The Source

The beauty, poetry and wonder of the human body


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What does it mean to live in a body? Medicine teaches us how a body functions, but it doesn't help us navigate the reality of living in one. Surgeon Gabriel Weston grappled with the gap between scientific knowledge and unfathomable complexity of human experience. Her new book is ALIVE: Our Bodies and the Richness and Brevity of Existence, where she explores the space between medical science and being.
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The SourceBy David Martin Davies

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