Posts tagged with ‘Science’
June 6, 2012
A DEEPLY RESEARCHED LOOK at the Institute for Advanced Study’s post-WWII computer innovations; alas, too vague.
Grade: B MINUS
TURING'S CATHEDRAL: THE ORIGINS OF THE DIGITAL UNIVERSE
Pantheon
2012
Tags: B Minus Reviews, History of Science, Non-Fiction, Science
May 7, 2012
THE IMPACTS OF HUMAN society on the evolution of other species, and vice versa, explored with admirable clarity.
Grade: B PLUS
EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY: UNITING HISTORY AND BIOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND LIFE ON EARTH
Cambridge University Press
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Health, History, History of Science, Non-Fiction, Science
May 4, 2012
A LAID-BACK LOOK AT a wide range of “clean energy” inventors, from the mainstream to the maverick. Fascinating!
Grade: SOLID B
MAD LIKE TESLA: UNDERDOG INVENTORS AND THE RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF CLEAN ENERGY
ECW Press
2011
Tags: History of Science, Non-Fiction, Science, Social and Cultural Commentary, Solid B Reviews
April 9, 2012
CHATTY, ENGAGING BOOK summarizes what scientists know about the sun, as well as the history of solar astronomy.
Grade: SOLID B
THE SUN'S HEARTBEAT: AND OTHER STORIES FROM THE LIFE OF THE STAR THAT POWERS OUR PLANET
Little, Brown
2011
Tags: Astronomy, Astrophysics, History of Science, Non-Fiction, Science, Solid B Reviews
April 7, 2012
INSIDE GENE THERAPY research and clinical trials, with a focus on pioneering young patients and their outcomes.
Grade: SOLID B
THE FOREVER FIX: GENE THERAPY AND THE BOY WHO SAVED IT
St. Martin's Press
2012
Tags: History of Science, Medicine, Non-Fiction, Science, Solid B Reviews
March 22, 2012
SURPRISINGLY ENGROSSING STUDY of the history of water rights policy and the challenges of freshwater access.
Grade: SOLID B
THE RIPPLE EFFECT: THE FATE OF FRESHWATER IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Simon and Schuster
2011
Tags: Environmentalism, History of Science, Nature Writing, Non-Fiction, Public Policy, Science, Solid B Reviews
March 17, 2012
FASCINATING BOOK DETAILS research into chimpanzee language, including surprising new observations by the author.
Grade: B PLUS
THE SONG OF THE APE: UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGES OF CHIMPANZEES
St. Martin's
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Non-Fiction, Primatology, Science, Zoology
March 1, 2012
CHARISMATIC U. S. ASTROPHYSICIST Neil deGrasse Tyson delivers an impassioned pro-space exploration argument.
Grade: B PLUS
SPACE CHRONICLES: FACING THE ULTIMATE FRONTIER
W. W. Norton and Company
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, History of Science, Non-Fiction, Public Policy, Science
February 27, 2012
INFORMATIVE, IF SLIGHTLY TERRIFYING! Meteorologist’s overview of/survival guide for extreme weather conditions.
Grade: SOLID B
EXTREME WEATHER: A GUIDE TO SURVIVING FLASH FLOODS, TORNADOES, HURRICANES, HEAT WAVES, SNOWSTORMS, TSUNAMIS, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS
Palgrave Macmillan
2012
Tags: Non-Fiction, Science, Solid B Reviews, Weather and Climate
January 30, 2012
LAID-BACK AND JOKEY but highly informative overview of risks scientists have taken with self-experimentation.
Grade: SOLID B
SMOKING EARS AND SCREAMING TEETH: A CELEBRATION OF SCIENTIFIC ECCENTRICITY AND SELF-EXPERIMENTATION
Pegasus
2011
Tags: History of Science, Non-Fiction, Science, Solid B Reviews