Bodyology
The Curious Science of Our Bodies
by Mosaic Science
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Pub Date 26 Apr 2018 | Archive Date 18 Jun 2019
Canbury Press | Canbury Press Ltd
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Description
Ever wondered what it’s like to be hit by lightning or to lose your sense of smell? Heard about the woman saved by bee stings — or the window cleaner who survived a 400ft fall?
Originally written for the Wellcome charity, these 16 stories by leading science writers explore the mysteries of the human body. Learn about everything from diets to allergies, hair colour to rare blood, and from allergies to remote surgery.
Contents
What’s it like to be struck by lightning? Why do we colour hair? The man with the golden blood Why dieters can’t rely on calories 3D printers can now make body parts How to fall from a skyscraper and live to tell the tale The quest to explain miscarriages Seeking a ‘cure’ for male baldness How bee stings saved a woman’s life The global trend for ‘kangaroo’ babies What it means to lose your sense of smell The doctor aiming to end eye pain Could allergies be a defence against noxious chemicals? Why business is going slow on the male pill How virtual reality headsets aid remote surgery Shhh! What exactly is the menopause?Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780995497863 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 272 |
Featured Reviews
Helen C, Reviewer
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Bodyology. This is a collection of seventeen scientific essays on different aspects of biology. Every essay was well written and researched and even the subjects that I didn't think I was interested in sucked me right in after a paragraph.
The best thing about the book is how much it has made me think. Some subjects clarified and gave examples of things I already knew. A couple turned what I thought I knew upside down. Others introduced completely new concepts to me and sent me scurrying off to Google to look more deeply. And I studied Human Biology at university. The essays vary in the amount of hard science versus the human aspect, but all are enjoyable and thought-provoking. More please.
S B, Reviewer
This was a interesting collection of seventeen essays on different aspects of biology, it's one of these books where you just pick page not have to read fort to back. All the essay where well written and researched, one my favourite essays was on 'What’s it like to be struck by lightning? '
If you or someone you know has a interested in science or even a interested interesting facts this book definitely a book for you and them.
Stephen G, Reviewer
Enjoyable, well-written anthology
I enjoyed this book, an anthology of stories originally published online. As an anthology, however, there was no overriding theme to the stories aside from them all being about the body. One thing that all the stories did have in common was that they were all well written and interesting. I did find however, that a couple of the stories (meditation and bee venom for Lyme disease) strayed away from science and into speculation. This was not bothersome enough to reduce my rating from 5 stars. There was also an element of history to the stories, which I liked. I recommend this book for anyone interested in science.
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