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Cascading Problems: The Case of Oxygen

We know what happens if we don’t get oxygen. In about two minutes, you’re in deep, deep trouble. But how do I get oxygen to thirty trillion cells in my body? Engineer Steve Laufmann discusses the cascading problems of oxygen. Laufmann is co-author of the book Your Designed Body: https://YourDesignedBody.com. Every day, your body must solve hundreds of hard engineering Read More ›

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The Body’s Supply Chain Problem

Engineer Steve Laufmann discusses the human body’s supply chain problem. Laufmann is co-author of the book Your Designed Body: https://YourDesignedBody.com. Every day, your body must solve hundreds of hard engineering problems simultaneously, or else you’ll die. In the book, Your Designed Body, systems engineer Steve Laufmann and physician Howard Glicksman explore this extraordinary system of thousands of ingenious and interdependent Read More ›