Survival Of the Sickest Chapter 2:a spoonful of sugar makes the temperature go downThis chapter talks about a large variety of different topics, but the main theme is diabetes. Not only does it talk about diabetes however, but also how it could possibly be a condition that aided humans to survive during the ice ages! here I'll insert my PowerPoint presentation so that you can see the summary of the chapter.
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The author gives a bunch of examples that nod to the fact that diabetes may have kept humanity alive in the cold. These examples include how the wood frog hibernates, and how ice wine is made. It discusses the frequency of ice ages in the past, how fast they came, how fast they went.