Bodyology

Bodyology by Mosaic Science

What its like to be hit by lightning or to lose your sense of smell?Have you heard about the woman saved by bee stings or the window cleaner who fell 400ft and lived? Written for the Wellcome charity, these 16 stories explore the mysteries of the human body. Learn about everything from diets to allergies to baldness.

'It's a good sign when you pick up a book intending to read one chapter and end up reading threeIt's very moreish. This is because it's made up of short, self-contained articles, originally published on a website. Often an edited collection of articles by different authors suggests a boring read, but here the articles are good pieces of journalism with plenty to interest the reader.

The topics are all vaguely human body related, but thankfully not all medical (not my favourite subject) - so, for example, as well as stories of a person cured of Lyme disease by bee stings or a piece on miscarriages we get topics like the effects on the body of being struck by lightning or falling from a high place. Even some more explicitly health-related matters, such as the impact of losing your sense of smell, were engaging enough to get me past my medical squeamishness.'

— BRIAN CLEGG, SCIENCE WRITER

Top science writers report for Mosaic Science, a project founded by the health charity Wellcome to promote high-quality science writing. Mosaic has published dozens of stories exploring the science people care about. Canbury Press has curated these long-form stories into two books, Bodyology: The Curious Science of Our Bodies (ISBN  9780995497863) and Brainology: The Curious Science of Our Minds  (ISBN 9781912454006). The leading authors who contributed to Brainology are: John Walsh, Sam Wong, Geoff Watts, Linda Geddes, Olivia Solon, Jo Marchant, Andrea Volpe, Srinath Perur, Will Storr, Lucy Maddox, Shayla Love, Gaia Vince, Jo Marchant, John Osborne, Alex O'Brien, Emma Young

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ISBN 13	9780995497863
ISBN 10	0995497869
Titel	Bodyology
Autor	Mosaic Science
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Canbury Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2018-04-26
Seitenanzahl	272
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