Depth. Freediving and new limits of human potential

During the usual journalistic business trip to Greece, James Nestor saw something that came into complete confusion: a man dived to a depth of 100 meters (the height of a thirty -story building) on ​​one breath and returned after four minutes unharmed and smiling. Maybe this is fraud? Or do freedoms have superhuman abilities? But the author was surprised to find the skill to dive deeply and not to breathe for several minutes and at home. This revelation was the beginning of a big investigation, which Nestor talks about in his book. Plunging deeper into the ocean, he watches whales, seals and sharks - but primarily for people who expand our ideas about the possible. The depth, it turns out, is hidden in each of us: incredible abilities are laid deep in our minds and our genes