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Extra life : the astonishing story of how we doubled our lifespan / Steven Johnson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 121 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593351499
  • 0593351495
Subject(s):
Contents:
The speckled monster (Vaccines) -- The detectives (Public health data -- Mapping the seventh ward (Social epidemiology) -- Safe as milk (Pasteurization) -- Beyond the placebo effect (Drug testing and regulation) -- The mold that changed the world (Antibiotics) -- The rocket sled (Automobile safety) -- Feed the world (The decline of famine) -- The work left to do.
Summary: "Humans live longer now than they ever have in their more than three hundred thousand years of existence on earth. And most (if not all) of the advances that have permitted the human lifespan to double have happened in living memory. Extra Life looks at vaccines, seat belts, pesticides, and more, and how each of our scientific advancements have prolonged human life. This book is a deep dive into the sciences--perfect for younger readers who enjoy modern history as well as scientific advances"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 614.42 J69 Available 33111011049174
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 614.42 J69 Available 33111010953053
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A young readers adaptation of Steven Johnson's Extra Life, the story of how humans have doubled our lifespan in less than a century-and what to do with the extra life we now have.

Humans live longer now than they ever have in their more than three hundred thousand years of existence on earth. And most (if not all) of the advances that have permitted the human lifespan to double have happened in living memory.

Extra Life looks at vaccines, seat belts, pesticides, and more, and how each of our scientific advancements have prolonged human life. This book is a deep dive into the sciences--perfect for younger readers who enjoy modern history as well as scientific advances.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Humans live longer now than they ever have in their more than three hundred thousand years of existence on earth. And most (if not all) of the advances that have permitted the human lifespan to double have happened in living memory. Extra Life looks at vaccines, seat belts, pesticides, and more, and how each of our scientific advancements have prolonged human life. This book is a deep dive into the sciences--perfect for younger readers who enjoy modern history as well as scientific advances"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12 Viking.

Grades 4-6 Viking.

The speckled monster (Vaccines) -- The detectives (Public health data -- Mapping the seventh ward (Social epidemiology) -- Safe as milk (Pasteurization) -- Beyond the placebo effect (Drug testing and regulation) -- The mold that changed the world (Antibiotics) -- The rocket sled (Automobile safety) -- Feed the world (The decline of famine) -- The work left to do.

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