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Luke O'Neill

Luke O'Neill is Professor of Biochemistry in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin. Described by Pat Kenny, as 'as rare a creature and exotic a discovery as the Galapagos Islands', Luke has been ranked among the best immunologists in the world. He is in the top 1% of most-cited researchers in his field. In 2016 he was made a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society for his innovative work on the human immune system. He has a popular weekly slot on Newstalk's Pat Kenny Show where he specialises in expertly delivering answers to the most complex questions in science in his uniquely hilarious manner.

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Title:

What Makes Us Human

Written by:

Luke O'Neill 

Read by:

Ruairi Conaghan 

Format:

Unabridged CD Audio Book 

Number of CDs:

4 

Duration:

3 hours 54 minutes 

Published:

January 01 2023 

Available Date:

January 01 2023 

Age Category:

Children (10+) 

ISBN:

9781038621382 

Genres:

Non-fiction; Biology; Children; Nature; Science & Technology 

Publisher:

Bolinda/Gill audio 

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Price

Bolinda price

AUD$ 24.95

AUD$ 24.95

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Bestselling author
Award winning author
Irish Author

What makes us human? Ireland’s favourite scientist and biochemistry professor Luke O'Neill is here to tell you.

What do you have in common with the 7.75 billion other people on the planet? This is the question that Professor Luke O’Neill attempts to answer in this exciting new audiobook for young listeners, adapted from his bestselling title for adults, Humanology: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Amazing Existence. Starting with the origin of life and how we as a species evolved on the plains of Africa some 200,000 years ago, Professor Luke explores what makes us interesting as a species, why we sleep, laugh and enjoy music, and our efforts to stop disease. He also ponders whether we will create superhumans, how and why we age, if we can escape death and whether our eventual extinction is inevitable. With Luke’s trademark infectious enthusiasm – and plenty of laughs along the way – What Makes Us Human is the perfect audiobook for curious minds.

'A celebration of scientific fact in an era characterised by nebulous subjectivity.' (on Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here's the Science)
The Irish Times

‘A man who can explain 4.2 billion years of life on Earth and make me laugh at the same time – sheer genius.’ (on Humanology)
Pat Kenny, Newstalk