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William J Broad
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William J Broad

William J. Broad has practiced yoga since 1970. A bestselling author and senior writer at The New York Times, he has won every major award in print and television during more than thirty years as a science journalist. With New York Times colleagues, he has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, as well as an Emmy Award and a DuPont. He is the author or coauthor of seven books, including Germs: Biological Weapons and America’s Secret War, a #1 New York Times bestseller.

The Science of Yoga will be released on December 25, 2012 in Trade Paperback
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Science News Online, May 5, 2012
...A review of research shows the demonstrated benefits — and risks — of various yoga practices. Simon & Schuster, 2012, 298 p., $26 Please alert Science News to any inappropriate posts by clicking the REPORT SPAM link within the post. Comments will be...
AOL Health, April 26, 2012
...that's been sweeping America for over a decade -- written by noted New York Times science writer William J. Broad -- broke out even before the 300-page volume reached the sales counters in March -- and it's unlikely to die down any time soon. Apparently,...
Huffington Post, April 26, 2012
...that's been sweeping America for over a decade -- written by noted New York Times science writer William J. Broad -- broke out even before the 300-page volume reached the sales counters in March -- and it's unlikely to die down any time soon. Apparently,...
Advertiser Democrat, April 21, 2012
...Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now," Mark Hyman; "The Science of Yoga: the Risks and the Rewards," William J. Broad; "Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food," Pamela C. Ronald; "All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow...
Lorton Patch, March 27, 2012
...makes for an unbalanced yogi. And my body needs more than just yoga. Yoga: True or False Since William J. Broad’s book The Science of Yoga came out last month I’ve mentioned it to a number of yogis. I have yet to meet one who wants to...
Raleigh News & Observer, March 25, 2012
...bedroom (producing boy babies), that gave Tantric yoga its special appeal. For the yogi it was a living. William J. Broad, an award-winning science journalist, takes on these historical aspects of yoga, as well as yoga?s modern guises in the popularly...
Miami Herald, March 25, 2012
...bedroom (producing boy babies), that gave Tantric yoga its special appeal. For the yogi it was a living. William J. Broad, a senior writer at The New York Times and award-winning science journalist, takes on these historical aspects of yoga, as well as...
Yahoo! Shine, March 2, 2012
...devoted teachers have also followed suit, leaving their dedicated practice in disgust. But as Science of Yoga author William J. Broad reports, yoga poses have their roots in sexual acts. "The pervasiveness of the sex [surprised me while doing research],"...
Star-Telegram, March 2, 2012
...The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards by William J. Broad (Simon & Schuster; $26) From bikram to vinyasa, it seems like yoga has become the exercise experience of choice these days. In The Science of Yoga, New York...
NPR, March 2, 2012
...at the White House, and discusses the effects of keeping silent on her later life.NPR Bestseller by William J. Broad and Bobby Clennell Examines the health claims of modern yoga, drawing on scientific and cultural research to offer advice on how to...
New Jersey Online, March 2, 2012
...not greater, effects on gurus ? often charming extroverts in excellent physical condition, some enthusiastic for veneration.? William J Broad also reported on the rapidly increasing amount of yoga related injuries that are surfacing in the community....
Associated Content, March 1, 2012
...Unbeknownst to most, Yoga is satiated with the potential for sexual arousal. According to New York Times reporter William J Broad, yoga disciples have been duped. Why would an "exercise" style that is supposed to relieve stress and produce a state of...
CHINAdaily, March 1, 2012
...In The Science of Yoga, William J. Broad brings something unusual to his subject: an open mind. Broad, the book's biographical note informs us, has practiced yoga since 1970. For nearly that long he has...
Examiner.com, February 28, 2012
...a book came out last month bearing the title, The Science of Yoga: The Risks and Rewards, by William J. Broad. This bookhas...