The reason we haven’t had another experience like that isn’t because we have been especially vigilant. He shows how prescient Kinch was when he quotes him as saying: “The fact is we are really no better prepared for a bad outbreak today than we were when Spanish flu killed tens of millions of people a hundred years ago. Yet, in his chapter on ‘When Things Go Wrong: Diseases’, he tells of meeting with Washington University’s Michael Kinch and their discussion about the flu season. Bryson describes his own experience of viewing a body and the immediate questions that came to his mind which were answered enthusiastically by Ollivere.īryson’s book was written prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bryson describes their discussion of the science and ethics involved in the processes when a person donates their body to science. Ben Ollivere, “an old friend and a distinguished academic and surgeon”. As part of his research, he interviews experts from all around the world and gives us insights into some excitement researchers experience from their recent research projects.Īs a case in point, Bryson tells us of his meeting with Dr. Once he explains how it works, he then tells us what can go wrong. In creating a guide to the human body, Bryson shows us how it all fits together. Yes, it is a fabulous supplement full of stories and histories relating to human biology. No, it is not a replacement biology textbook. It fits all the criteria of what I like in a book. Now I have his latest – The Body: A Guide for Occupants. After I read Bill Bryson’s book A Short History of Nearly Everything, I became a total fan and began reading as many of his books as I could.

I know that they add interest and help me to remember, I hope that they do the same for my students. How old do you have to be to die of old age? Bill Bryson answers this question and many more in his newest book The Body: A Guide for Occupants.Īs a Biology teacher, I am always looking for books that help me weave stories into science concepts.

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