Review:Okay, I admit it. When it comes to understanding the importance and methodology of genometic research and its influence on discovering the origins of humans and their long journey from then until now, I am a seething mass of ignorance. Human distribution has always fascinated me but being old I have relied almost exclusively on physical (archeology) evidence. The old saying that old dogs cannot learn new tricks is a complete myth and the same hold true that the understanding and acquisition o... Read more

Review:I highly recommend this book. As a physician, I received very little training on nutrition beyond the simple "calories in / calories out" concept, with a minor focus on what the composition actually looked like. Dr. Longo presents some of his lab's groundbreaking research on fasting and fasting mimicking diets, as well as some general guidelines for what to eat every day, which I find tremendously useful and plan to implement myself. The book does a great job of synthesizing the research behi... Read more

Review:Artificial Intelligence is analyzed here with the eye of the science.
Nobody knows exactly how and when this major iteration of life will happen, but everybody should be aware that it is going to happen.
Max Tegmark's work is a great contribution in this direction. Read more

Review:One of the best nonfiction books I've ever read. Carreyrou does a good job of explaining the science behind blood testing/assays in layman's terms. Parts of this book read like fiction because of how unbelievable the (true) story became. Read more

Review:Loved that I could rent this book for an inexpensive price! Glad that I can use for it for an entire semester and then send back. This book is very expensive new, but I rented for $45! Who the heck wants to keep a boring chem book... Not I!!!!! Read more

Review:Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman have invited us to revise our beliefs about death and, more importantly for me, aging. As a 58 year-old male baby boomer, I welcome the opportunity to think of death as something I can delay (until and if I decide I am ready to "go") and I embrace their thesis that I don't have to decline along the way. Instead of waiting for, indeed expecting, disease and degeneration of my quality of life, they have given me well-researched, carefully documented, clearly describ... Read more

Review:I found the book very fascinating. The possibilities with this discovery are unlimited. I found myself not wanting to put the book down. Some of the more technical aspects needed to be explained better for the average person to understand. Read more