Джо Мерчант – лучшие книги

Это уникальное устройство перевернуло наши представления об античном мире. Однако история Антикитерского механизма, названного так в честь греческого острова Антикитера, у берегов которого со дна моря были подняты его обломки, полна темных пятен. Многие десятилетия он хранился в Национальном археологическом музее Греции, не привлекая к себе особого внимания.
В научном мире о его

Можно ли победить болезнь силой мысли? Этот вопрос только кажется простым. Общеизвестно, что тему "исцеляющего разума" крепко оседлали гуру, хилеры и прочие шаманы; по логике, в силу одного этого обстоятельства серьезные ученые не могут снисходительно относиться к "нетрадиционной медицине".

Но вот парадокс: именно серьезные ученые, видные представители многих областей науки, экспериментально доказали, что мысль, эмоция, вера способны принести самую что ни на есть реальную пользу здоровью: снять симптомы недуга, повысить иммунитет, снизить риск тяжелого заболевания...

Эта книга - увлекательный путеводитель по широкому полю идей, от гипноза до медитации, от плацебо до позитивной визуализации. Опираясь на результаты новейших исследований, Джо Марчант очищает эти идеи от лженаучной шелухи - и знакомит читателя с основанными на них методами самоисцеления, которые действительно работают.

An historically unprecedented disconnect between humanity and the heavens has opened. Jo Marchant's book can begin to heal it. For at least 20,000 years, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are--our art, religious beliefs, social status, scientific advances, and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. It's a disconnect with a dire cost. Our relationship to the stars and planets has moved from one of awe, wonder and superstition to…

A New York Times Bestseller
Finalist for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize
Longlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize

A rigorous, skeptical, deeply reported look at the new science behind the mind's surprising ability to heal the body

Have you ever felt a surge of adrenaline after narrowly avoiding an accident? Salivated at the sight (or thought) of a sour lemon? Felt turned on just from hearing your partner's voice? If so, then you've experienced how dramatically the workings of your mind can affect your body.

Yet while we accept that stress or anxiety can damage our health, the idea of "healing thoughts" was long ago hijacked by New Age gurus and spiritual healers. Recently, however, serious scientists from a range of fields have been uncovering evidence that our thoughts, emotions and beliefs can ease pain, heal wounds, fend off infection and heart disease and even slow the progression of AIDS and some cancers.

In Cure, award-winning science writer Jo Marchant travels the world to meet the physicians, patients and researchers on the cutting edge of this new world of medicine. We learn how meditation protects against depression and dementia, how social connections increase life expectancy and how patients who feel cared for recover from surgery faster. We meet Iraq war veterans who are using a virtual arctic world to treat their burns and children whose ADHD is kept under control with half the normal dose of medication. We watch as a transplant patient uses the smell of lavender to calm his hostile immune system and an Olympic runner shaves vital seconds off his time through mind-power alone.

Drawing on the very latest research, Marchant explores the vast potential of the mind's ability to heal, lays out its limitations and explains how we can make use of the findings in our own lives. With clarity and compassion, Cure points the way towards a system of medicine that treats us not simply as bodies but as human beings.


– The Economist, Best Books of 2016 selection
– The Times (UK), Best Reads of 2016 selection
– New York Magazine, 5 Science Books We Loved This Year

More than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamun’s desiccated body was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed for more than three millennia, King Tut’s mummy was suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard Carter had discovered the boy-king’s tomb, and the soon-to-be famous mummy’s story—even more dramatic than King Tut’s life—began.

The mummy’s “afterlife” is a modern story, not an ancient one. Award-winning science writer Jo Marchant traces the mummy’s story from its first brutal autopsy in 1925 to the most recent arguments over its DNA. From the glamorous treasure hunts of the 1920s to today’s high-tech scans in volatile modern Egypt, Marchant introduces us to the brilliant and sometimes flawed people who have devoted their lives to revealing the mummy’s secrets, unravels the truth behind the hyped-up TV documentaries, and explains what science can and can’t tell us about King Tutankhamun.