Balance: A Dizzying Journey Through the Science of Our Most Delicate Sense Audiobook

Balance is a lively, 360-degree exploration of our body's supersense. Health and wellness writer Carol Svec examines every facet of balance in a way that is highly entertaining, broadly accessible, and rigorously researched. Listeners follow her through various facilities as she talks with scientists doing state-of-the-art research. She grilled an egg in a virtual kitchen, had her senses fooled in a Tumbling Room by a mannequin named Hans, survived "the Vominator" without losing her lunch, and experienced drunken dizziness inside a police muster room. Chapters include fascinating case studies of people whose lives are affected by balance dysfunction, the latest research initiatives, the coolest gadgets used by researchers, and first-person accounts of what it's like to be a scientific guinea pig for balance. In a clear, friendly style, Svec communicates what she has learned about balance from some of the top scientists in the world, including how balance research is being applied to help those who are ill, elderly, disabled, or simply prone to queasiness, and what ingenious, potentially life-changing advances may be coming down the road.

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“Narrator Wendy Tremont King projects a friendly attitude, inviting listeners to engage even in the technical aspects of the book. Verdict: Thiss work offers new and fascinating facts with every hour of listening. Although the book would be of special interest to those with balance dysfunction, everyone who is growing older will find useful information here.”

— Library Journal (audio review)