DOPAMINE NATION 6-33-OH311E 500 BCE with the wheel--a

500 BCE with the wheel--a device that didn't catch on until a couple thousand years after its invention--Standage zips through the eras of horsepower

numerous forces from both above and below have conspired to undermine the value we place in the idea of citizenship-and our vigilance in protecting it

and the nature of perception

* HDR: Take in an impressive spectrum of colors and fine details

it leads her to a new understanding of the kind of life she craves - and the kind of freedom it takes to pursue it

DOPAMINE NATION 6-33-OH311E 500 BCE with the wheel--aThis book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most important, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to high reward, high dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting . . . The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The