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Jonathan Reisman

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Jonathan Reisman is an American physician, author and public speaker. He has practiced medicine in remote and rural hospitals throughout the U.S. and around the world. He has written about the practice of medicine, human anatomy, nature, culture, travel and food for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, and Discover, and is the author of the book The Unseen Body. He co-created the anatomy-based dinner series "Anatomy Eats."

Across 1 conversation, Jonathan Reisman ranges across human body, indigenous cultures, anatomy. Jonathan Reisman highlights the human throat's design flaw, where the esophagus and trachea are millimeters apart, causing choking risks. An average male produces 500 billion sperm, vastly outnumbering the total human population ever lived.

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The liver's multifunctionality, acting like 15 organs in one, underscores its critical role in human health and survival.
#297Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart
The development of artificial womb technology within a decade could revolutionize neonatal care, presenting new ethical challenges.
#297Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body - From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart
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books

The Unseen Body
by Jonathan Reisman
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder

articles

The world's first artificial womb for humans
by Scientists in the Netherlands

videos

Happy People
by Werner Herzog
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