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Getting Buggy with It

We harbor roughly the same number of microbes as we have cells. This complex ecosystem is crucial to our health, affecting many processes including immunity, child development and bone density regulation. Research in this area has exploded, and in this eBook, we highlight some of the most exciting work on how the microbiome develops, its influence on brain and behavior and implications in both contributing to and treating various disorders.

FROM INNER SPACE TO OUTER SPACE

Mysteries of Life in the Universe How did life begin on Earth? Does it exist elsewhere? What would those life forms be like? In this eBook, we present several theories on the origin of life, some of its extreme and surprising forms and the ongoing search for signs – or sentience – on distant worlds.

Evolution: The Human Odyssey The complex story of human evolution is a tale seven million years in the making. Each new discovery adds to or revises our story and our understanding of how we came to be the way we are. In this eBook, we explore the evolution of those characteristics that make us human.

The Science of Diet & Exercise Updated for 2019 with new research by Herman Pontzer on how humans evolved to need exercise, our most popular eBook examines traditional weight loss advice and finds it wanting. The most recent studies reveal a metabolic process more complicated than initially thought, opening doors for new approaches.

Mysteries of the Mind For more than a century, scientists have investigated the workings of nature's most complex organ, and recent studies are moving us closer to understanding processes like how we make decisions or navigate our environment. In this eBook, we examine the latest research on cognition, how the brain gives rise to consciousness and how we can improve mental health.

The Science of Cancer The past few years have seen tremendous strides in our understanding of cancer. In this eBook, we examine its complex causes, pros and cons of screenings, minimizing risk, and several new and targeted therapies, including using stem cells, viruses and vaccines.

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