tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post6105842742979082137..comments2023-08-07T11:56:21.241-04:00Comments on Economist At Large: Neuro-Economics?economistatlargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16502077424040918432noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post-56741344655670275642007-01-20T20:51:00.000-04:002007-01-20T20:51:00.000-04:00I think you're onto something. What else could e...I think you're onto something. What else could explain the tons of "extruded plastic" beads and trinkets we all haul home and then pay 130% for on our credit cards. Daniel Gilbert's "Stumbling on Happiness" takes a look at what science has "discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future and our capacity to predict how much we'll like it when we get there." <br /><br />If you need more proof that pleasure seeking is part of shopping behaviours look at some of newly coined words and phrases like "retail therapy" and my personal favourite "edu-tainment".sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630697119603960921noreply@blogger.com