Science

How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems (Hardcover)

By Randall Munroe

$22.40

ISBN: 9780525537090

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Published: Riverhead Books - September 3rd, 2019

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When I picked this one up, I knew it was gonna be a great read-and it turned out to be even better than that. A light and humorous collection of truly ABSURD ways of doing things like moving (use a rocket!) or building a pool (might be easier on Mars. No, really!). Just as absurd but wholesome as Munroe's initial webcomic, XKCD, and worth every read.

Mish

The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy (Hardcover)

By Moiya McTier

$21.60

ISBN: 9781538754153

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Published: Grand Central Publishing - August 16th, 2022

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An astrophysicist-folklorist tells the story of our galaxy -- narrated by the Milky Way itself.

Sarah

Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life (Paperback)

By Lulu Miller

$14.39

ISBN: 9781501160349

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Published: Simon & Schuster - April 6th, 2021

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Beautiful little book about fish, fascination, the deep and rotten roots of eugenics in this country, and the way what we know to be true changes. Fish don't exist! One half of Piera's October "Science Sure Does Change!" Special.

Piera

How to Teach Grown-Ups about Pluto: The Cutting-Edge Space Science of the Solar System (Hardcover)

By Dean Regas, Aaron Blecha (Illustrator), Britannica Group

$11.99

ISBN: 9781913750510

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Published: Britannica Books - May 24th, 2022

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I was ten years old when Pluto was officially "demoted" - declared not a planet, but a dwarf planet. Being ten and a fan of underdogs, I was understandably offended on Pluto's behalf. But it's been almost twenty years since then, and some grown-ups still haven't gotten over it! This book addresses the history of Pluto, and also the way grown-ups hold onto ideas about the world even when our scientific understanding changes. One half of Piera's October "Science Sure Does Change!" Special.

Piera

How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain (Paperback)

By Lisa Feldman Barrett

$17.99

ISBN: 9781328915436

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Published: Harper Paperbacks - March 13th, 2018

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If you've ever wanted an owner's manual for your brain, this book is for you. Barrett busts common myths about "universal" emotions that everyone experiences, and she bases her arguments in excellent critiques of classic studies, as well as her own research. For skeptics of freudian & pop psychology, her theory of human emotion is a (mindbending) breath of fresh air! This book gave me a way to love my biology and changed my life in a way that many self-help books promise but few deliver.

Murphy

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred (Hardcover)

By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

$28.00

ISBN: 9781541724709

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Published: Bold Type Books - March 9th, 2021

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Come for the particle physics, stay for the treatise on how racism and sexism have been as pervasive in science as in everything else. A beautiful, brilliant, necessary book.

Shana

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure (Hardcover)

By John Rocco

$29.99

ISBN: 9780525647416

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Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - October 6th, 2020

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“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard...” – John F. Kennedy

Robin

The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking) (Hardcover)

By Katie Mack

$26.00

ISBN: 9781982103545

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Published: Scribner - August 4th, 2020

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I don't think I'm alone in saying that there is something comforting about hearing about the end of the universe, and there's no one better to tell you about it than Dr. Katie Mack. This book is told with the conversational humor that can only come from someone that is not only incredibly knowledgeable, but also incredibly passionate about a subject. Dr Mack brings us through six ways the universe can end, some far off, and some that could happen at any moment. This is the perfect book for anyone with a morbid sense of curiosity who loves the stars.

Katherine

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure (Hardcover)

By John Rocco

$29.99

ISBN: 9780525647416

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Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - October 6th, 2020

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“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard...” – John F. Kennedy

Robin

The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)

By David Wallace-Wells

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ISBN: 9780525576709

Published: Crown - February 19th, 2019

 

With regards to the coming catastrophic effects of climate change the first sentence of this powerful polemic says it all: “It is worse, much worse, than you think.”

Dale