Clean

A deep dive into Clean by James Hamblin. Our modern obsession with extreme hygiene may be doing more harm than good. After speaking with microbiologists, dermatologists and historians, James Hamblin has found that we may all be too clean. Of course we should still wash our hands to prevent the spread of infection, especially during a pandemic. But our fixation on near clinical cleanliness may well be compromising our immune systems. Why did we start washing ourselves so thoroughly in the first place? Like so many things, the rise of soap coincided with the birth of capitalism. Nearly two centuries ago, clever marketing convinced us t… Read the full summary and listen to more books on Synopsia: https://synopsia.app