Description
In this sparkling debut work of popular science, Emma Byrne examines the latest research to show how swearing can be good for you. She explores every angle of swearingwhy we do it, how we do it, and what it tells us about ourselves. Packed with the results of unlikely and often hilarious scientific studiesfrom the ice-bucket test for coping with pain, to the connection between Tourettes and swearing, to a chimpanzee that curses at her handler in sign languageSwearing Is Good for You presents a lighthearted but convincing case for the foulmouthed.
Author: Emma Byrne
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 02/26/2019
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780393356656
Language: English
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