Physiology category: 1850 books
The Eating Instinct
Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
An exploration, both personal and deeply reported, of how we learn to eat in today’s toxic food culture.
Food is supposed to sustain and nourish us. Eating well, any doctor will tell you, is the best way to take care of yourself. Feeding well, any human will tell you, is the most important...
The Brain That Changes Itself
Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2007
What is neuroplasticity? Is it possible to change your brain? Norman Doidge’s inspiring guide to the new brain science explains all of this and more
An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable, and proving that...
by Steven Pinker
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2009
“A model of scientific writing: erudite, witty, and clear.” —New York Review of Books
The Pulitzer Prize finalist and national bestseller How the Mind Works is a fascinating, provocative work exploring the mysteries of human thought and behavior. How do we see in three dimensions? How...
Bozo Sapiens
Why to Err is Human
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
The New York Times called Chances Are, the authors' look at the application of probability in everyday life, a "dizzying, exhilarating ride." In Bozo Sapiens, they take us on a another funhouse journey, exploring the surprising, or alarming, number of ways that humans can make bad judgments...
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
In this landmark book of popular science, Daniel E. Lieberman—chair of the department of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and a leader in the field—gives us a lucid and engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years, even as it shows how the increasing disparity...
The Telomere Effect
A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The revolutionary book coauthored by the Nobel Prize winner who discovered telomerase and telomeres' role in the aging process and the health psychologist who has done original research into how specific lifestyle and psychological habits can protect telomeres, slowing...
by Florence Williams
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
"Highly informative and remarkably entertaining." —Elle
From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers...
The Sports Gene
Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
The New York Times bestseller – with a new afterword about early specialization in youth sports – by the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.
The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic...
The Body Builders
Inside the Science of the Engineered Human
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Fareed Zakaria GPS Book of the Week
Weaving together vivid storytelling and groundbreaking science, The Body Builders explores the current revolution in human augmentation, which is helping us to triumph over the limitations and constraints we have long accepted as an inevitable part of being...
by Florence Williams
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
**A 2012 New York Times Notable Book
A 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Award Winner in the Science & Technology category
An engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate.**
Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis?...
by Mary Roach
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
**A New York Times / National Bestseller
"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.**
Grunt tackles the science...
Missing Microbes
How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert
Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trail-blazing research...
Nine Pints
A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough science
Blood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit...
The Longevity Paradox
How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Plant Paradox comes a groundbreaking plan for living a long, healthy, happy life.
From the moment we are born, our cells begin to age. But aging does not have to mean decline. World-renowned surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry has been treating mature...