This was a fascinating book exploring the scientific misconceptions and flawed research around gender and women. The book tracks the different research around women from birth, fertility to old age. I was shocked to learn that Darwin thought that all women had evolved to have inferior intelligence,...
Thursday, 28 June 2018
Monday, 25 June 2018
Book Review: Catching Breath: The Making and Unmaking of Tuberculosis by Kathryn Lougheed
This was a fascinating book, and I had no idea the history and current state of TB was so complex. I, like many people, think of TB as a disease of the past, something in a Dickens novel. I was also amazed to learn about the interplay between diabetes and TB, and HIV and TB. I found this book an...
Friday, 8 June 2018
Book Review: Butterfly Isles a Summer in Search of Our Emperors and Admirals by Patrick Barkham
This was a beautiful and well-written book, capturing the highs and lows of searching for elusive butterflies throughout the UK. It was fascinating to understand how each butterfly prefers a specific time of year and specific weather conditions and plants, and all these factors make it a huge challenge...