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 NewsletterJanuary 2017 |
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Welcome to the universe : an astrophysical tour by Neil deGrasse TysonThree of today's leading astrophysicists offer a guided tour of the cosmos, discussing the latest discoveries in the field, explaining why Pluto lost its planet status and covering everything you need to know about planets, stars, galaxies, black holes, wormholes and time travel.
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The unknown universe : a new exploration of time, space, and cosmology by Stuart ClarkA groundbreaking guide to the universe and how the latest deep-space discoveries are challenging what is known today explores how the 2013 Big Bang afterglow map released by the European Space Agency changes what we understand about everything from gravity and dark matter to black holes and what happened before the Big Bang.
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Nature & Biological Science
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On trails : An Exploration
by Robert Moor
A groundbreaking exploration of the role of trails in shaping culture, order and history draws on the author's international travels and findings in myriad disciplines while exploring examples ranging from tiny ant trails and continental hiking paths to interstate highways and the Internet.
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Seven skeletons : the evolution of the world's most famous human fossils by Lydia V PyneA science historian describes seven famous ancestral fossils that have become known around the world, including the three-foot tall “hobbit” from Flores, the Neanderthal of La Chapelle, the Taung Child, the Piltdown Man hoax, Peking Man, Australopithecus sediba, and Lucy.
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Wild sex : the science behind mating in the animal kingdom by Carin BondarAn ecologist who has worked with Scientific American, PBS Digital Studios and Discovery World describes the difficult, varied, often violent and utterly fascinating mating and reproductive habits of the animal kingdom in their natural habitats.
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Coyote America : a natural and supernatural history by Dan L. FloresExamines the natural and urban factors that have caused the spread of coyote wildlife through the eastern regions of America, tracing the species' longtime negative connotations in spite of their capacity for living harmoniously with humans.
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Einstein's greatest mistake : a biography
by David Bodanis
An accessible portrait of Albert Einstein shares critical insights into both the genius and hubris of modern physics, linking Einstein's popular downfall through the final decades of his life to the same imagination and self-confidence that ignited his early successes.
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Time travel : a history
by James Gleick
The acclaimed author of Chaos presents a thought-provoking exploration of time travel that details its subversive origins, evolution in literature and science and enduring influence on our understandings of time itself.
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Now : the physics of time
by Richard A. Muller
The eminent experimental physicist and award-winning author of Physics for Future Presidents explores how scientific definitions of "now" have eluded forefront scientific, philosophical and religious minds, outlining a theory of testable predictions that explain how physics clarifies reality rather than declaring it an illusion.
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Black hole blues : and other songs from outer space by Janna LevinRecounts the fifty-year search for gravitational waves, explaining how the waves are created in the collision of black holes and why they can never be detected by telescope, and profiles four scientists currently engaged in the quest.
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Grunt : the curious science of humans at war
by Mary Roach
The best-selling author of Gulp and Stiff explores the science of keeping humans healthy and focused in the extreme environments of war, drawing on interviews with doctors, uniform designers, trainers and weapons testers to illuminate how soldiers are conditioned to survive traumas ranging from heat and panic to exhaustion and noise.
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