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Book Review: World Without Fish
By Patricia Balbon Day-to-day encounters of fish—at the grocery store, visiting an aquarium—passively reinforce a notion of triviality about aquatic life until we are prompted to take a pause and spare a thought for a breathtaking world beyond the shore. This month’s selection in our ongoing book review series, World Without Fish, prompts such reflection; however, as the pages turn, we witness the marine world’s vulnerability alongside its majesty. Through Mark Kurlansky’s words and Frank Stockton’s art, we are challenged by the crisis of disappearing biodiversity in our oceans. This…
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Citizen Science: Public Participation in Environmental Research
Citizen Science: Public Participation in Environmental Research is a foundational text for researchers, educators, and volunteers. Dickinson, Janis L. & Bonney, Rick. (eds). Citizen Science: Public Participation in Environmental Research. Cornell University Press, 2012. 279 pages. Though it was published in 2012, Citizen Science: Public Participation in Environmental Research continues to be relevant. As discussions of environmental research increase in frequency and urgency, institutions at all levels will continue to raise questions about the public’s scientific literacy and the best methods of mobilizing scientific knowledge. This text works through these…
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Book: See it with a Small Telescope
Take an adventure through the universe through the lens of your telescope! Author Will Kalif tells us about his book, See it with a Small Telescope. Title: See It With a Small Telescope: 101 Cosmic Wonders, Including Planets, Moons, Comets, Galaxies, Nebulae, Star Clusters, and More Author: Will Kalif Publisher: Ulysses Press Best for: Astronomy buffs, telescope owners, and readers interested in popular science and space. The night sky is a deep, rich field of stars. Under normal dark sky conditions, when there is a new moon, there are approximately…
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Book Review: The Planet Factory
The Planet Factory is a guide to real-life Tatooines, planets made of diamonds, and possible Earth twins. It’s a story 3,439 stardust babies! Title: The Planet FactoryAuthor: Elizabeth TaskerPublisher: Bloomsbury SigmaOn sale: Sept. 7, 2017 in UK; Nov. 7, 2017 in USABest for: Enthusiastic 17-plus-year-olds, readers interested in popular science and space Exo is the new black The Planet Factory is a guide to real-life Tatooines, planets made of diamonds, and possible Earth twins. Since the 1995 discovery of the first planet outside the solar system, exoplanetology has become one…
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Book Review: Bring Back the King
Using both T. rex and Elvis Presley, Helen Pilcher covers cutting-edge science in Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-extinction.
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Book Review: God’s Word or Human Reason?
The authors of God’s Word or Human Reason tackle a very difficult subject with the specific goal of taking creationist arguments seriously.
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Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
Mike Massimino, former space shuttle astronaut and current professor at Columbia University, shares his path with us in his book, Spaceman.
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Secrets of the Seas: A Journey into the Heart of the Ocean
Secrets of the Seas: A Journey into the Heart of the Oceans is an extraordinary book. Get glimpses of marine life that few people ever see.
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When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future
When We Are No More imagines a time in which human life is no more, but all the knowledge produced by humans is preserved in digital form.
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