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Winter is the perfect time to curl up with a good book, such as Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves by ethologist Frans de Waal, a look at how primates and other creatures show more than just instinctual responses. Other recommended reads include The Ice at the End of the World by Jon Gertner and Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez.
Founded by illustrator Wendy Bryan Lazar, I Heart Guts offers adorable plushies resembling a variety of internal organs, from brains and lungs to ovaries and thyroids. These soft, stuffed toys are great gifts for medical students, physicians, patients recovering from surgery, or anyone else who would appreciate a smiling, anatomically correct organ. Most plushies are $19.99, although a gigantic heart is also available for $125.00.
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