Book: Waking Up – Searching for Spirituality Without Religion – Sam Harris
Its easy to fall into seeing science and belief as two mutually exclusive concepts, and from there to see any concept of spirituality as a religious matter and at odds with a scientific and rational approach to life. In this short book – 200 pages – the...Book: The Brain – Michael O’Shea
Part of the Oxford Very Short Introduction Series – a treasure trove for the curious – this is a comparatively short book – 120 pages – exploring the working and structure of our brains. On a couple of occasions in my practical anatomy work...Book: The Sleep Revolution – Arianna Huffington
I’m not sure if its really revolutionary, but the importance of sleep in the human existence can never be overstated – this book is a exposition of that importance. We start with a review of some trends and the current status quo around sleep and sleep...Book: Yoga FAQ – Richard Rosen
The subtitle is “Almost Everything You Need to Know about Yoga – from Asanas to Yamas” – quite an ambitious project. The author pulls it off well, he clearly has the experience and knowledge to tackle the topic, and for the most part he does...Book: The Telomere Effect – Blackburn & Epel
One of the things – just one – that inspires me around study in human sciences is just how much we don’t really know, and how much there is to still understand and still come to know. A bit like Donald Rumsfelds “known knowns and known...Socials and Feeds
