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The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness
Written by Emily Anthes
Narrated by Suzie Althens
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This look into the buildings we inhabit provides a fresh perspective on our most familiar surroundings and a new understanding of the power of architecture and design.
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Emily Anthes
EMILY ANTHES is a freelance science journalist. Her work has appeared in Seed, Scientific American Mind, Discover, Slate, Good, New York, and the Boston Globe. She has a master's degree in science writing from MIT and a bachelor's degree in the history of science and medicine from Yale, where she also studied creative writing. She is the author of Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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