Interviewer
Helen Phillips
Interviews by Helen Phillips
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Connectome
by Sebastian Seung -
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The Feeling of What Happens
by Antonio Damasio -
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Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
by Richard Wrangham -
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The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health and Disease
by Daniel Lieberman -
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The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution
by Joseph Henrich
The best books on The Human Brain, recommended by Suzana Herculano-Houzel
The best books on The Human Brain, recommended by Suzana Herculano-Houzel
The human brain contains 86 billion neurons and burns a quarter of our energy intake. But it is by no means extraordinary, says Suzana Herculano-Houzel. Here, the Brazilian neuroscientist chooses five of the best books for understanding the complexities and connectivity of our most enigmatic organ.
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Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
by Atul Gawande -
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The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands
by Eric Topol -
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A Billion Wicked Thoughts
by Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam -
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Dataclysm: Love, Sex, Race, and Identity — What Our Online Lives Tell Us about Our Offline Selves
by Christian Rudder -
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Nudge
by Cass Sunstein & Richard Thaler
The best books on Health and the Internet, recommended by Elad Yom-Tov
The best books on Health and the Internet, recommended by Elad Yom-Tov
A quick search of your symptoms on the internet may lead to an acute case of ‘cyberchondria.’ But it may also provide data which will improve health and even save lives. Elad Yom-Tov, the author of Crowdsourced Health, recommends books showing how internet data and data science can provide exciting new ways of conducting health and medical research.
