I thoroughly enjoyed reading Klein’s account of his discussions with these leading natural and social scientists. I came out thinking that there was no real theme, just an account of scientists chatting about what’s important to them, or maybe not so important but fun. Klein was aware of his own … Continue Reading →
Ernest Lawrence, the nuclear bomb program, and accelerator science are all linked inextricably in history. Lawrence was a talented experimentalist, a gifted lab manager and talent scout, and a spell-weaving salesman. Before him, most science was tabletop experiments with budgets pulled together from universities and private donors. Afterward, large collaborations … Continue Reading →
When you’re climbing a mountain, and the distance before you seems overwhelming, it’s helpful to look back at how far you’ve come already. This book serves as a reminder that environmental activists have accomplished the seemingly impossible before, so it’s possible to do it again. Progress is being made in … Continue Reading →
I really enjoyed this well-researched and well-written book by Catherine Price. If you’re looking for some amazing nutritional advice that will change your world and save your life, this isn’t it. Her advice is: don’t isolate your micronutrients, eat real food (not processed). Not exactly new advice. But that wasn’t … Continue Reading →
I just read a great book about glaciers! There’s so much I want to sort through in here. The book is by Jorge Taillant, who is a glacier activist in Argentina. He was involved in the process of the passing of the first glacier protection law in the … Continue Reading →
I loved this book, but it wasn’t what I thought it was going to be. I thought it would give some advice on how to sort through nonsense on the web, how to tell an authoritative source from a nonsensical one. Instead, the answer seems to be that Dr. Joe … Continue Reading →
Amazing! This guy writes about science and what scientists do for the lay reader without coming off as an arrogant arse. He makes the point th at science is not a conglomeration of lifeless facts. Science, as an act, a career, a way of life, comes from questions, and questions … Continue Reading →
Genes are complicated! I feel like I’ve been waiting for this book to come out for a couple years. Well, I had no designs on John Parrington spefically writing this book. But I learned the basics of genetics a good long while ago, a study that, it was thought, came … Continue Reading →
Wow. This woman loves octopuses, and the sea and its creatures in general. Her enthusiasm is contagious. She not only fills this book with facts about sea life and descriptions of the personalities of the octopuses she knows, but also just the general comaraderie of being an aquarium groupie. … Continue Reading →
This is an engaging memoir of a woman reflecting on and researching the cancer of those she loves. It is primarily about her relationship with her brother-in-law, who gets a melanoma diagnosis, but is not at a stage that traditional medicine can do anything for. So he looks at alternative … Continue Reading →