Book Explaining Humans: What Science can Teach us About Life, Love and Relationships Camilla Pang

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Camilla Pang

Publisher

Viking

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9780241409602

Explaining Humans: What Science can Teach us About Life, Love and Relationships

Camilla Pang (Author) · Viking · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Explaining Humans: What Science can Teach us About Life, Love and Relationships"

'This vital memoir illuminates the power of being on the autism spectrum' - The Times 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.'This book is truly exceptional. Applying science to the problems of human relationships, the perils of perfectionism and the pitfalls of social etiquette, Millie has written a joyous, funny and hugely insightful text for all of us - whether neurotypical or neurodiverse. This 'outsiders guide to the human race' is warm, witty and a joy to read.' Prof Gina Rippon, Cognitive neuroscientist/autism researcher and author of The Gendered Brain.

Camilla Pang

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Camilla Pang es doctora en Bioquímica por la University College de Londres e investigadora científica posdoctoral especializada en Bioinformática Traslacional. A los ocho años, le diagnosticaron trastorno del espectro autista (TEA) y, a los veintiséis, trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH). Su diagnóstico ha tenido una gran influencia en su carrera y sus estudios, y siente una verdadera pasión por comprender a los humanos, nuestros comportamientos y cómo actuamos.

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