The hacking of the American mind: the science behind the corporate takeover of our bodies and brains

Part I: A few fries short of a Happy Meal. The garden of earthly delights ; Looking for love in all the wrong places

Part II: Reward

the agony of ecstasy. Desire and dopamine, pleasure and opioids ; Killing Jiminy : stress, fear, and cortisol ; The descent into Hades ; The purification of addiction

Part III: Contentment

the bluebird of happiness. Contentment and serotonin ; Picking the lock to nirvana ; What you eat in private you wear in public ; Self-inflicted misery : the dopamine-cortisol-serotonin connection

Part IV: Slaves to the machine : how did we get hacked?. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? ; Gross national unhappiness ; Extreme makeover

Washington edition ; Are you "lovin' it"'? Or "liking it"? ; The death spiral

Part V: Out of our minds

in search of the four Cs. ; Connect (religion, social support, conversation) ; Contribute (self-worth, altruism, volunteerism, philanthropy) ; Cope (sleep, mindfulness, exercise) ; Cook (for yourself, your friends, your family).

Part I: A few fries short of a Happy Meal. The garden of earthly delights ; Looking for love in all the wrong places

Part II: Reward

the agony of ecstasy. Desire and dopamine, pleasure and opioids ; Killing Jiminy : stress, fear, and cortisol ; The descent into Hades ; The purification of addiction

Part III: Contentment

the bluebird of happiness. Contentment and serotonin ; Picking the lock to nirvana ; What you eat in private you wear in public ; Self-inflicted misery : the dopamine-cortisol-serotonin connection

Part IV: Slaves to the machine : how did we get hacked?. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? ; Gross national unhappiness ; Extreme makeover

Washington edition ; Are you "lovin' it"'? Or "liking it"? ; The death spiral

Part V: Out of our minds

in search of the four Cs. ; Connect (religion, social support, conversation) ; Contribute (self-worth, altruism, volunteerism, philanthropy) ; Cope (sleep, mindfulness, exercise) ; Cook (for yourself, your friends, your family).