7 min read ⌚ The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime Three decades ago, for the soundtrack of “Highlander,” “Queen” decided to ask the world an apt question. Namely, “Who Wants to Live Forever?” According to the English gerontologist Aubrey de Grey, the answer to the question is fairly obvious: absolutely everybody. […]
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6 min read ⌚ A Short History of Private Life We have already grown accustomed to reading short histories of the world told through different prisms, ranging from glasses to globalization. In fact, Britain’s most beloved foreigner Bill Bryson has authored one of those himself – our favorite, “A Short History of Nearly Everything”. “At Home” […]
Hardcore Self Help Summary
3 min read ⌚ F**K Anxiety “Hardcore Self Help” is a guide that will help readers overcome anxiety and reach their peaceful place. About Robert Duff, PhD Dr. Robert Duff is a writer, a psychologist, and a host of a mental health podcast on his website www.duffthepsych.com. “Hardcore Self Help Summary” Some people live their daily […]
The Righteous Mind Summary
5 min read ⌚ Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Have you ever wondered how is it possible that there are so many good people that are unlike you? Probably not – because we all think that goodness is defined in accordance with our beliefs. In “The Righteous Mind,” Jonathan Haidt ponders over […]
The Greatest Show on Earth Summary
5 min read ⌚ The Evidence for Evolution By now, you’d think that developments in genetics should have vindicated Darwin once and for all. Unfortunately, one-third of Americans don’t believe in it, with another third thinking that it was actually guided by God. In “The Greatest Show on Earth,” Richard Dawkins tries to clear things up. […]
The Demon-Haunted World Summary
5 min read ⌚ Science as a Candle in the Dark If there’s any part of you interested even slightly in astronomy and cosmology, you probably owe a lot to Carl Sagan. He popularized these disciplines as nobody before him. And in “The Demon-Haunted World” you can see how he managed to popularize skeptical and scientific […]
Trauma and Recovery Summary
3 min read ⌚ The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror “Trauma and Recovery” is an eye-opening book that put in plain English, what we must do to confront the bullies and reduce their influence in this world. About Judith Herman Despite being an author, Judith Lewis Herman, teaches clinical psychiatry at […]
Homo Deus Summary
5 min read ⌚ A Brief History of Tomorrow In “Sapiens” we read Yuval Noah Harari’s history of humanity’s yesterdays. It was only a matter of time before we embarked on a journey through the history of humanity’s tomorrows. Ladies and gentlemen: “Homo Deus”. About Yuval Noah Harari Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli professor […]
The Really Big One
2 min read ⌚ “The Really Big One” is an earthquake that “will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The question is when.” About Kathryn Schulz Kathryn Schulz is a Pulitzer-winner and The New Yorker staff writer. Book Summary Not long ago, scientists have discovered that there is a fault line in the […]
The Sixth Extinction Summary
3 min read ⌚ An Unnatural History “The Sixth Extinction” provides a look at the history of the planet, followed by a distressing prediction of the future. About Elizabeth Kolbert Elizabeth Kolbert is a book author and a New Yorker staff writer. “The Sixth Extinction PDF Summary” 66 million years ago, an asteroid hit Earth and […]
