Chapter Breakdown
On the Origin of Being is broken down into four parts: Sleep, Nutrition, Work and Rest, and The Natural World
Below are links to various articles pertaining to each chapter as a preview to each section and its contents.
Every creature on Earth must sleep, eat, work, and adapt to their environment. What can we learn from them?
Part 1: Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
America The Sleep-Deprived by Neil Howe
What’s in A Color? The Unique Human Health Effects of Blue Light by David Holzman
Part 2: Nutrition
Nation’s top nutrition panel: the American diet is killing us by Peter Whoriskey
Part 3: Work and Rest
Workism Is Making Americans Miserable by Derek Thompson
Part 4: Nature
What Happens When We Reconnect with Nature? by Kristophe Green and Dacher Keltner
Kids do not spend nearly enough time outside. Here’s how (and why) to change that. by Collin O’Mara