Out Cold - by Phil Jaekl (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The word "hypothermia" has Greek origins meaning "under heat." Its symptoms initially involve shivering, poorly coordinated, laborious movement, and disorientation. At extremes, heart rate decreases significantly while retrograde amnesia and confusion set in. After further decline, victims can begin to make irrational decisions and talk incoherently. For reasons poorly understood, they've even been known to take off their clothes and seek confined spaces before death reigns. Yet, hypothermia has another side--it can be therapeutic. In Out Cold, science writer Phil Jaekl tells the history of therapeutic hypothermia, from Ancient Egypt, where cold was used to treat schizophrenia, to Nazi science experiments, science-fiction-inspired preservation attempts, and a whole host of modern-day researchers harnessing cold in surprising ways to save lives. We understand hypothermia now better than ever before, and we have numerous new life-saving cooling techniques at our disposal, yet a macabre stigma still hangs over the field. This book will delve into a dark history from which science is now coming out on top"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"A fascinating look into the strange and sometimes unbelievable history of hypothermic medicine. Jaekl weaves together a story that is part history lesson and part science thriller. This is truly a must-read for any fan of science and science fiction!</b><b>" --</b><b>Douglas Talk, MD/MPH, chief medical consultant, SpaceWorks Inc., Human Torpor Project</b> <p/>The meaning of the word "hypothermia" has Greek origins and roughly translates to "less heat." Its symptoms can be deadly--shivering, followed by confusion, irrationality, and even the illusion of feeling hot. But hypothermia has another side--it can be therapeutic. <p/>In <i>Out Cold, </i> science writer Phil Jaekl chronicles the underappreciated story of human innovation with cold, from Ancient Egypt, where it was used to treat skin irritations, to eighteenth-century London, where scientists used it in their first explorations of suspended animation. Throughout history, physicians have used cold to innovate life extension, enable distant space missions, and explore consciousness. <p/>Hypothermia may still conjure macabre images, like the bodies littering Mt. Everest and disembodied heads in cryo-freezers, but the reality is that modern science has invented numerous new life-saving cooling techniques based on what we've learned over the centuries. And <i>Out Cold</i> reveals a surprisingly warm future for this chilling state.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An enthusiastic pop-science account of extreme cold. The author delivers a fascinating yet often ghastly history of early cryonics....A pleasing mixture of oddball and solid science, perfect for fans of Mary Roach and Sam Kean."--<i><b>Kirkus Reviews</b></i><br><br>"<i>Out Cold</i> is a fascinating look into the strange and sometimes unbelievable history of hypothermic medicine. Throughout, he weaves together a story that is part history lesson and part science thriller. This is truly a must read for any fan of science and science fiction!"--<i><b>Douglas Talk, MD/MPH - Chief Medical Consultant SpaceWorks</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Philip Jaekl</b> is a cognitive neuroscientist and science writer. Aside from his academic publications he has written on topics related to neuroscience for The Atlantic, The Guardian, and Wired. He's also written for New York Magazine and has contributed feature-length essays to Aeon. Jaekl now lives in Tromsø, Norway.
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