Preview
  • How Emotions Work: In Humans and Computers

  • By: Sean Webb
  • Narrated by: Sean Webb
  • Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (37 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

How Emotions Work: In Humans and Computers

By: Sean Webb
Narrated by: Sean Webb
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $14.95

Buy for $14.95

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

How Emotions Work: In Humans and Computers is a no-nonsense explanation of what causes over 50 specific emotions within the mind of a human individual, and how that model of emotions can be utilized to identify, track, and predict emotions in Web users (emotions being the largest influencer of buying decisions globally), and also how emotions can be programmed for simulated computer consciousness.

Based on a new Unified Theory of Emotion, this book reveals how all human emotions can be modeled and understood from a daily life perspective, and also from a logical computing perspective. Both technology fans and non-technology fans alike love this plainly written book, packed with real-life examples of how this new model of emotional understanding is accurate in explaining our everyday human emotions. In addition, the tech fans enjoy how this book opens the door to amazing possibilities for our collective future, and how it lays out how to computer model artificial emotions programming.

©2013 Sean Webb (P)2013 Sean Webb
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about How Emotions Work: In Humans and Computers

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    25
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    5
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    1
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    21
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    22
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    5
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Dear AUDIBLE - I need the pdf diagrams

TLDR: For the record, the points should be 10/10 for Sean's content. BUT 0/10 for AUDIBLE ui/ux and outdated FAQ driving me INSANE.
Just freaking put a clear OVERT damn button that says "accompanying PDF". Right off the bat. I shouldn't have to go dig for it. and "hover" over images to get the options blah blah blah.
And IF you don't offer the PDF with your audiobooks anymore, THEN UPDATE YOUR FAQ and GUIDE PAGES. SO WE KNOW.
AND DON'T WASTE OUR TIME SENSELESSLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ACCESS IT.

Detailed Review:
So this book is great, and I love everything Sean Webb puts out there because
a) it's really well put together and super comprehensive
b) it makes complicated things make sense in a procedural way which my analytical brain LOVES

for those same reasons,
when the accompanying PDF is NOWHERE TO BE FOUND
and i can't follow along with a visual
and these awesome book scenarios get more and more complicated- then it sucks,

Audible's online FAQs and guides explain how to find the "accompanying pdf" but when you follow the steps - The options they describe literally don't exist -

I rarely get aggravated but after searching online for the diagrams, trying the dumb instructions on the app on my phone,

THEN separately on my COMPUTER, then trouble-shooting,
then looking for a WRITTEN version of the book (doesn't come in that format) and
THEN re-listening to try again to see if i could just get on without the diagrams...

then i get really f-ing annoyed.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommanded, must be read with passion!

Would you listen to How Emotions Work: In Humans and Computers again? Why?

Not only i would read it again, i did it. There is so much to learn and understand about emotions. I would recommand to read this as often as possible. This book work!It change the way that i communicate with other. Please go to the podcast too. Do this for yourself. The author his a passionate, good story teller, gives ton's of examples.

What other book might you compare How Emotions Work: In Humans and Computers to and why?

So far, this book is not comparable!!!!

Which character – as performed by Sean Webb – was your favorite?

All

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There are so many!

Any additional comments?

Too many Bears... In this book. :)

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

This made my short list

This book has made my short list replacing maybe the book on emotional intelligence or at least hitting the list ABOVE it!. Im on Chapter 18 and it has explained how all major emotions groups plays out using this, you could call it, universal theory of emotion. I am an adoptive parent to two kids with special needs and i can tell you this maps out the emotions and behaviors so predictably and explains why some methods of helping them resolve emotional barriers has worked, much to my surprise. I HIGHLY recommend this book just keep in mind it is a systems theory approach to understanding a very human trait.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!