What People Keep Getting Wrong About Being Human: Ten Myths the Body and Mind That Annoy Me as a Biology Professor

A sharp popular-science book that exposes ten common myths about the body, brain, stress, memory, wellness, antibiotics, and trauma, showing how bad biology turns human suffering into personal blame.What People Keep Getting Wrong About Being Human is a clear, skeptical, and humane guide to the myths people repeat about the body and mind. Written in the voice of a biology professor tired of wellness slogans and cartoon neuroscience, the book explains why we do not use only ten percent of the brain, why people are not simply left-brained or right-brained, why stress is not "just in your head," why positive thinking is not a cure, why detox products are usually marketing, why natural does not automatically mean safe, why memory is not a video recording, why multitasking damages attention, why antibiotics do not cure viral colds, and why trauma does not automatically make people stronger.The book goes beyond debunking. It asks why these myths remain attractive, who profits from them, and how they convert biological vulnerability into moral judgment. With dry humor, classroom scenes, workplace examples, and credible scientific references, it argues for a more accurate and compassionate way to think about health, illness, suffering, and resilience.The central message is direct: the body is not a motivational poster. Understanding that can make us less gullible, less judgmental, and kinder to people whose bodies and minds do not obey slogans.Key Highlights- Debunks ten body-and-mind myths.- Exposes wellness marketing and scientific-sounding misinformation.- Covers detox, natural safety, brain myths, stress, memory, multitasking, antibiotics, and trauma.- Uses credible scientific and public-health references.- Gives readers practical questions for evaluating health claims.