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HEART TO HEART: THE EXQUISITE MACHINE
Join us for this ZOOM forum on Monday, September 19 at 5:00pm
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The human heart is a miraculous organ, a marvel of construction unsurpassed by any human made creation with its resilience and precision. It beats 100,000 times a day so that if you live 100 years, that would be more than 3 billion beats in a lifetime.
In our forum, Sian Harding will explore the latest scientific developments and mysteries of the heart. Professor Harding, a world leader in cardiac research at Imperial College in London, is author of The Exquisite Machine: the new science of the heart. The book explains the latest cardiac discoveries as well as the relationship between the emotions and heart function. In addition to being a powerful pump, the heart is super-sensitive – not just in responding to emotions but in creating them. And yes, you can die of “broken heart syndrome” – although there are profound differences between men and women. There is also a much deeper connection between the heart and the brain than was previously understood.
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