Bumpology

Author : Linda Geddes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781451685770

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Bumpology by Linda Geddes Pdf

From award-winning science journalist Linda Geddes, a fascinating and practical companion for expectant parents that makes sense of conflicting advice about pregnancy, birth, and raising babies. Can I eat peanuts during pregnancy? Do unborn babies dream? Can men get pregnancy symptoms too? How much do babies remember? How can I get my baby to sleep through the night? The moment she discovers she’s pregnant, every woman suddenly has a million ques­tions about the life that’s developing inside her. Linda Geddes was no different, except that as a journalist writing for New Scientist magazine she had access to the most up-to-date scientific research. What began as a personal quest to find the truth behind headlines and information that didn’t patronize or confuse is now a brilliant new book. In Bumpology, Geddes discusses the latest research on every topic that expectant parents encounter, from first pregnancy symptoms to pregnancy diet, the right birth plan, and a baby’s first year.

Author : Linda Geddes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781451684995

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Bumpology by Linda Geddes Pdf

Originally published: London: Bantam Press, 2013.

Author : Linda Geddes
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781782833499

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Chasing the Sun by Linda Geddes Pdf

The full story of how our relationship with light shapes our health, productivity and mood. 'A sparkling and illuminating study, one of those rare books that could genuinely improve your life' Sunday Times Since the dawn of time, humans have worshipped the sun. And with good reason. Our biology is set up to work in partnership with it. From our sleep cycles to our immune systems and our mental health, access to sunlight is crucial for living a happy and fulfilling life. New research suggests that our sun exposure over a lifetime - even before we were born - may shape our risk of developing a range of different illnesses, from depression to diabetes. Bursting with cutting-edge science and eye-opening advice, Chasing the Sun explores the extraordinary significance of sunlight, from ancient solstice celebrations to modern sleep labs, and from the unexpected health benefits of sun exposure to what the Amish know about sleep that the rest of us don't. As more of us move into light-polluted cities, spending our days in dim offices and our evenings watching brightly lit screens, we are in danger of losing something vital: our connection to the star that gave us life. It's a loss that could have far-reaching consequences that we're only just beginning to grasp.

Author : Katharina Vestre
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781771644938

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The Making of You by Katharina Vestre Pdf

A quirky and inspired guide to your very own origin story. This enlightening and irresistible book for adults explains how you were made—not with the standard euphemisms told to us as children, but with vivid, exacting prose that unveils all the complex processes we never knew produced human life. With a brilliant talent for thoughtful, charming science writing, Katharina Vestre takes us from cell to human and shares surprising facts along the way—such as that sperm have a sense of smell and that hiccups were likely inherited from our ancient, underwater ancestors. She also shows why gender is more complicated than we think and reveals the questions scientists still ponder about how we came to be. A miniature drama of cosmic significance, this is the incredible story of you.

Author : Paul Eling,Stanley Finger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000388381

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Gall, Spurzheim, and the Phrenological Movement by Paul Eling,Stanley Finger Pdf

During the 1790s in Vienna, German physician Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) came forth with a new doctrine dealing with mind, brain and behavior—one that could account for individual differences. He maintained that there are many independent faculties of mind, each associated with a separate part of the brain. He fine-tuned his ideas and published two sets of books presenting them after he and his assistant, Johann Gaspar Spurzheim, settled in Paris in 1807. Gall's ideas had many supporters but were controversial and unsettling to others. In particular, the opposition ridiculed his belief that skull features reflect the growth of specific, underlying cortical organs, and hence correlate with personality traits (i.e., his ‘bumpology’). Gall’s fundamental ideas about the mind and organization of the brain were debated across the globe, and they also began to be exploited by unscrupulous businessmen, ‘professors’ who ‘read skulls’ for a living. But, as some historians have shown, his ideas about mind, brain and behavior led to the modern neurosciences. The chapters collected in this volume provide new insights into Gall’s thinking and what Spurzheim did, and the faddish movement called ‘phrenology’, which originated as a science of humankind but became a popular source of entertainment. All chapters were originally published in various issues of the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences.

Author : Barbara Maria Stafford
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1993-08-13
Category : Design
ISBN : 0262691655

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Body Criticism by Barbara Maria Stafford Pdf

In this erudite and profusely illustrated history of perception, Barbara Stafford explores a remarkable set of body metaphors deriving from both aesthetic and medical practices that were developed during the enlightenment for making visible the unseeable aspects of the world. While she focuses on these metaphors as a reflection of the changing attitudes toward the human body during the period of birth of the modern world, she also presents a strong argument for our need to recognize the occurrence of a profound revolution—a radical shift from a textbased to a visually centered culture. Stafford agues, in fact, that modern societies need to develop innovative, nonlinguistic paradigms and to train a broad public in visual aptitude.

Author : Adrian Desmond,James Moore
Publisher : HMH
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780547527758

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Darwin's Sacred Cause by Adrian Desmond,James Moore Pdf

An “arresting” and deeply personal portrait that “confront[s] the touchy subject of Darwin and race head on” (The New York Times Book Review). It’s difficult to overstate the profound risk Charles Darwin took in publishing his theory of evolution. How and why would a quiet, respectable gentleman, a pillar of his parish, produce one of the most radical ideas in the history of human thought? Drawing on a wealth of manuscripts, family letters, diaries, and even ships’ logs, Adrian Desmond and James Moore have restored the moral missing link to the story of Charles Darwin’s historic achievement. Nineteenth-century apologists for slavery argued that blacks and whites had originated as separate species, with whites created superior. Darwin, however, believed that the races belonged to the same human family. Slavery was therefore a sin, and abolishing it became Darwin’s sacred cause. His theory of evolution gave a common ancestor not only to all races, but to all biological life. This “masterful” book restores the missing moral core of Darwin’s evolutionary universe, providing a completely new account of how he came to his shattering theories about human origins (Publishers Weekly, starred review). It will revolutionize your view of the great naturalist. “An illuminating new book.” —Smithsonian “Compelling . . . Desmond and Moore aptly describe Darwin’s interaction with some of the thorniest social and political issues of the day.” —Wired “This exciting book is sure to create a stir.” —Janet Browne, Aramont Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University, and author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging

Author : Sherrie Lynne Lyons
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781438428024

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Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls by Sherrie Lynne Lyons Pdf

Explores the distinctions between science and pseudoscience.

Author : William Camann,Kathryn Alexander
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780307484093

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Easy Labor by William Camann,Kathryn Alexander Pdf

THE FIRST COMPLETE, COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO PAIN RELIEF DURING LABOR AND DELIVERY Far too many expectant mothers find themselves unprepared when labor begins and natural techniques don’t effectively manage the pain. This indispensable guide provides reassuring, proven approaches to combining medical and natural techniques to ensure the most comfortable pain-free labor possible. In Easy Labor, you’ll discover • what to expect during labor, and key factors that affect your comfort • the facts on epidurals, safety concerns, and how effectively they reduce pain • the pros and cons of pain-relief medications • complementary and alternative methods, including water immersion, acupuncture, hypnosis, massage, and birth balls • how your choice of hospital or birth center affects your pain-management options • techniques to calm and eliminate the specific fears and stresses associated with childbirth So relax and enjoy your pregnancy, with this important book by your side!

Author : Nicholas Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Character
ISBN : ONB:+Z161028805

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Phrenology, and how to Use it in Analyzing Character by Nicholas Morgan Pdf

Author : Joanne Shattock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521882880

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The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1830-1914 by Joanne Shattock Pdf

A volume of essays on Victorian themes, genres and authors, aimed at students and lecturers.

Author : Charles H. Olin
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781473387522

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Phrenology - How to Tell Your Own and Your Friend's Character from the Shape of the Head by Charles H. Olin Pdf

In this book Olin sets forth the teachings of the great phrenologists of the past, together with the latest and best ideas on the subject, in what is intended to be a simple, clear and interesting manner. So much has been written, and well written, about Phrenology that the author makes no claim to anything new or original. But while his task has been one mainly of selection from the works of Combe, Wells, Sizer, Hyde, and others, he has aimed to present the complete principles of the science in language which all can readily understand, and in a popular and instructive way.

Author : Nicholas Morgan (Phrenologist.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000639478

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Phrenology, and how to use it in analyzing character by Nicholas Morgan (Phrenologist.) Pdf

Author : Emanuel Donchin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000652994

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Cognitive Psychophysiology: Event-Related Potentials and the Study of Cognition by Emanuel Donchin Pdf

Originally published in 1984, Cognitive Psychophysiology: Event-related Potentials and the Study of Cognition is the first volume to come out of The Carmel Conferences: designed to examine in detail the assertion that the endogenous components of the Event-Related Brain Potential (ERP) can serve as a tool in the analysis of cognition. The intent of this book was to examine on a rather broad front the claims of cognitive psychophysiology to a niche in the domain of cognitive science. Discussions included: selective attention; the ERP and decision and memory processes; preparatory processes; mental chronometry; perceptual processes; individual differences and clinical applications. It provides an interesting snapshot of the status of ERP research just as it was venturing assertively into cognitive science.

Author : Daphne Adler
Publisher : Familius
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN : 1945547804

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Debunking the Bump by Daphne Adler Pdf

Stay away from sushi! Cut out caffeine! Get rid of your cat! Step away from the microwave! Pregnant women are bombarded with "risk factors" they must avoid from the moment the stick turns pink. Heroic mothers-to-be sacrifice their favorite foods and activities for the sake of their baby, but with such long lists of "don'ts" and conflicting information, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. Daphne Adler, a mathematician, management consultant, and self-proclaimed "numbers junkie" turns her expertise to pregnancy and the real research behind the risks. With thousands of cited sources, Adler wades through the research to reveal which factors are truly threats to a healthy pregnancy and which are simply red herrings or old wives' tales. From cheese to sex to saunas, Debunking the Bump sheds light on everything expectant mothers need to know to avoid the real risks without skipping the sushi.