11 Our Inner Marmot

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue 1
4. 1 A Sophisticated Neurochemical Cocktail 10
5. 2 Beware of Looming Objects 23
6. 3 Noise Matters 41
7. 4 Smells Risky to Me 56
8. 5 Be Very Aware 69
9. 6 Economic Logic 83
10. 7 Once Bitten, Twice Shy 98
11. 8 Listening to Signalers 115
12. 9 Cascading Effects 139
13. 10 Minimizing Costs 158
14. 11 Our Inner Marmot 171
15. 12 Wisely Living with Fear 186
16. Further Reading 203
17. Acknowledgments 223
18. Index 227