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Over the past ninety-odd years, sleep has gone from an afterthought to a central element in our notions of well-being.
“There are, it seems to me, four main pathways to the truth: science, reason, intuition and imagination.”
― The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
― The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
“The single greatest predictor of a healthy gut microbiome is the diversity of plants in one’s diet.”
― Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, andOptimizing Your Microbiome
― Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, andOptimizing Your Microbiome
“The food security that many of us enjoy is the product of a system of production that has kept costs low by destroying wild land and not paying for the costs of atmospheric carbon. These approaches will, ironically, create huge food insecurity. This is happening already around the globe, but nowhere more directly than in the areas of the Amazon that have been deforested to grow soy.”
― Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
― Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
“To tell an honest story, it is not enough for numbers to be correct. They need to be placed in an appropriate context so that a reader or listener can properly interpret them.”
― Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
― Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
“A slime-mold enthusiast told me about a test he had performed. He frequently got lost in IKEA stores and would spend many minutes trying to find the exit. He decided to challenge his slime molds with the same problem and built a maze based on the floor plan of his local IKEA. Sure enough, without any signs or staff to direct them, the slime molds soon found the shortest path to the exit. “You see,” he said with a laugh, “they’re cleverer than me.”
― Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
― Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Martina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Martina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Book Club, Cooking, Ebooks, Food, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Science, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, and animal-activism
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