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Woman is a fascinating, fact-filled guide that covers everything from organs to orgasms, hormones to hysterectomies. With her characteristic clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language, bestselling author Natalie Angier cuts through the still prevalent myths and misinformation surrounding the female body, that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces. With a witty and assured narrative, and a listener-friendly dose of science, Woman is an essential and engaging resource for all time.

Als im späten 16. Jahrhundert der englische Universalgelehrte Robert Hooke und der holländische Tuchhändler Antonie van Leeuwenhoek durch ihre handgefertigten Mikroskope blickten, sahen sie etwas, was der Biologie und der Medizin ein radikal neues Konzept hinzufügte und beide Wissenschaften für immer veränderte: Komplexe lebende Organismen bestehen aus winzigen, in sich geschlossenen und sich selbst regulierenden Einheiten. Unsere Organe, unsere Physiologie, unser Selbst – Herz, Blut, Gehirn – sind aus diesen kleinen Teilen aufgebaut: den Zellen.

We do not see the ocean when we look at the water that blankets more than two thirds of our planet. We only see the entrance to it. Beyond that entrance is a world hostile to humans, yet critical to our survival. The first divers to enter that world held their breath and splashed beneath the surface, often clutching rocks to pull them down. Over centuries, they invented wooden diving bells, clumsy diving suits, and unwieldy contraptions in attempts to go deeper and stay longer.

Psychologist and award-winning columnist Jesse Bering features more than thirty of his most popular essays from Scientific American and Slate, as well as two new pieces, that take listeners on a bold and captivating journey through some of the most taboo issues related to evolution and human behavior. Exploring the history of cannibalism, the neurology of people who are sexually attracted to animals, the evolution of human body fluids, the science of homosexuality, and serious questions about life and death, Bering astutely covers a generous expanse of our kaleidoscope of quirks and origins.

Inspired by Homer’s description of the ebb and flow of the “wine dark sea,” the ancient Greeks conceived a back-and-forth movement of blood. That false notion, perpetuated by the influential Roman physician Galen, prevailed for fifteen hundred years until William Harvey proved that blood circulates: the heart pumps blood in one direction through the arteries and it returns through the veins.

As we continue to live through a pandemic, all eyes are on microbes: an imperceptible and pervasive threat that hangs heavy on the air and clings to surfaces. But the reality of micro-organisms is far more diverse and life-sustaining than such a notion would have us believe. 

A one-stop scientific, funny, and easy to understand guide to everything you’ve always wondered about what’s ‘down there’. Or even up there! Whatever your concern, Dr Cuterus has got you covered.

Nuestros huesos son los testigos silenciosos de las vidas que llevamos. Nuestras historias están grabadas en su médula. Basándose en sus años de investigación y en su notable experiencia, la antropóloga forense de renombre mundial Sue Black nos lleva a un viaje de redescubrimiento, una visita guiada por el esqueleto humano que nos explica cómo la historia de la vida de cada persona se revela en sus huesos, a los que ella llama «los últimos centinelas de nuestra vida mortal que dan testimonio de cómo la hemos vivido».

You may be familiar with the idea of our body's biome - the bacterial fauna that populates our gut and can so profoundly affect our health. In We Are Electric we cross the next frontier of scientific understanding: discover your body's electrome.

We live in an age of medical miracles. Never in the history of humankind has so much talent and energy been harnessed to cure disease. So why does it feel like it’s getting harder to live our healthiest lives? Why does it seem like “experts” can’t agree on anything, and why do our interactions with medical professionals feel less personal, less honest, and less impactful than ever?

24 Stunden täglich über ca. 80 Jahre verbringen wir mit unserem Körper. Doch kennen wir ihn? Wissen Sie zum Beispiel wie viele Knochen Sie haben oder warum Ihr Magen knurrt? Haben Sie eine Ahnung, warum so viele Babys blaue Augen haben oder warum bei älteren Semestern Nase und Ohren so groß sind? Sie wissen es nicht, jetzt brennt es Ihnen aber unter den Nägeln und Sie möchten es herausfinden? Dann sollten Sie das Hörbuch von Ärztin und Autorin Dr. Petra Sommer hören.

Become body literate with Breasts: An Owner's Guide, the first volume in an enlightening series that democratises health for new generations of readers. Breasts is an informative, practical, and engaging introduction to understanding, enjoying and caring for one of our most mythologised and objectified body parts. This conversation-starting audiobook focuses on breasts through the lived experience, revealing essential things to know right now and tomorrow.

Alice Roberts uses the latest research to uncover the evolutionary history hidden in all of us, from the secrets found only in our embryos and genes - including why as embryos we have what look like gills - to those visible in your anatomy. This is a tale of discovery, exploring why and how we have developed as we have. This is your story, told as never before.