PDF-[EPUB] - The Interdisciplinary Science of Consumption (The MIT Press)

Scholars from psychology neuroscience economics animal behavior and evolution describe the latest research on the causes and consequences of overconsumptionOur drive to consumeour desire for food clothing smart phones and megahomesevolved from our ancestors drive to survive But the psychological and neural processes that originally evolved to guide mammals toward resources that are necessary but scarce may mislead us in modern conditions of material abundance Such phenomena as obesity financial bubbles hoarding and shopping sprees suggest a mismatch between our instinct to consume and our current environment This volume brings together research from psychology neuroscience economics marketing animal behavior and evolution to explore the causes and consequences of consumptionContributors consider such topics as how animal foodstoring informs human consumption the downside of evolved fast and frugal rules for eating how future discounting and the draw toward immediate rewards influence food consumption addiction and our ability to save overconsumption as social display and the policy implications of consumption scienceTaken together the chapters make the case for an emerging interdisciplinary science of consumption that reflects commonalities across species domains and fields of inquiry By carefully comparing mechanisms that underlie seemingly disparate outcomes we can achieve a unified understanding of consumption that could benefit both science and society. Denis M Medeiros, PhD, RD. Dean, UMKC School of Graduate Studies. Why Interdisciplinary Approaches?. Problems facing society tend to be interdisciplinary. Effective solutions to complex issues require understanding of how disciplines impact one another. Professor Sir Brian Heap, . EASAC President. St Edmund’s College. Cambridge CB3 0BN . . . ‘….capitalism has stimulated human creativity and aggression in ways that have produced immense benefits….. capitalist freedom is a two-edged sword……..A ferocious international struggle is underway to secure access to scarce resources….which has produced a world of potentially financial instability’. !. From an interdisciplinary research summer school towards interdisciplinary research modules embedded in the mainstream curriculum at undergraduate . level. Ana Baptista. Queen Mary University of London. : . a . Cliff . Dahm. Legacy. Nicholas G. Aumen. . Southeast Region, . U.S. Geological Survey, . Davie. , . FL. Ann Tyler, Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services. Interim Chair, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences . Western Michigan University. CAPCSD, April 22, 2016. New Orleans, LA. David Crabb, M.D.. Director, Indiana Alcohol Research Center. The Handoff. The Circle City . The Crescent City. Questions/Goals. What is interdisciplinary research?. What is translational research?. “. To improve the knowledge of . naturall. things, and all useful Arts, Manufactures, Mechanic practices, Engines and Inventions by Experiment. .”. Robert Hooke (1635-1703). Early History of Science and the Scientific Revolution. Transdisciplinary. . Curriculum Design. What is “Interdisciplinary Learning”?. Interdisciplinary Learning: . A . knowledge view and curriculum approach that consciously applies methodology and language from more than one discipline to examine a central theme, topic, issue, problem, or work.. Ann Tyler, Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services. Interim Chair, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences . Western Michigan University. CAPCSD, April 22, 2016. New Orleans, LA. John Callister & Marty Murtagh. NCIIA Conference . San Jose, California. March 21, 2014. Marty Murtagh. Material Sci.. Tobias Hanrath. Chemical Eng.. Rhett Weiss. Johnson School. John Callister. Mechanical Eng.. Transdisciplinary. . Curriculum Design. What is “Interdisciplinary Learning”?. Interdisciplinary Learning: . A . knowledge view and curriculum approach that consciously applies methodology and language from more than one discipline to examine a central theme, topic, issue, problem, or work.. -------INTERDISCIPLINARY CORE COMPLETE THIS SECTION 38 48 CREDITS BIOL 11000 11100 or 12100 13100 135007-8 cr CHM 11500 11600 or 12500 126008-10 cr C S 158001590017700 or 18000 3-4 cr EAS 10000 1090 The Desired Brand Effect Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Brand