Some really good insights into the importance of sleep, our negative cultural attitudes towards getting sufficient sleep and ways to improve sleep hygiene.
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marcus finished reading Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, …
marcus reviewed Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, …
I don’t sleep I dream
4 stars
marcus started reading Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, …
marcus finished reading Metazoa by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Metazoa by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Dip below the ocean’s surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign …
marcus reviewed Metazoa by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Dip below the ocean’s surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that …
Mind the gap
4 stars
Excellent book on the theory of consciousness in the animal kingdom. Mostly focused on cephalopods. A bit similar to other works by the author. Makes the case for limiting animal experiments.
marcus started reading Stories of Your Life & Others by Ted Chiang
marcus finished reading Gastronomad by Mike Elgan
Interesting take on a new way to live and work. Mike Elgan is an accomplished journalist and this book is an interesting account of how his wife and he live abroad. They organise cultural events for others that transcend the usual holiday experience.
marcus reviewed Gastronomad by Mike Elgan
Some food for thought
4 stars
Interesting take on a new way to live and work. Mike Elgan is an accomplished journalist and this book is an interesting account of how his wife and he live abroad. They organise cultural events for others that transcend the usual holiday experience.
marcus finished reading The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow
For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike--either free and equal innocents, or thuggish and warlike. …
marcus started reading The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow
For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike--either free and equal innocents, or thuggish and warlike. …
marcus finished reading Chernobyl by Serhii Plokhy
Chernobyl by Serhii Plokhy
On the morning of April 26, 1986, Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of a reactor …
marcus started reading Chernobyl by Serhii Plokhy
Chernobyl by Serhii Plokhy
On the morning of April 26, 1986, Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of a reactor …