The great indoors : the surprising science of how buildings shape our behavior, health and happiness
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New York, NY : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
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0374166633, 9780374166632
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Published
New York, NY : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
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Book
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290 pages ; 24 cm
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English
ISBN
0374166633, 9780374166632

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, in many ways, the indoor world remains unexplored territory. For all the time we spend inside buildings, we rarely stop to consider: How do these spaces affect our mental and physical well-being? Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Our productivity, performance, and relationships? In this wide-ranging, character-driven book, science journalist Emily Anthes takes us on an adventure into the buildings in which we spend our days, exploring the profound, and sometimes unexpected, ways that they shape our lives. Drawing on cutting-edge research, she probes the pain-killing power of a well-placed window and examines how the right office layout can expand our social networks. She investigates how room temperature regulates our cognitive performance, how the microbes hiding in our homes influence our immune systems, and how cafeteria design affects what - and how much - we eat. Along the way, Anthes takes readers into an operating room designed to minimize medical errors, a school designed to boost students' physical fitness, and a prison designed to support inmates' psychological needs. And she previews the homes of the future, from the high-tech houses that could monitor our health to the 3D-printed structures that might allow us to live on the Moon.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Anthes, E. (2020). The great indoors: the surprising science of how buildings shape our behavior, health and happiness (First edition.). Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anthes, Emily. 2020. The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health and Happiness. Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anthes, Emily. The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health and Happiness Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Anthes, Emily. The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health and Happiness First edition., Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.

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