Explaining Humans

Winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2020

(Author) Camilla Pang
Format: Paperback
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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.

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Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780241987117
Publish year:
2021
Publish date:
March 25, 2021

Camilla Pang

Camilla Pang is a neuroscientist and author known for her bestselling memoir "Explaining Humans," which explores her experience living with autism. Her writing style is insightful and engaging, offering a unique perspective on the human mind. Pang's work has made significant contributions to literature by promoting understanding and acceptance of neurodiversity.

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