Tag Archives: science

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

October 22, 2011 – 1:37 pm

Shop Indie Bookstores I doubt I would have read this other than it was chosen by my book club. I’m glad they did. The author does a wonderful job of mixing the science and human drama behind the story of HeLa cells. What could easily have been a very dry read was instead a wonderful [...]

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‘Why Him? Why Her?’ The Science Behind Love

February 5, 2009 – 1:13 pm

Anyone out there looking for love?  Then you might be interested in a new book that is making the media rounds just in time for Valentines Day.  ‘Why Him? Why Her?’ by Helen Fisher, deals with the science of love.  Dr. Fisher, a biological anthropologist, suggests that there are four personality types that are the [...]

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Take Your Brain On A Walk…Read A Book Online

December 2, 2008 – 8:21 pm

I feel better already. Happy with the knowledge that reading book-like text on my computer screen and surfing the web for story ideas is like taking my brain for a walk. The study was done on middle age volunteers ages 55 to 76. Online reading stimulates regions of the brain controlling language, reading, memory and [...]

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‘The Edge Of Medicine’ by Dr. William Hanson

November 19, 2008 – 6:52 pm

This week I seem to have all things medical on my mind. Maybe it’s because I scheduled myself for a dentist and doctor’s appointment plus a vet visit for my dog that my ears perked up when NPR aired a great interview with Dr. William Hanson, author of “The Edge of Medicine”. Hanson’s book introduces [...]

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