If you 'heart' trivia about the heart, enter to win a copy of 'Pump'

One winner will receive a copy of Bill Schutt's new book.

Watch a live conversation with author Bill Schutt and enter to win a copy of his new book.
Watch a live conversation with author Bill Schutt and enter to win a copy of his new book.
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Does the idea of winning a prize make your heart beat a little faster? If so, you may want to enter for a chance to win a copy of "Pump: A Natural History of the Heart" (Sept. 21, Workman Publishing), the new book by writer and zoologist Bill Schutt, in a Live Science giveaway.

For millennia, the function and importance of this singular organ has fascinated humans around the world, with ancient civilizations identifying the heart as the source of human emotions and intellect, and the seat of the soul itself. 

Mindy Weisberger
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Mindy Weisberger is a science journalist and author of "Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind-Control" (Hopkins Press). She formerly edited for Scholastic and was a channel editor and senior writer for Live Science. She has reported on general science, covering climate change, paleontology, biology and space. Mindy studied film at Columbia University; prior to LS, she produced, wrote and directed media for the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. Her videos about dinosaurs, astrophysics, biodiversity and evolution appear in museums and science centers worldwide, earning awards such as the CINE Golden Eagle and the Communicator Award of Excellence. Her writing has also appeared in Scientific American, The Washington Post, How It Works Magazine and CNN.