By: Beatrice Ballarin
I picked up The Beauty of Discomfort: How What We Avoid Is What We Need by Amanda Lang at Indigo one evening after a long day at the laboratory with discouraging results. The aptly titled book intrigued …
By: Juhie Ahme
Edited by: Dr. Roger S. McIntyre (Associate Editor: Danielle S. Cha)
Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder: Clinical Relevance, Biological Substrates, and Treatment Opportunities is a comprehensive text written by leading researchers in the field of psychiatry …
By: Arunima Kapoor
The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge elucidates a significant paradigm shift that took place in the field of neuroscience when neuroplasticity was first observed. As a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge provides insight into the …
Kasey Hemington | IMS MagazineAuthor: Sam Kean
Reviewed by: Jabir Mohamed
In The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, Sam Kean traces the origins of modern neuroscience through stories of brain injury and recovery. Celebrated figures from the annals of …
Author: Brigid Schulte
Reviewed by: Chelsea Lowther
As most graduate students know, when you run into a fellow graduate student the conversation inadvertently turns to how busy you are. There are tales of long hours spent in the lab, revision …
The China Study by: T Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell II, M.D.
Reviewed by: Katherine Schwenger, PhD Candidate
The China Study by T. C. Campbell and T. M. Campbell explores the relationship between animal products (meat and dairy) …
Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus by: David Quammen
Reviewed by: Rebecca Ruddy
David Quammen’s book, Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus, on the history and spread of Ebola, contained all …
I Forgot To Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia by: Su Meck with David de Lisé
Review by: Rebecca Ruddy
In Su Meck’s I Forgot To Remember, the author recounts her experience following a life-changing accident that left her with …
Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aim by: Dr. Samantha Nutt, founder of War Child
Review by: Susy Lam, MSc. Candidate
“Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid” is a mesmerizing, terrifyingly truthful book about international development and aid, providing …
Still Alice by: Dr. Lisa Genova
Review by: Chelsea Lowther
As a scientist in training I am acutely aware that my single greatest asset is my mind. Everything we (academics) do on a daily basis requires Herculean cognitive effort. Whether …
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