
Why Do I Get Butterflies In My Stomach?
Biological Answers to Life’s Key Questions
$33.99
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
22 December 2026
Summary
What’s the best way to study (according to neuroscience)? Can you trust your gut instincts? What is love - and is it all in your head?
In this eye-opening exploration of the body’s hidden intelligence, expert science writer Ken Okona-Mensah reveals how your everyday choices, emotions, and behaviours are shaped - often without your awareness - by complex biological systems. From the microbes in your gut, to the rhythms of your heart, Why Do I Get Butterflies In My …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788406574 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1788406575 |
| Author: | Ken Okona-Mensah |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Cassell |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 22 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 149mm x 210mm |
| Series: | Smart Thinking |

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Ken Okona-Mensah
Ken Okona-Mensah is a freelance science writer and author of Cracking Anatomy. He has many years of experience in academia and writing about health-based topics. With a background in pharmacology and toxicology, research, and science communication, he previously worked as a scientific writer for Imperial College London, where he produced technical and lay reviews for scientific advisory committees of Public Health England. He also sat on the editorial committee for People & Science magazine and contributed content relating to public engagement with science and health.
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