Josep Corbella

Everything you should know about how our bodies work (and don’t know because you never had a teacher as brilliant, fun and entertaining as Josep Corbella)

Did you know that if the history of the Earth were measured in 24 hours, the human brain would not appear until 11 p.m.? Or why men’s testicles are larger than a gorilla’s, but smaller than a chimpanzee’s? Or why we’re attracted to sweet odours, but repulsed by the smell of faeces? Or how incredibly lucky we are to have an anus? Or that we produce a litre of saliva a day? Or why ovulation is secret in women, but not in the animal kingdom?

In brief, entertaining lessons to his daughter, Nora, Josep Corbella describes the amazing odyssey that began millions of years ago when a group of cells decided to join forces and cooperate, until one of nature’s greatest masterpieces was formed: the human body.

With humour as his instrument and curiosity as an inescapable hook for learning, Josep Corbella covers the main parts of the body chapter by chapter, from the reproductive system to the pinkie finger. The human body is portrayed as a Lego figure, in which each part plays a fundamental role in the survival and evolution of the species.