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Moneyball meets medicine in this remarkable chronicle of one of the greatest scientific quests of our timethe groundbreaking program to answer the most essential question for humanity how do we live and dieand the visionary mastermind behind it.Medical doctor and economist Christopher Murray began the Global Burden of Disease studies to gain a truer understanding of how we live and how we die. While it is one of the largest scientific projects ever attemptedas breathtaking as the first moon landing or the Human Genome Projectthe questions it answers are meaningful for every one of us What are the worlds health problems Who do they hurt How much Where WhyMurray argues that the ideal existence isnt simply the longest but the one lived well and with the least illness.
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Jeremy N. Smith has written for the New York Times, the Atlantic, and Discover, among other outlets, and he and his work have been featured by CNN, NPR News, and Wired. A graduate of Harvard College and the University of Montana, he is the author of Breaking and Entering, Epic Measures, and Growing a Garden City. He lives in Montana.Visit him online at jeremynsmith.com.
