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From the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle—from our ancient obsession with the ideal human form to the modern science of this amazing and adaptable tissue—that will change the way you think about what moves us through the world.

Brain: An Owner's Guide is an informative and practical guide to all aspects of brain health, from maximising your mental wellbeing today to protecting your brain against future serious health issues. Leading neuroscientist Elizabeth Ricker explains how the brain works, how you can look after and protect your brain, and explains what you can do to improve your memory and concentration at any age.

Bill Bryson’s The Body meets Mary Roach’s Gulp (with a dash of What’s Your Poo Telling You?) in this delightfully weird, richly informative, and unexpectedly lyrical tour of our bodily emissions—revealing that the very parts of us that we seek to hide in embarrassment are actually an essential part of human health, with fascinating social history.

Join athlete and writer Bonnie Tsui as she jumps headfirst into the intriguing world of muscle from the five angles of strength, form, action, flexibility and endurance. Tsui introduces us to the first female weightlifter to pick up the famed Scottish Dinnie Stones, then takes us on a 50-mile run through the Nevada desert that follows the path of escape from a Native boarding school, giving the concept of endurance new meaning.

Un audiolibro che vi trascinerà sulla scena del crimine, mostrando il dietro le quinte del lavoro degli anatomopatologi forensi. Cristina Cattaneo, direttrice del Laboratorio di Antropologia e Odontologia Forense (LABANOF), ci racconta i casi più famosi in cui la scienza moderna ha saputo dare una spiegazione a enigmi apparentemente irrisolvibili: dallo scheletro di una donna uccisa dal crimine organizzato alle vittime di violenza sessuale, passando per schiere di morti non identificati e addirittura i resti di famosi personaggi storici.

Brain: An Owner's Guide is an informative and practical guide to all aspects of brain health, from maximising your mental wellbeing today to protecting your brain against future serious health issues. Leading neuroscientist Elizabeth Ricker explains how the brain works, how you can look after and protect your brain, and explains what you can do to improve your memory and concentration at any age. Ricker also looks at what constitutes mental "wellbeing", and the science behind a positive mindset, resilience, concentration and memory, as well as low mood, depression and brain fog.

Our knowledge base about the very nature and logic of cancer increases year by year, decade after decade. Still, the risks and rates of diagnoses of nearly all types of cancer continue to rise, in direct contradiction to this expansion of scientific comprehension. What in the world is going on, and how can we, through deliberate strategies, counter this cancer dilemma? This book is proactive, inspiring, and intended to excite the reader to positive actions that will undeniably impact our healthy path forward. I am writing this book from the perspective of “cutting-edge research to serve ...

In a world where flashy visuals and constant noise vie for our attention, our sense of smell often operates behind the scenes—quietly shaping how we recall the past, process emotions, and connect with those around us. Beyond the Nose unveils the remarkable story of our least-appreciated sense, weaving together cutting-edge research in neuroscience with timeless cultural lore to reveal how aromas can spark potent memories, uplift our moods, and enrich day-to-day experiences in ways we seldom realize. Drawing from scientific studies, personal accounts, and ancient practices, this book ...

¿Nos han dicho la verdad sobre el origen y la evolución de nuestra especie? ¿Te atreves a cuestionar las teorías al uso? Sorpréndete con un nuevo enfoque sobre nuestro origen.Un recorrido ameno y riguroso por la paleoantropología, el fascinante mundo de los fósiles, las maravillas de la fisiología, los misterios de la genética y el cerebro, los fraudes científicos y los hallazgos anómalos e inclasificables nos lleva a concluir que nuestro origen y evolución no son como nos ha contado el materialismo darwinista, no se desarrollan gradualmente, no se explican por la selección ...

Esto es el resumen de una Investigación realizada a la Generación de Los Baby Boomers, para que de una forma amena, clara y corta, sepan su origen, quiénes fueron, qué hicieron, quiénes son actualmente y qué harán en los próximos años. Los Baby Boomers, la Generación que Revolucionó al mundo, nacida entre 1.946 y 1.964 está caracterizada por ser la de más alta población, con respecto a otras generaciones. Originada después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, donde todos los soldados volvieron a sus casas. Este fenómeno ocurrió en los países occidentales, como los Estados Unidos,...