Drawing on cutting-edge research, she probes the pain-killing power of a well-placed window and examines how the right office layout can expand our social networks.
In this wide-ranging, character-driven book, science journalist Emily Anthes takes us on an adventure into the buildings in which we spend our days, exploring the profound, and sometimes unexpected, ways that they shape our lives. For all the time we spend inside buildings, we rarely stop to consider: How do these spaces affect our mental and physical well-being? Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Our productivity, performance, and relationships? And yet, in many ways, the indoor world remains unexplored territory. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. In addition, by purchasing a copy of The Great Indoorson, you support indie bookselling and the writing community during this difficult time. While payment is not required, we are suggesting a $3 contribution to support this author series, our staff, and the future of Harvard Book Store-a locally owned, independently run Cambridge institution.
She will be joined in conversation by celebrated science writer CARL ZIMMER, author of She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity. Harvard Book Store’s virtual event series welcomes EMILY ANTHES-award-winning science journalist and author of Frankenstein’s Cat-for a discussion of her latest book, The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness. Presenting The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness
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