Science Writers in New York (SWINY) is composed of editors and writers who cover science and medicine in the print and electronic news media as well as public relations professionals who promote science. She investigates how room temperature regulates our cognitive performance, how the microbes hiding in our homes influence our immune systems, and how cafeteria design affects what - and how much - we eat.ĭo you have a question for Emily Anthes you would like answered? Submit it here.

Drawing on cutting-edge research, she probes the pain-killing power of a well-placed window and examines how the right office layout can expand our social networks. In this wide-ranging, character-driven book, science journalist Emily Anthes takes us on an adventure into the buildings in which we spend our days, exploring the profound, and sometimes unexpected, ways that they shape our lives. For all the time we spend inside buildings, we rarely stop to consider: How do these spaces affect our mental and physical well-being? Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Our productivity, performance, and relationships? And yet, in many ways, the indoor world remains unexplored territory. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants, and gyms. On Wednesday, July 15, Science Writers in New York invites you to join us on Zoom for a conversation with SWINY co-chair David Levine and Emily Anthes about her new book The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness, published in June.

The Great Indoors by Emily Anthes