Contents
Chapter 1 Aladdin’s Lamp vs. Magic in Real Life
The Magic of Reality
Queuing Theory: How to Choose the Fastest Line at the Grocery Store
Chapter 2 Can We Work Together?
Why Do We Cooperate?
Getting Even or Being at Odds? Coalition in Three- to Six-person Groups
Chapter 3 All You Need Is Laugh
Are Smart People Funnier?
Theories of Humor
Chapter 4 Double-edged Design
Brains over Brawn?
Harvesting Human Organs from Pigs
Chapter 5 Experiments Happen Twenty-four Seven
Experimentation
The Pen Is Mightier than the Keyboard
Chapter 6 Myth of Identity
The Name Game
Born Lucky
Chapter 7 Inconvenient Truth About Choice
The Influence of Minority
Peer Effects and Attrition from the Sciences
Chapter 8 Create Me If You Can
Why Is Frankenstein a Stigma Among Scientists?
Is Your Robot Male or Female?