Reviews
A book designed for the purpose of a general understanding of biology
Dr. Park Moon-ho has published several books on the brain. From *The Emergence of Brain Thought*, *All About Brain Science*, and *Studying Brain Science* to *Universal Language*, these are the most textbook-like yet insightful works that pinpoint the essence of the brain. On top of this, his latest book examines the essence of life microscopically from a molecular perspective. It is likely the only book that organizes life so comprehensively and clearly. It can be seen as a culmination of
I used to think that natural science was something studied only by scientists or a select few experts. I also considered it necessary only for laboratories or corporate research labs and irrelevant to me. This book discusses scientific facts regarding human existence. It states that hydrogen atoms originated in the Big Bang, that the Earth is composed entirely of hydrogen bonds, and that humans are no exception. Furthermore, it asserts that all life is an interaction of photons, electrons, and
How Life Works, published Jan. 15, 2019, Park Moon-ho, 466 pages, 38,000 KRW, Kim Youngsa. Dr. Park Moon-ho's Special Lectures on Life Phenomena: Everything about life phenomena understood through illustrations, from respiration and photosynthesis to epigenetics. I believe this book is worth reading just by looking at the table of contents and chapter titles. Embarrassingly, despite graduating with an electrical engineering degree, I am completely clueless about chemistry and molecular
For a long time, I had been consistently reading and taking interdisciplinary science courses at KAIST with the earnest desire to understand biological phenomena holistically. However, that fervent wish of mine remained unfulfilled until I read the book *How Life Works*. I decided to read the book, which arrived before the 2019 Lunar New Year, during the holiday break. This was because I couldn't read with full concentration on weekdays since my clinic hours ended at 7 PM. So, I started reading
Based on what I learned in school, I understood that plants absorb carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and produce oxygen, while animals and humans take in the oxygen produced by plants and release carbon dioxide. I neither knew nor sought to learn anything beyond that. However, after reading Dr. Park Moon-ho’s book, *How Life Works*, I realized that wasn't the whole story. It states that photosynthesis and respiration are ultimately a cycle of water to water. That was not the more important and
A precious book containing all the life-related knowledge you have been curious about and wanted to know, covering respiration and metabolism, the breakdown and synthesis of glucose molecules, ATP synthesis, and the mitochondrial TCA cycle. Life phenomena understood through comprehensive illustrations and decisive knowledge. This is the first book in a trilogy of biology, geology, and cosmology that compiles the "13.7 Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution" lectures, which have been ongoing for over
Dr. Park Moon-ho has published several books on the brain. From *The Emergence of Brain Thought*, *All About Brain Science*, and *Studying Brain Science* to *Universal Language*, these are textbook-like works that offer the most insightful capture of the brain's essence. On top of this, this latest book examines the essence of life microscopically from a molecular perspective. It is likely the only book that organizes life so comprehensively and clearly. It can be seen as a culmination of
I highly recommend this book if you want to know what you absolutely need to know! Just as a biologist once said, "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you exactly who you are," eating and living means obtaining the materials that constitute life and the energy used for survival. This book concisely and clearly explains the processes by which matter transforms into energy and how living organisms perform functions using that energy, focusing particularly on glucose, which is utilized as a
This book effectively conveys the author's living and vivid system of knowledge by condensing over a decade of Dr. Park Moon-ho's lectures. While reading, I felt a sense of regret, wishing I could finish it faster and remember everything. Above all, it presents the phenomena of life—which the author has yearned for and made his lifelong central theme—with poignancy, clarity, and scientific precision. It helps readers realize for themselves the answers to questions such as: Who are we? What is
Park Moon-ho: How Life Works
From respiration and photosynthesis to epigenetics, everything about life phenomena understood through illustrations. The first installment of the three-part integrated science special lecture series, ‘13.7 Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution,’ which has captivated thousands of students over the past decade! This is the first book in a three-part series covering biology, geology, and cosmology, containing the ‘13.7 Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution’ lectures that have been running for over 10 years on ‘Park Moon-ho’s World of Natural Science.’ Presenting ‘decisive knowledge’ along with 236 illustrations that the author personally drew dozens of times in his notebook—synthesizing, modifying, or creating—it describes the important mechanisms of life phenomena at the molecular level, ranging from respiration and metabolism, the breakdown and synthesis of glucose molecules, ATP synthesis, the mitochondrial TCA cycle, cytoplasmic glycolysis, and the emergence of life to growth, aging, death, and heredity.
Korean title: 생명은 어떻게 작동하는가
Korean author: 박문호
Korean publisher: 김영사
ISBN-13: 9788934984689
Reviews
A book designed for the purpose of a general understanding of biology
Dr. Park Moon-ho has published several books on the brain. From *The Emergence of Brain Thought*, *All About Brain Science*, and *Studying Brain Science* to *Universal Language*, these are the most textbook-like yet insightful works that pinpoint the essence of the brain. On top of this, his latest book examines the essence of life microscopically from a molecular perspective. It is likely the only book that organizes life so comprehensively and clearly. It can be seen as a culmination of
I used to think that natural science was something studied only by scientists or a select few experts. I also considered it necessary only for laboratories or corporate research labs and irrelevant to me. This book discusses scientific facts regarding human existence. It states that hydrogen atoms originated in the Big Bang, that the Earth is composed entirely of hydrogen bonds, and that humans are no exception. Furthermore, it asserts that all life is an interaction of photons, electrons, and
How Life Works, published Jan. 15, 2019, Park Moon-ho, 466 pages, 38,000 KRW, Kim Youngsa. Dr. Park Moon-ho's Special Lectures on Life Phenomena: Everything about life phenomena understood through illustrations, from respiration and photosynthesis to epigenetics. I believe this book is worth reading just by looking at the table of contents and chapter titles. Embarrassingly, despite graduating with an electrical engineering degree, I am completely clueless about chemistry and molecular
For a long time, I had been consistently reading and taking interdisciplinary science courses at KAIST with the earnest desire to understand biological phenomena holistically. However, that fervent wish of mine remained unfulfilled until I read the book *How Life Works*. I decided to read the book, which arrived before the 2019 Lunar New Year, during the holiday break. This was because I couldn't read with full concentration on weekdays since my clinic hours ended at 7 PM. So, I started reading
Based on what I learned in school, I understood that plants absorb carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and produce oxygen, while animals and humans take in the oxygen produced by plants and release carbon dioxide. I neither knew nor sought to learn anything beyond that. However, after reading Dr. Park Moon-ho’s book, *How Life Works*, I realized that wasn't the whole story. It states that photosynthesis and respiration are ultimately a cycle of water to water. That was not the more important and
A precious book containing all the life-related knowledge you have been curious about and wanted to know, covering respiration and metabolism, the breakdown and synthesis of glucose molecules, ATP synthesis, and the mitochondrial TCA cycle. Life phenomena understood through comprehensive illustrations and decisive knowledge. This is the first book in a trilogy of biology, geology, and cosmology that compiles the "13.7 Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution" lectures, which have been ongoing for over
Dr. Park Moon-ho has published several books on the brain. From *The Emergence of Brain Thought*, *All About Brain Science*, and *Studying Brain Science* to *Universal Language*, these are textbook-like works that offer the most insightful capture of the brain's essence. On top of this, this latest book examines the essence of life microscopically from a molecular perspective. It is likely the only book that organizes life so comprehensively and clearly. It can be seen as a culmination of
I highly recommend this book if you want to know what you absolutely need to know! Just as a biologist once said, "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you exactly who you are," eating and living means obtaining the materials that constitute life and the energy used for survival. This book concisely and clearly explains the processes by which matter transforms into energy and how living organisms perform functions using that energy, focusing particularly on glucose, which is utilized as a
This book effectively conveys the author's living and vivid system of knowledge by condensing over a decade of Dr. Park Moon-ho's lectures. While reading, I felt a sense of regret, wishing I could finish it faster and remember everything. Above all, it presents the phenomena of life—which the author has yearned for and made his lifelong central theme—with poignancy, clarity, and scientific precision. It helps readers realize for themselves the answers to questions such as: Who are we? What is
