A review by heidirgreen
Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships by Camilla Pang

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! I read it as part of a book club and the discussion was brilliant. I couldn't read more than one chapter in a sitting, which I think was due to the writing style and detail within each section. It felt like peering into the mind of the author who is neurodivergent, and as I'm neurotypical I found that a bit difficult to get my head around to begin with. I loved that about it - it made me more understanding and more empathetic. I have a science background and parts of the book helped to dig up scientific concepts that aren't in my immediate field of study. I'd be interested to hear what people with a non-science background think about the analogies and links between science and humanity, I'm not sure it'd hit the same way with a non-science audience. A great example of science communication done creatively, I've never read anything like this before, and I'm hoping that Dr Camilla Pang writes more books about her experiences.