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BOOK REVIEW - CARLO M. CIPOLLA's The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

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PC: Book Cover I didn't have the slightest of inkling that Economics and satire could co-exist.  PC: Canva Until I understood the graphs (yes, there are graphs), I was engulfed by the ominous existential crisis. And to couple that, there are laws which are called basic.  PC:  juliastamman.com Somebody must be pranking me because it says, it does not matter who you are.  To top this all, this book was suggested to me by my sister.  Hello! What is happening?  PC: Canva The author begins by saying that the root cause of all miseries the world has, even at individual level, is stupidity.  What drives the concept of this fact, lies in the form of some basic laws as pointed out in the book in the simplest of forms.  PC:  Etsy.com It does not matter how intelligent and intellectual one is. Stupidity is the hallmark.  It is also very unexpected.  Author daringly opines that everyone is not equal and that difference of who is stupid and who ...

BOOK REVIEW - VENKI RAMAKRISHNAN's Gene Machine

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PC: My Paperback Copy of the Book The esteemed Nobel Laureate, Venki Ramakrishnan has a had an interesting start to his career.  But, much more than just interesting, I find him a master of all trades and he is quite an inspiration to students and also to anyone who has hard time figuring out what they want to do in life. PC:  Venki Ramakrishnan He is a witty biologist with a background in Physics and goes on to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Just WOW! PC:  r/biology For the author, sol ving the enigmatic Ribosome proved to be a life-long adventure involving bumpy roads, some hard to swallow hiccups and interesting journey with friends and family.  PC:  Errant Science His story, apart from being all scientific and intellectual, also clearly depicts the importance of family and support friends offer.  Without a family to fall back on and supportive friends, one cannot expect to tackle great battles in life. This book is an enchanting memoir of hilarious mom...

BOOK REVIEW - JESSIE INCHAUSPÉ's Glucose Revolution

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Revolutionary! Visionary! Remarkable!     PC: My paperback Glucose Revolution Book 'Glucose Revolution' by Jessie Inchauspé is a bright and simple take on 'clean and good eating hacks' which are so easy, so simple, so 'oh really!, is it that simple?' , that it will make you wonder!  It is indeed, 'the life-changing power of balancing your blood sugar', as has the author clearly written on the book cover.  It is revolutionizing to know that just the order of what you eat can solve so many problems especially to people like me who have a sweet tooth.  The author brilliantly mentions the ways we can enhance the quality of food habits alongwith improving general health, reducing fatigue and crashing that often accompany some bad eating habits.  PC: Glucose Goddess The biochemist shares the outcomes of her experiments with food and habits that have huge impact on overall health.  As we know it, glucose spike is the leading cause of unwanted weight gain, let...