Nature and Science
December 2023
Recent Releases
Forever strong : a new, science-based strategy for aging well
by Gabrielle Lyon

A doctor with a background in geriatrics and nutritional sciences describes the benefits of strength training and nutrition on aging and offers a self-care program to optimize muscle, promote longevity and reduce disease.
Your Face Belongs To Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy As We Know It
by Kashmir Hill

New York Times technology reporter Kashmir Hill investigates controversial startup Clearview AI, which created powerful facial recognition software and made it available to law enforcement agencies and corporate clients. Further reading: Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy by Richard Laurent and Sandrine Rigaud; "I Have Nothing to Hide": And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy by Heidi Boghosian.
The coming wave / : Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century's Greatest Dilemma
by Mustafa Suleyman

The cofounder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind warns us that a new wave of powerful, fast-developing technologies will threaten the very foundation of global order and shows how we might contain them while we still have the chance.
Scrubbing the Sky : Inside the Race to Cool the Planet
by Paul Mckendrick

Drawing on interviews with stakeholders at the intersection of climate science, energy technology, and public policy, Paul McKendrick’s investigation traces more than 20 years of technological development with direct air capture. Clear and riveting prose presents the full story of this fascinating pursuit for the first time.
The parrot and the igloo : climate and the science of denial
by David Lipsky

Starring heroes, villains, pioneers and con artists, this dramatic narrative of the long, strange march of climate science masterfully traces the evolution of climate denial, which grew out of early efforts to build a network of untruth about products like aspirin and cigarettes.
The future of geography : how the competition in space will change our world
by Tim Marshall

Meticulously researched and drawing on the latest information from intelligence, government and civilian institutions, this detailed, clear account of the new space race is an essential read about global power, politics and the future of humanity.
Fire weather : a true story from a hotter world
by John Vaillant

The best-selling author of The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival describes the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire disaster that drove 88,000 people from their homes instantly and how this is a shocking preview of a hotter, more flammable world.
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