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A scientist’s journey from observation to discovery is anything but
straightforward. It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions and
joyous realizations. Science helps us to understand ourselves – but
what we know about the world around us, what has already been explored
and discovered, is only half of science’s story.
Dr Camilla Pang will look at some of the biggest mysteries facing
science today and how some of the best, most cutting-edge scientists
can illuminate our own approaches to observation, hypothesis,
exploration, troubleshooting and discovery in our own lives.
WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE
2020 How proteins, machine learning and molecular chemistry can
teach us about the complexities of human behaviour and the world
around us How do we understand the people around us? How do we
recognise people's motivations, their behaviour, or even their
facial expressions? And, when do we learn the social cues that
dictate human behaviour? 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.
An instruction manual for life, love, and relationships by a
brilliant young scientist whose Asperger's syndrome allows her--and
us--to see ourselves in a different way...and to be better at being
human Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight,
Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her.
Desperate for a solution, she asked her mother if there was an
instruction manual for humans that she could consult. With no
blueprint to life, Pang began to create her own, using the language
she understands best: science. That lifelong project eventually
resulted in An Outsider's Guide to Humans, an original and incisive
exploration of human nature and the strangeness of social norms,
written from the outside looking in--which is helpful to even the
most neurotypical thinker. Camilla Pang uses a set of scientific
principles to examine life's everyday interactions: - How machine
learning can help us sift through data and make more rational
decisions - How proteins form strong bonds, and what they teach us
about embracing individual differences to form diverse groups - Why
understanding thermodynamics is the key to seeking balance over
seeking perfection - How prisms refracting light can keep us from
getting overwhelmed by our fears and anxieties, breaking them into
manageable and separate "wavelengths" Pang's unique perspective of
the world tells us so much about ourselves--who we are and why we
do the things we do--and is a fascinating guide to living a happier
and more connected life.
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