Tag Archives: brain food
Black Man in a White Coat by Damon Tweedy, M.D.
Read June 2017 Recommended for people who want to understand more about health and race ★ ★ ★ 1/2 If there is one thing that can pull me out of my traditional genres, it’s a meditation on modern medicine. … Continue reading
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Read April 2017 Recommended for Americans ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It is no surprise that “Evicted” was the University Wisconsin-Madison’s Go Big Red book read for 2016, a book chosen by the chancellor and worked into campus-wide discussions and … Continue reading
Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss. Read it and weep.
Read June 2014 Recommended for people who eat ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “We rarely get in the situation where our body and brain are depleted of nutrients and are actually in need of replenishment. Rather, he … Continue reading
Eats Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss. Don’t forget ‘laughs.’
Read April 2014 Recommended for fans of writing, communicating ★ ★ ★ ★ I confess: I frequently find myself self-conscious about my use of punctuation. A few years back, I even bought a copy of Strunk and White’s The Elements of … Continue reading
Gulp. by Mary Roach. Adventurous, in a bumper-car kind of way.
Read April 2014 Recommended for fans of digesting and laughing ★ ★ ★ for humor, ★ ★ 1/2 for information While reading, I was reminded of long-ago biology studies, and the simplest members of Animalia that are little more … Continue reading
Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton. Recommended for humans.
Read December 2013 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I’ve been following Humans of New York on Facebook for some time now. As a long time NYC-ophile, it captures everything I love about the people-zoo that is my vision of New … Continue reading
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely. Unpredictable.
Read November/December 2013 ★ ★ First, major shout-out to Carly for inspiring me to read this one. While I love stretching my science muscles, it isn’t my first choice for enjoyment reading material, especially during the school year. Despite initial … Continue reading
