Physiology category: 1850 books
Year of the Dunk
A Modest Defiance of Gravity
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
By embarking on a quest to dunk a basketball at the age of 34, journalist Asher Price investigates the limits of human potential—starting with his own.
We all like to think that (with a little practice) we could run faster, learn another language, or whip up a perfect soufflé. But few of us...
Yo contengo multitudes
Los microbios que nos habitan y una mayor visión de la vida
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Yo contengo multitudes ya es considerado una obra fundamental de ciencia divulgativa -como lo fue en su momento El gen egoísta-. Un libro fascinante y rompedor que cambiará de mil millones de micromaneras nuestra percepción del mundo natural y el espacio que en él ocupamos.
El cuerpo humano...
The Ageless Generation
How Advances in Biomedicine Will Transform the Global Economy
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Over the past 20 years, the biomedical research community has been delivering hundreds of breakthroughs expected to extend human lifespan beyond thresholds imaginable today. However, much of this research has not yet been adopted into clinical practice, nor has it been widely publicized. Biomedicine...
Cognitive Informatics for Biomedicine
Human Computer Interaction in Healthcare
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015
The book reports on the current state on HCI in biomedicine and health care, focusing on the role of human factors, patient safety well as methodological underpinnings of HCI theories and its application for biomedical informatics. Theories, models and frameworks for human-computer interaction (HCI)...
The Anatomy of Martial Arts
An Illustrated Guide to the Muscles Used for Each Strike, Kick, and Throw
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
* Illustrated anatomy fitness books are popular
* Topics have included yoga, strength training, and stretching anatomy
* This is the first martial arts book on the topic
* The authors are martial arts experts and one is a doctor
The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being
Evolution and the Making of Us
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2014
'From your brain to your fingertips, you emerge from her book entertained and with a deeper understanding of yourself' Richard Dawkins
'A masterful account of why our bodies are the way they are . . . this book really shines . . . Roberts's lightness of touch is joyous, and celebratory' Observer
'Witty,...
Gut Feelings
The Intelligence of the Unconscious
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2007
Why is split second decision-making superior to deliberation? Gut Feelings delivers the science behind Malcolm Gladwell's Blink.
Reflection and reason are overrated, according to renowned psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer. Much better qualified to help us make decisions is the cognitive, emotional,...
by Steven G Carley
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2013
“A Psychology Journal: Biological Psychology” begins by defining biopsychology and continues by explaining the development of the sperm cell. Gender and sexual identity are discussed along with cognitive psychology and the evolution and biological foundations of behavior. The formation of a scientific...
by John Dewey
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
How We Think by John Dewey is a classic book about thinking. The contents of Dewey’s book are applicable to innovation, learning, business management, and many other fields. John Dewey’s view of thinking, and thinking skills, as elaborated in “How We Think” is surprisingly fresh and consistent....
The Neurotourist
Postcards from the Edge of Brain Science
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Discover the true heart of humanity: the brain Your brain shapes your world, but you can also shape your brain. From the God helmet to the No Lie MRI, award-winning journalist Lone Frank embarks on an incredible adventure to the frontiers of neuroscience, revealing how today's top scientists are reinventing...
by Kara Rogers
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
The satisfaction derived from savoring a steak or indulging in an ice cream sundae is only one aspect of a larger process that occurs in the human digestive system. From the moment food enters our mouths until long after we have finished a meal, the body engages in an extensive routine designed to...
Internal Time
Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You're So Tired
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
Early birds and night owls are born, not made. Sleep patterns are the most obvious manifestation of the highly individualized biological clocks we inherit, but these clocks also regulate bodily functions from digestion to hormone levels to cognition. By understanding and respecting our internal time, we can live better.
AsapSCIENCE
Answers to the World's Weirdest Questions, Most Persistent Rumors, and Unexplained Phenomena
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
The instant New York Times bestselling book of entertaining, irreverent, and totally accessible illustrated answers to the scientific “questions you had no idea were bugging you all your life” (Fast Company), from the creators of the wildly popular YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE.
Why do we...
The Fantastic Body
What Makes You Tick & How You Get Sick
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
A comprehensive guide to the human body meets hilarious kid humor in this gorgeous full color book filled with more than 1,000 diagrams and fun facts!
Written by a pediatrician, this is the ultimate kids' reference guide to the human body! Jam-packed with fun facts, cool diagrams, and gross...