Science + Psychology
LOOK: HOW TO PAY ATTENTION IN A DISTRACTED WORLD
Written by Madsbjerg, Christian
A powerful exploration of how we pay attention that will transform the ways we connect with one another - at home, at work, and beyond. Paying attention is a crucial human skill. Yet with the ubiquity of social media and our increasing social isolation, many of us have difficulty listening carefully and observing intentionally - just at a moment when we desperately need to do both.
DOWNWIND OF THE ATOMIC STATE: ATMOSPHERIC TESTING AND THE RISE OF THE RISK SOCIETY
Written by Rice, James C
How the scientific community overlooked, ignored, and denied the catastrophic fallout of decades of
AGE OF SCIENTIFIC WELLNESS: WHY THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE IS PERSONALIZED, PREDICTIVE, DATA-RICH, AND IN YOUR HANDS
Written by Price, Nathan
Taking us to the cutting edge of the new frontier of medicine, a visionary biotechnologist and a pathbreaking researcher show how we can optimize our health in ways that were previously unimaginable. We are on the cusp of a major transformation in healthcare--yet few people know it.
ATTRACTION, LOVE, SEX: THE INSIDE STORY
Written by LeVay, Simon
"To find out why people have sex, Curt Lively trawls a New Zealand lake for mud snails. Mayte Parada puts volunteers in an MRI scanner and turns on the porn. Andrea Ganna searches the genomes of half a million Brits. Almond-scented rats, Genghis Khan's family tree, Pornhub statistics-it's all in a day's work for sex researchers.
CURIOUS HISTORY OF THE HEART: A CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC JOURNEY
Written by Figueredo, Vincent M
For much of recorded history, people considered the heart to be the most important organ in the body. In cultures around the world, the heart-not the brain-was believed to be the location of intelligence, memory, emotion, and the soul. Over time, views on the purpose of the heart have transformed as people sought to understand the life forces it contains.
OCTOPUS IN THE PARKING GARAGE: A CALL FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Written by Verchick, Robert R M
One morning in Miami Beach, an unexpected guest showed up in a luxury condominium complex's parking garage: an octopus. The image quickly went viral. But the octopus-and the combination of infrastructure quirks and climate impacts that left it stranded-is more than a funny meme.
EVERY BRAIN NEEDS MUSIC: THE NEUROSCIENCE OF MAKING AND LISTENING TO MUSIC
Written by Sherman, Larry S
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NOTES ON COMPLEXITY: A SCIENTIFIC THEORY OF CONNECTION, CONSCIOUSNESS, AND BEING
Written by Theise, Neil
An electrifying introduction to complexity theory, the science of how complex systems behave--from cells to human beings, ecosystems, the known universe and beyond--that profoundly reframes our understanding and illuminates our interconnectedness.Nothing in the universe is more complex than life. Throughout the skies, in oceans, and across lands, life is endlessly on the move.
AUTUMN GHOST: HOW THE BATTLE AGAINST A POLIO EPIDEMIC REVOLUTIONIZED MODERN MEDICAL CARE
Written by Wunsch, Hannah
"A perfectly pitched medical mystery that will captivate you from page one."--Wes Ely, MD, MPH, author of Every Deep-Drawn Breath, winner of the 2022 Christopher Award for Literature. A suspenseful, authoritative account of how the battle against a mid-century polio epidemic sparked a revolution in medical care.
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