Prof Luke O’Neill, a Trinity immunologist, has announced the publication of a new book exploring the biggest questions in science.
The book, which is set to be released on September 7th, is entitled Humanology: a Scientist’s Guide to Our Amazing Existence. The book will delve into some of science’s biggest questions, all through O’Neill’s characteristic wit. In the 336-page book, O’Neill explains everything from the origins of the universe and human intelligence, to the science of finding love and why humans follow religion.
The book will discuss crucial and complex scientific phenomenons and is written in a way that will be easy for any reader to understand. Prominent Newtalk host Pat Kenny, who has a weekly segment for O’Neill on his show, described the scientist as “a man who can explain 4.2 billion years of life on Earth and make me laugh at the same time – sheer genius”.
The book is now available to order on Amazon, and will be sold for a reduced price at the Schrodinger at 75: the Future of Biology conference, which O’Neill has organised with several other colleagues. The conference, which will see Nobel Prizewinners speak about the future of biology, will be held in the National Concert Hall on September 5th and 6th.
O’Neill is an internationally renowned immunologist, and is in the top one per cent of researchers in his field in the world, based on citation. O’Neill holds a myriad of awards for his discoveries on the immune system. Notably, he was presented with the Seymour and Vivian Milstein award – a prestigious honour given by the International Cytokine and Interferon Society.
O’Neill was also was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2016, a society made up of “the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from the UK and the Commonwealth”. Other members include father of chemistry Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton. O’Neill is one of only two Fellows of the Royal Society to be practicing in Ireland.
