Explaining Humans Quotes

“The lesson of proteins is to be more confident, less self-conscious and more accepting of the different roles people play, because of our very different personalities.”
― Camilla Pang, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships

“With the right filter, we can open up, understand and rationalize our tears - seeing them in a new light.”
― Camilla Pang, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships

“Unless we understand our fears, untangle their root causes and examine those issues rationally, we risk being controlled by the things that make us afraid, rather than taking control of them. Fear can be irrational but more often it's highly logical and reasonable; and our response to it must be the same.”
― Camilla Pang, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships

“But denial is worse than fear: a sort of mental constipation that traps you and eventually makes you hate yourself for being so safe. Being opaque in this way is no more sustainable than trying to hold your breath for ever: eventually your spirit will suffocate. It's better to risk feeling afraid than feel nothing at all - to make yourself transparent enough for the light to shine through.”
― Camilla Pang, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships

“Fear is something we need, and which can be part of how we inspire and motivate ourselves. When we are afraid, we are also reminded of what is valuable in our lives, and of our human instinct to protect the people and things we love.”
― Camilla Pang, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships

“By contrast, just as being out of sync with our environment is exhausting and dispiriting, finding others on the same resonant frequency is one of the most wonderful things in life.”
― Camilla Pang, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships

“Science thrives on error, because it allows us to fine-tune, to evolve and to fix mistakes in our underlying assumptions”
― Camilla Pang, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships