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Dr Camilla Pang - Explaining Humans (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2020.
Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her and the way people worked. Desperate for a solution, Camilla asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without the blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camilla began to create her own.
Now armed with a PhD in biochemistry, Camilla dismantles our obscure social customs and identifies what it really means to be human using her unique expertise and a language she knows best: science.
Through a set of scientific principles, this book examines life's everyday interactions including:
- Decisions and the route we take to make them,
- Conflict and how we can avoid it,
- Relationships and how we establish them,
- Etiquette and how we conform to it.
Explaining Humans is an original and incisive exploration of human nature and the strangeness of social norms, written from the outside looking in. Camilla's unique perspective of the world, in turn, tells us so much about ourselves - about who we are and why we do it - and is a fascinating guide on how to lead a more connected, happier life.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Non-Fiction - Science & Technology
- Published : 2020 (This Edition 2021 - Penguin Books)
- ISBN : 9780241987117
- SKU : B002953
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'This vital memoir illuminates the power of being on the autism spectrum' - The Times.
'Thoughtful, incisive and important: this is a must-read for an accessible education in human understanding. It blew my mind!' - Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop and Becoming: Second Sex, Second Chances, and Figuring Out Who the Hell I Am.
'Whether neurodiverse or neurotypical, Pang's witty account is a must-read for anyone who wants to broaden their understanding of life beyond what society defines as the 'norm'' - Dazed.
'Camilla's book is an accessible guide to scientific concepts that is humorous and engaging' - BBC Science Focus.
'A scientific blueprint of human nature and all its bizarre social norms' - Bustle.
'An easy-to-read part-memoir, part-explanation of why humans are the way they are and what we can learn from it' - Refinery29.
The Author
Dr Camilla Sih Mai Pang is a British computational biologist, writer, and autism advocate. In 2020, she was awarded the Royal Society Prize for Science Books for her memoir, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships.