The Body Electric
The Body Electric by Robert O. Beckerby Robert O. Becker
Shares rank 91 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Commenters call this 1985 book interesting and recommend reading it. No critic raised a complaint about it.
Commenters call this 1985 book interesting and recommend reading it. No critic raised a complaint about it.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Found interesting by readers
“His book "The Body Electric" (1985) was quite interesting.”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Cells Use 'Bioelectricity' to Coordinate and Make Group Decisions” Strongly recommended as reading
“I highly suggest you read his book”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “The ability to regrow body parts is dormant in mammals, not lost”
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| The Cuckoo's Eggby Cliff Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| The Body Electricby Robert O. BeckerThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“At the time, I had been working extensively with Bounce / Body Electric, which was developed by Chuck Blanchard at VPL Research”
“I highly suggest you read his book”
“His book "The Body Electric" (1985) was quite interesting.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.