We Are Electric
Sally Adee
Science
We Are Electric
by Sally Adee
—· 353 p
Best Book of 2023Financial Times Best Bookreflective
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About
A BEST BOOK OF 2023 FOR THE TELEGRAPH, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW SCIENTIST AND STYLIST A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST READ 2023 Discover the next frontier of scientific understanding: your body’s electrome. Every cell in your body – bones, skin, nerves, muscle – has a voltage, like a tiny battery. This bioelectricity is why your brain can send signals to your body, why it develops and how it heals itself. In We Are Electric, award-winning science writer Sally Adee explores the colourful history of bioelec…
Pages
353
Canongate Books
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Scientific Insight9
Narration8
Medical Relevance8
Worldbuilding7
Prose7
Pacing7
Emotional depth6
Plot twists4
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