Immune
Philipp Dettmer
11 people recommended it in 7 threads, 2021–2025.
What people on Hacker News said
Best pop-sci book I've read in a while. Strikes the right balance between including pertinent information without being overwhelming, explaining things in a digestible way without dumbing down, etc.
Explains to a layperson how your immune system functions and who the main players are. I had to take quite a bit of notes and read up/look at quite a few pictures/train using flashcards in order to make this info stick.
Immune: A book about how our Immune system works..amazing to learn about it
A bit of a pop-sci read on the subject that's very approachable. Most chapters are <10 pages. Dettmer manages to distill information very effectively though, he paints a fascinating picture of the complicated machinations of the human immune system.
Deep dives into aspects of the immune system, particularly of interest after the COVID-19 pandemic.
It explains the second most complex system in the universe in enough detail to understand it.
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