When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi — Book Summary and Notes
One day he was a doctor treating patients, and the next he was a patient himself, struggling to live. Just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined, evaporated.
22 Aug 2023Medicine
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande — Book Summary and Notes
Medicine has prevailed in modern times, making birth, injury, and infectious disease less traumatic. However, as Gawande observed in his medical career, the goals of medicine seem to frequently contradict the interests of the human spirit.
19 Aug 2023
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker — Book Summary and Notes
When did life start sleeping? What if sleep is so helpful that the real question is: Why did life ever bother to wake up?
12 Aug 2023