm-Adeyemi, a physicist who spent years studying how heat escapes small sealed systems, never expected that question to lead her into a hospital neonatal ward, a Cold War era prisoner's dilemma tournament, the wreckage of the 2008 financial crisis, and the ozone layer above Antarctica. But it did and what she found reshapes everything you think you know about cooperation, trust, and human connection.The Thermodynamics of Kindness argues that cooperation isn't a moral nicety layered on top of a cold, competitive universe. It's one of the primary mechanisms by which living systems from a single cell to an entire civilization resist the universal pull toward disorder. Using real, peer-reviewed research and unforgettable true stories the 1914 Christmas Truce, the origin of mitochondria, the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the Montreal Protocol's ozone recovery this book proves, with hard data rather than sentiment, that trust lowers cost, connection extends life, and repair outperforms revenge in every measurable way.Spanning cellular biology, neuroscience, behavioral economics, criminology, urban planning, and climate policy, this is popular science built like a thriller: twelve chapters you'll want to finish in a single sitting, each one reframing kindness not as softness, but as one of the most efficient forces in the known universe.If you loved Sapiens, Behave, or The Body Keeps the Score, this is your next obsession. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798170337545
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