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Engineer Steve Laufmann discusses how to evaluate design and whether the human body is poorly designed. Laufmann is co-author of the book Your Designed Body: https://www.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 Read More ›

Howard Glicksman discusses the crucial push pull principle in the body, noting the heart as just one example. Laufmann is co-author of the book Your Designed Body. 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 Read More ›

Engineer Steve Laufmann discusses the respiratory system. 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 engineering solutions that Read More ›

There are two really hard problems in life. The first is simply, being alive. And secondarily, reproducing life. Both are extraordinarily complicated. Engineer Steve Laufmann discusses these two hard problems. 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 Read More ›

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 ›

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 ›

Engineer Steve Laufmann discusses “the mother of all chicken and egg problems” that can be found in the human body. Laufmann is co-author of the book Your Designed Body: https://www.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 Read More ›