#MCM Man Crush Monday- Carlos Arturo Torres

Who is Carlos Arturo Torres? He's a designer who's making some children's lives much more exciting.

Photo from http://www.wired.com/2015/07/lego-makes-everything-bettereven-prosthetic-kids/?mbid=nl_72815.

Torres created Iko, a prosthetic arm that can be customized with Legos, allowing children to make their arms look however they want and help them feel more comfortable and have fun while wearing the prosthetic. It's a great step in a field where 3-D printers are already making strides in how prosthetic limbs look. It's an awesome idea and for that, Carlos Arturo Torres is our Man Crush.

Read about Carlos and Iko here.

Interested in health and science? Take a look at some of our newer books on those subjects.

Eat. Nourish. Glow.: 10 Easy Steps for Losing Weight, Looking Younger, and Feeling Healthier by Amelia Freer

Genomic Messages: How the Evolving Science of Genetics Affects Our Health, Family, and Future by George Annas, J.D. and Sherman Alias, M.D.

No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness by Michelle Segar, Ph. D

The Nurses: A Year with the Heroes Behind the Hospital Curtain by Alexandra Robbins

#MCM Man Crush Monday- Blake Crouch

Even if you have been watching Wayward Pines on FOX, you may not know who Blake Crouch is. He's the author of the Wayward Pines trilogy: Pines, Wayward, and The Last Town, the books the TV series is based on.

  

I read the first book, Pines, a few months ago and it was a crazy mix of science fiction, mystery, and suspense. I don't know what happens in the last two books so I don't know how close to Crouch's original story line the TV show is, but trust me, it is also a crazy mix of science fiction, mystery, and suspense. I don't want to give anything away (and it's really hard to talk about the books or TV show without being able to give things away), but Matt Dillon (that's him upside down on the cover of Pines) plays an FBI agent who goes to Wayward Pines, Idaho to find two missing colleagues. And then things get nuts.

The books and the show have a wide appeal because even if you don't like the science fiction aspect (let's just say it involves an evolved species), you might like the mystery (why is everyone in the town so afraid to talk about how weird the town is and why are they so afraid to leave Wayward Pines?) and the suspense (after seeing what happens to someone who tries to leave, will Matt Dillon's character and his family also try to get out or will they stay in this super weird town?)

Blake Crouch, the man with the mind to mix all these different appeals, is my Man Crush Monday because getting me to be even slightly terrified (I watch Hannibal while eating dinner so I'm one tough cookie) is an accomplishment. Way to go, Blake!