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The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance | David Epstein

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Once again, the old me wouldn‘t recognize the me posting about how much I enjoyed this book about elite athletes and how genes play a huge part in success in sports. It is truly my kids who have opened up this world to me—I used to hate sports. My sporty boys have ignited an interest in me and there‘s some fascinating stories in the sports world. This book covers various sports and the body types best suited for that particular activity. ⬇️

Chelsea.Poole Like long torsos are best for swimming, how does Kenya produce so many long distance runners?, and more. Pictured with a shot of Messi at a game we attended in April! 2w

ncsufoxes It‘s especially true in soccer, like that awareness, soccer IQ. It‘s really hard to teach. Messi has it, he can kick the ball & know that is where his teammate will be to keep the play moving down the field. Plus being a left footed soccer player, also gives players a tremendous advantage My son is left footed & has this great field awareness. Sadly after high school he was done, too much pressure .He‘s finally back to playing rec & having fun. 2w

Amiable @ncsufoxes My son is a lefty, and he had great success as a varsity wrestler in high school. Because the majority of people are right-handed, they don‘t expect a cross-face that comes at them from the left side! 😀 2w

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Suet624 I adored watching all of my kids play soccer. I have no idea what genes they have that allowed all of them to play elite soccer but I was there for all of it. (edited) 2w

Chelsea.Poole @ncsufoxes Seems like a perfect combination of natural gifts (physique), mental strength/knowledge of the game, PLUS the drive/determination/passion for the sport are all components. My boys are still young 8 & 10, but they seem to do well—certainly put forth the effort. We will see how far they go! Lefties are always a plus! @amiable —my husband is and he used it for his advantage in baseball and basketball. 2w

Chelsea.Poole @suet624 my kids definitely didn‘t get their sporty genes from me! But like you, I‘m here for it! 2w

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Nicos

Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think : Reflections by Scientists, Writers, and Philosophers | Mark Ridley, Alan Grafen

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Stella line up of circa 20 writers discussing the impact of Dawkins‘s work. Really good.

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Gabe.DeCastro

The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary edition | Richard Dawkins

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“The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins, discusses and explains the selfishness of genes in their goals of survival and repopulation. At the start of the book, Richard Dawkins brings up the theory of the primordial soup — the origin of life, where life forms were first able to rise by feeding on the organic material within the primordial soup. Despite being simple microscopic creatures, competition between them was still very imminent.

Gabe.DeCastro The basic creatures were explained to be different from each other, with some having longer longevity than others, some with faster reproduction speeds, etc. With these differences, these simple lifeforms competed with each other; with the goal of populating and dominating the primordial soup. Billions of years of evolution later, and with the help of drastic environmental changes. 5mo

Gabe.DeCastro The simple lifeforms became much more complex, creating their own survival machines (as described by Richard Dawkins) that help assist them in their goal of survival and reproduction. 5mo

Gabe.DeCastro Later on in the book, Richard Dawkins begins explaining the main topic of the book, the selfishness of genes. The competition between the primordial lifeforms are still very present and is constantly happening, but is much more now much more complex due to increased diversity in the world. 5mo

Gabe.DeCastro Later on in the book, Richard Dawkins argues that behaviours of organisms— such as altruism, cooperation, and competition with other species, are strategies that help creatures survive and pass down the genes they carry. Another thing later brought up were “memes”, the spreading of culture, words, phrases, etc. Richard Dawkins discusses about the similarities between the two and also talks about the differences. 5mo

Gabe.DeCastro The theme of the book is nonfiction science, and is present throughout the story through the theories and explanations of Richard Dawkins. If you enjoy nonfiction science/biology books, then this book is perfect for you. As it provides many theories from many biologists, provides a new perspective on evolution, and gives clear explanations of ideas. 5mo

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Gabe.DeCastro

The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary edition | Richard Dawkins

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The book “The Selfish Gene”, created by Richard Dawkins, is an award winning book about the understanding of natural selection and evolution. Richard Dawkins explains and describes how genes could be both selfish and altruistic, while providing basic context behind the information to better help the reader understand. The book is packed with knowledge about evolution and natural selection, even going as far as explaining life from the start.

Gabe.DeCastro The book goes in depth about evolution, genes, relationships, and animals. Richard Dawkins describes animals, plants, and microorganisms to be machines. Machines for genes to ensure for their survival. To ensure the continuity of the gene, the machines (the animal, plant, microorganisms) must be selfish in their own way. This selfishness is thoroughly explained throughout the book while also bringing up how machines could also altruistic. 6mo

Gabe.DeCastro The book is perfect for those who are interested in the thought of evolution and natural selection, as it explains the process and other scientific information that back it up. 6mo

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Texreader

Generosity: An Enhancement | Richard Powers

Ebook on sale for $1.99 for a limited time. And you can start planning your reads for #foodandlit2025. This works for #Algeria!! @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Awesome! 🙌🏼 7mo

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Megabooks

Never Bet Against OCCAM: Mast Cell Activation Disease and the Modern Epidemics of Chronic Illness and Medical Complexity | Lawrence Afrin M D, Lawrence B. Afrin

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I was recently (after several years of illness) diagnosed with mast cell activation syndrome. Afrin is the doctor who first described it, and I‘m really glad my doc recommended this. Because mast cells can release over 200 different mediators when they‘re activated, the syndrome can look very different patient to patient. If you or a loved one has been lingering with strange symptoms, I highly recommend reading this before your next appointment!

Megabooks They‘re discovering the different appearance in patients has to do with the different genetic mutations to the mast cells and their receptors. It‘s really interesting! 11mo

plemmdog I just happened to be scrolling and his name rung a bell… and after googling I realized he taught me computer science at a high school summer enrichment program. Small world! 11mo

Megabooks @plemmdog I saw that he was a computer scientist before becoming a doctor. Very cool! 11mo

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kspenmoll

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race | Walter Isaacson

Too many #powerful women to count.
A few: Eleanor Roosevelt, Kamala Harris,Jennifer Doudna,various women living in the Barbizon Hotel in NYC, author Barbara Pym,& Paula Huntley who started a bookclub in Kosovo after the war in late 1990s.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

MemoirsForMe 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 14mo

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fredthemoose

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race | Walter Isaacson

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I really enjoyed most of this book about the discoveries and scientists behind CRISPR gene editing technology. The author uses Dr. Doudna as a way into the story but it really wasn‘t about her. It got bogged down a bit in repeating the ethical arguments for and against using the technology and in what cases it‘s appropriate, but overall it was really interesting.

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kspenmoll

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race | Walter Isaacson

#newyearnewbooks #artist #day13 #womeninscience #day14
My husband read The Code Breaker & loved it. Of course for me it‘s a #TBR
The graphic novel of Hilma of Klint is wonderful!

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 1y

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