An Outsider's Guide to Humans, What Science Taught Me About What We Do and Who We Are

An Outsider's Guide to Humans, What Science Taught Me About What We Do and Who We Are
Authors
Camilla Pang PhD
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Date
2020-12-01
Size
10.34 MB
Lang
en
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An instruction manual for life, love, and relationships by brilliant young scientist whose Aspberger's syndrome allows herand usa different way to see ourselves, and to be better at being humanDiagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her. Desperate for a solution, she asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without a blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camilla began to create her own, using the language she understands best: science. That lifelong project eventually resulted in An Outsider's Guide to Humans, an original and incisive exploration of human nature and the strangeness of social norms, written from the outside looking inwhich is helpful to even the most neurotypical thinker. Camilla Pang uses a set of scientific principles to examine life's everyday interactions: how Machine Learning...