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Nature and Science August 2025 |
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| Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance by Laura DelanoLaura Delano shares her experiences as an over-prescribed psychiatric patient. After being diagnosed with several psychiatric “conditions” starting in her teens, Delano came to the stark realization in her late twenties that the combination of psychotropic drugs that she was taking was causing a cascade of interrelated symptoms. Unshrunk is an emotionally powerful cautionary tale, suitable for readers who enjoyed Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne. |
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| The Neck: A Natural and Cultural History by Kent DunlapAnatomist Kent Dunlap relates an exhaustive history of this peculiar body part that first appeared some 375 million years ago. Filled with amusing cultural references and covering human and animal necks in their wide variety of shapes and functions, Dunlap’s well-researched book illustrates how having a neck presents both evolutionary advantages and vulnerabilities. For similar anatomical musings, take a look at Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans by Bill Schutt. |
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| Slither: How Nature's Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World by Stephen S. HallScience writer Stephen S. Hall has been fascinated by snakes since childhood, and his enthusiasm comes through in this sweeping overview of all things herpetological. Hall covers topics including people’s fear of snakes, snake venom, locomotion, evolutionary history, religious symbolism, and the ease with which snakes adapt to their surroundings. An enticing choice for snake lovers (and haters!). |
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A billion butterflies : a life in climate and chaos theory
by J. Shukla
The Nobel Prize-winning climate scientist's inspiring memoir details his journey from rural India to revolutionizing global weather prediction, saving lives, improving food security and advancing climate science while offering hope in the face of a warming planet. 75,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, And Have We Really...
by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith;
In this "wickedly irreverent" (Publishers Weekly) book, the authors of Soonish examine the practical and logistical challenges of space settlement, including (but not limited to) infrastructure, food and energy production, astropolitics, and human biology. You might also like: How to Live in Space by Colin Stuart; Off-Earth by Erika Nesvold; Mary Roach's Packing for Mars.
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Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves
by Tamsin Mather
Taking readers to volcanoes in Pompeii, Nicaragua, Hawaii, and more, Oxford scientist Tamsin Mather reflects on her own life as she ponders intriguing questions in each chapter, such as: Whey do volcanoes erupt in different ways? What messages do volcanic gases carry from the deep? Further reading: Clive Oppenheimer's Mountains of Fire; Robin George Andrews' Super Volcanoes; Jess Phoenix's Ms. Adventure.
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