"Origin Story: a big history of everything" has some overlap with Sapiens, which I reviewed here: both talk a great deal about human history, and seemed to agree on the major points. This book starts a lot further left on the timeline, Sapiens focuses a lot more on the sociology of religion and other common narratives … Continue reading Book Review: Origin Story by David Christian
I'm carrying around 20 - 30 extra kilograms of bodyweight, and my plan to get rid of it was a fairly standard one: starve myself as long as I can manage. Turns out the science says this is incredibly bad for you, and that it is unlikely to succeed in the long run. The premise … Continue reading Book Review: Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
Who was Leonardo da Vinci? The guy who painted the Mona Lisa, right? Oh and he had some crazy ideas for some machines that never would have worked, right? If, like me, you never gave Leonardo da Vinci much more thought than that, Walter Isaacson's book "Leonardo da Vinci" will be an interesting read, and … Continue reading Book Review: Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
So I'm a bit of a workaholic. My wife, gently seeking to change this, sent me an episode of Joe Rogan's podcast, this episode. The podcast is an interview with Matthew Walker, a sleep scientist (pretty sure he's Dr Matthew Walker, non-medical, but he doesn't seem to make a big deal out of that). Lets … Continue reading Book Review: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
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