The Unseen Body
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- Episode: Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart | Lex Fridman Podcast #297
Podcast: Lex Fridman PodcastThe following is a conversation with Jonathan Reisman, a physician and the writer of "The Unseen Body: A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy."
- Episode: Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart | Lex Fridman Podcast #297
Podcast: Lex Fridman PodcastYou wrote a book called "Unseen Body," all about the human body: the messy, the weird, the beautiful, and the fascinating details.
- Episode: Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart | Lex Fridman Podcast #297
Podcast: Lex Fridman PodcastOne thing I talk about in the book is there are some other body parts that seem to be lacking that kind of brilliant design, such as the throat.
- Episode: Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart | Lex Fridman Podcast #297
Podcast: Lex Fridman PodcastYou talk about the wisdom of a design in the book. What are the important things about the hand?
- Episode: Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart | Lex Fridman Podcast #297
Podcast: Lex Fridman PodcastFor instance, I have a story in the book about a guy whose thumb was nearly ripped off by his dog's leash.
- Episode: Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart | Lex Fridman Podcast #297
Podcast: Lex Fridman PodcastWe’ll talk about fascinating details, but what’s you— I should say for people that should read your book, they will come face to face with the fact that you do not shy away from the weird and the wonderful of the human body.
- Episode: Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart | Lex Fridman Podcast #297
Podcast: Lex Fridman PodcastYou know, like I talk about in the book about in India where they, uh, you know, the hands are symmetric, as you said, but in Indian culture, the left hand is taboo.
- Episode: Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart | Lex Fridman Podcast #297
Podcast: Lex Fridman PodcastSo your book is ordered in a particular way: it’s throat, heart, feces, genitals, liver, pineal gland, brain, skin, urine, fat, lungs, eyes, mucus, fingers and toes, and blood.
- Episode: Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart | Lex Fridman Podcast #297
Podcast: Lex Fridman PodcastSo, as the book title says, Unseen Body.
- Episode: Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart | Lex Fridman Podcast #297
Podcast: Lex Fridman PodcastAs we talked about sex and death, I talk about in the book a lot of for instance the female genital tract, how the uterus is very unusual because, you know, it doesn't even sort of wake up and start doing its thing until the second decade of life.