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A unique guide to growing up perfectly weird and perfectly happy, by Dr Camilla Pang who was diagnosed with autism age 8 and was the youngest person and first writer of colour to win the Royal Society Science Book Prize for her book, Explaining Humans.

"An instruction manual for life, love, and relationships by a brilliant young scientist whose Asperger's syndrome allows her--and us--to see ourselves in a different way...and to be better at being human Diagnosed 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. With no blueprint to life, Pang 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 in--which 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 can help us sift through data and make more rational decisions How proteins form strong bonds, and what they teach us about embracing individual differences to form diverse groups Why understanding thermodynamics is the key to seeking balance over seeking perfection How prisms refracting light can keep us from getting overwhelmed by our fears and anxieties, breaking them into manageable and separate "wavelengths" Pang's unique perspective of the world tells us so much about ourselves--who we are and why we do the things we do--and is a fascinating guide to living a happier and more connected life"-- Provided by publisher

Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Dr Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her. Desperate for a solution, Camilla asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without the blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camilla began to create her own. Now armed with a PhD in Bioinformatics, Camilla dismantles our obscure social customs and identifies what it really means to be human using her unique expertise and a language she knows best- science. Through a set of scientific principles, this book examines life's everyday interactions including- Decisions and the route we take to make them; Conflict and how we can avoid it; Relationships and how we establish them; Etiquette and how we conform to it. Explaining Humans is an original and incisive exploration of human nature and the strangeness of social norms, written from the outside looking in. Camilla's unique perspective of the world, in turn, tells us so much about ourselves - about who we are and why we do it - and is a fascinating guide on how to lead a more connected, happier life.Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Dr Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her. Desperate for a solution, Camilla asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without the blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camilla began to create her own. Now armed with a PhD in Bioinformatics, Camilla dismantles our obscure social customs and identifies what it really means to be human using her unique expertise and a language she knows best- science

Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her and the way people worked. Desperate for a solution, Camilla asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without the blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camilla began to create her own. Now armed with a PhD in biochemistry, Camilla dismantles our obscure social customs and identifies what it really means to be human using her unique expertise and a language she knows best: science. Through a set of scientific principles, this book examines life's everyday interactions including: decisions and the route we take to make them; conflict and how we can avoid it; relationships and how we establish them; etiquette and how we conform to it.

Exploring the complexities of scientific discovery, Dr. Camilla Pang shares her insights on the journey from observation to breakthrough. She emphasizes that understanding the world is only part of the scientific narrative, highlighting the role of failure and unexpected paths. By examining contemporary scientific mysteries, Pang illustrates how leading scientists can inspire personal growth in observation, hypothesis, and exploration, encouraging readers to apply these principles to their own lives.

A unique guide to growing up happy, through the twin lenses of autism and scientific curiosity, by Dr Camilla Pang, who was diagnosed with ASD aged 8, and was the youngest person and first writer of colour to win the Royal Society Science Book Prize.

A scientist’s journey from observation to discovery is anything but straightforward. It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions and joyous realizations. Science helps us to understand ourselves – but what we know about the world around us, what has already been explored and discovered, is only half of science’s story.Dr Camilla Pang will look at some of the biggest mysteries facing science today and how some of the best, most cutting-edge scientists can illuminate our own approaches to observation, hypothesis, exploration, troubleshooting and discovery in our own lives. Breakthrough explores the frontier between what we do and don’t know about the where knowledge meets mystery, complexity overwhelms certainty, and the vastness of our universe unspools the logic of science's established laws.There's a scientist hidden inside all of us. Science's greatest gift to us is not formulae but enabling the urge to discover that makes us truly human.

Nagroda Royal Society 2020 dla najlepszej książki popularnonaukowej Dr Camilla Pang jako ośmiolatka otrzymała następującą diagnozę – zaburzenia ze spektrum autyzmu, ADHD i zespół lęku uogólnionego. Nie rozumiała większości ludzkich zachowań, emocji, nie wychwytywała sygnałów z otoczenia. Czuła, jakby nie dostała od nikogo instrukcji obsługi człowieka. Teraz, uzbrojona w doktorat z biochemii, dr Camilla Pang rozprawia się z naszymi niejednoznacznymi zwyczajami społecznymi i identyfikuje, co tak naprawdę oznacza bycie człowiekiem. Czego o złożoności ludzkiego zachowania i otaczającego nas świata mogą nas nauczyć białka, uczenie maszynowe i chemia molekularna? W jaki sposób rozpoznajemy motywacje ludzi i ich zachowania? Wykorzystując swoją unikalną wiedzę i język nauki, autorka analizuje codzienne interakcje, w tym: – podejmowanie decyzji, – rozwiązywanie i unikanie konfliktów, – relacje z ludźmi, – uprzejmość i empatię. „Zrozumieć ludzi” to wyjątkowa i wnikliwa eksploracja ludzkiej natury i norm społecznych dokonana przez osobę, która przez wiele lat żyła niejako na ich marginesie. Niezwykła perspektywa dr Camilli Pang wiele mówi o nas samych, o tym, kim jesteśmy i dlaczego robimy to, co robimy. To fascynujący przewodnik po tym, jak dzięki zrozumieniu siebie i innych możemy prowadzić szczęśliwsze życie. „Sama napisałam instrukcję, jakiej zawsze potrzebowałam. Przewodnik po życiu widzianym z zewnątrz. To właśnie książka, którą trzymasz w ręku”.