Simple Programmer Podcast
384 "What Doesn't Kill Us" Book Review - Simple Programmer Podcast
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editor: Podcast
- Duración: 0:07:46
- Mas informaciones
Informações:
Sinopsis
So, as I like to say, I tend to buy some books just by reading its name. And this is exactly what happened with "What Doesn't Kill Us". What a freaking awesome name! And what an AWESOME book! I must say I was surprised by it. Here is the book description, extracted from Amazon: "Our ancestors crossed deserts, mountains, and oceans without even a whisper of what anyone today might consider modern technology. Those feats of endurance now seem impossible in an age where we take comfort for granted. But what if we could regain some of our lost evolutionary strength by simulating the environmental conditions of our forebears? Investigative journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney takes up the challenge to find out: Can we hack our bodies and use the environment to stimulate our inner biology? Helping him in his search for the answers is Dutch fitness guru Wim Hof, whose ability to control his body temperature in extreme cold has sparked a whirlwind of scientific study. Carney also enlists input from an Army scie