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Nature and Science June 2024
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
by Ed Yong
What it is: An "ingenious" (Kirkus Reviews) examination of the umwelt, or unique sensory world, of various living organisms, including but not limited to humans.
About the author: Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist Ed Yong is the author of I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life.
You might also like: Jackie Higgins' Sentient: What Animals Reveal About Our Senses.
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| A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria by Caroline CramptonJournalist and cancer survivor Caroline Crampton reflects on her own health-related anxiety as she recounts the history of hypochondria, tracing its evolution from physiological to psychiatric diagnosis. You may also be interested in: Jeffrey A. Lieberman's Malady of the Mind; Roy Richard Grinker's Nobody's Normal; Lucy Foulkes' Losing Our Minds. |
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| Birds Through Indigenous Eyes: Native Perspectives on Birds of the Eastern... by Dennis Gaffin with the collaboration of Michael Bastine and John VolpeIn this unique, interdisciplinary collaboration, anthropologist Dennis Gaffin, Algonquin healer Michael Bastine, and Ojibwe animal rehabilitator John Volpe explore the ecological and cultural significance of the wild birds of the Northeastern United States. You might also like: Thomas C. Gannon's Birding While Indian; Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. |
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| Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World by Edward HumesPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes reveals the wasteful habits of modern life and offers numerous examples of communities pursuing more sustainable futures in this thought-provoking and ultimately hopeful book. Try these next: Tatiana Schlossberg's Inconspicuous Consumption; Oliver Franklin-Wallis' Wasteland. |
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| Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos by Lisa KalteneggerAstrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger, director of Cornell's Carl Sagan Institute to Search for Life in the Cosmos, describes the search for exoplanets that could support extraterrestrial life in this "stellar exploration" (Publishers Weekly). Further reading: Adam Frank's The Little Book of Aliens; Chris Impey's Worlds Without End; Michael Summers and James Trefil's Exoplanets. |
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Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World that Wasn't Designed for You
by Jenara Nerenberg
What it is: a reframing of how to understand women with autism, ADHD, and other neurological differences. The author argues these differences have long been overlooked and undertreated due to how the symptoms present in women and girls.
Who it's for: women who've always felt "different," or anyone interested in a broader understanding of neurodiversity.
Reviewers say: This incisive book is "an extraordinary, jaw-dropping take on a topic with which many women will identify" (Library Journal).
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| The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan; foreword by David Allen SibleyAcclaimed author Amy Tan presents her lovingly illustrated bird journal, which captures a parade of avian visitors to her northern California backyard. You might also like: Priyanka Kumar's Conversations with Birds; Susan Fox Rogers' Learning the Birds; Joan Strassman's Slow Birding. |
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A Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend Them Back
by Bruce Schneier
What it's about: Using examples from sports, finance, law, politics, artificial intelligence, and more, cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier (Schneier on Security) explains the principles of hacking and reveals how the wealthy and powerful game systems at society's expense.
Reviewers say: This "excellent survey of exploitation" (Publishers Weekly) offers readers "hope for leveling a badly tilted playing field" (Kirkus Reviews).
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Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began
by Guido Tonelli
What it is: a history of the universe in seven chapters.
About the author: Italian particle physicist Guido Tonelli was part of the team that confirmed the existence of the Higgs boson.
For fans of: concise and accessible introductions of physics such as Carlo Rovelli's Seven Brief Lessons on Physics or Neil deGrasse Tyson's Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
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