As you can tell from the title, Cosmic Bullsh*t, this book discusses some pseudoscience topics in demeaning ways. Mythology, religion, astrology, alien visits, time travel, and dystopian end time scenarios are all reviewed from a scientific perspective and found wanting. The humor interspersed within the science feels rather forced, moreContinue Reading
Despite inexplicable resistance to the science of climate change, our more drastic weather and the increasing frequency of large storms are heralding a change for the worse. If humans worldwide are unable, or unwilling, to reduce their carbon footprint, do we all just need to move north (or to MarsContinue Reading
Mastery is a deep dive into the science of how people learn. It is not a pop science book. It is full of scientific discoveries rather than a straightforward explanation. Unfortunately, there is a reason that most books are not this comprehensive. Most science, or at least reading about science,Continue Reading
How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi Is a compilation of various nerd night presentations given around the world by nerds to nerds. Want to read about interesting sea creatures? Sex? Health? Death? Tech? Math? They are all here…plus much much more. Each chapter is a short 5-10 minute read.Continue Reading
When humans look up at the sky, they yearn to travel among the stars. But questions abound. Are we alone? If not, why haven’t we discovered any undeniable evidence of other species? The author of Interstellar postulates that our instruments are inadequate. He hopes to remedy that as director ofContinue Reading
The Time Nature Keeps is not just through a clock. Time and events are also recorded by the fossils in the earth, the rings inside a tree, and the earwax of a whale. Just as we perceive time moving slower when in a stressful situation, animals and insects perceive timeContinue Reading
Now, in addition to rampant inflation, a never-ending pandemic, and an imminent world war, climate change is unleashing its fury on the world. Can anything be done to stop it? If so, will the world’s governments cooperate long enough to affect change? Two possible answers fill Pandora’s Toolbox: carbon dioxideContinue Reading
Curious about physics but hate all the math? Same here. This Way to the Universe provides a dense and diverse look into the subject written in plain English, mostly. From quantum physics to astrophysics, most questions are answered here. However, don’t expect an easy read. I would describe it asContinue Reading
Are we living within a huge computer simulation? Does it work like a video game that can be replayed, over and over again, to attain a better conclusion? Is that replay effect giving many of us deja vu? In The Simulated Multiverse, a MIT computer scientist tries to untangle theContinue Reading
Imagine waking up on a spaceship in a strange galaxy with no memory of how you got there. Your fellow astronauts are dead. Luckily, you are a scientist and love math. Unfortunately, you soon remember the objective of Project Hail Mary. Save Earth from certain destruction from microbes eating Earth’sContinue Reading
What was causing a horrific smell and strangely common illnesses in a suburb of Los Angeles? Why were sea stars (aka starfish) pulling off their limbs and then liquefying? What was killing animals and people in West Virginia? How are the new “meatless meats” made and why? These are justContinue Reading
Climate change is happening, whether you believe in it or not. Stay ahead of the curve by reading this excellent and informative guide on How to Prepare for Climate Change. The book begins with a compelling argument shown in a single graph that global warming is occurring in lock stepContinue Reading
The Gray’s Anatomy Puzzle Book has 36 chapters. Each covers all the bones and organs in a human as well as the assorted body systems. There are two to three puzzles per chapter. The puzzles include all the major puzzles types from word circles to Sudoku. The illustrations are excellentContinue Reading
With the first genetically modified babies born in October 2018 in China, The Mutant Project has officially begun. Of course, the doctor involved was ultimately sentenced to a three-year prison term. But once the genie is out of his bottle, it’s impossible to coax him back in. It turns outContinue Reading
There is a reason no one has found the mythical philosopher’s stone, a stone that can change any metal into gold. Anyone creating it goes mad. Just ask Thea, whose own mother smashed the stone and then tried to kill Thea after, almost, creating it. It truly is A GoldenContinue Reading
Burn-In is a new type of tale. It’s almost like a future docudrama. It combines a fictional story with existing technology in new and exciting ways. Special Agent Lara Keegan finds a terrorist hidden in plain sight. As a “reward”, she is given a Tactical Autonomous Mobility System robot, orContinue Reading