Arts and Humanities Archives

Book Review: The Planet Factory

September 26, 2017May 2, 2021 Science Connectedastronomy, book reviews, solar system

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…

Biology Book Reviews Paleontology

Book Review: Bring Back the King

April 3, 2017April 8, 2021 Science Connecteddna, genetic engineering

Using both T. rex and Elvis Presley, Helen Pilcher covers cutting-edge science in Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-extinction.

Book Reviews Paleontology

Book Review: God’s Word or Human Reason?

February 14, 2017April 8, 2021 Science Connectedevolution

The authors of God’s Word or Human Reason tackle a very difficult subject with the specific goal of taking creationist arguments seriously.

Science and Art STEM Education

STEAM: Adding the Art to Science

January 16, 2017March 30, 2021 Science Connectedcells, STEAM, STEM

STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, ART, and Mathematics. The goal of STEAM is to help engage with and explain science through art.

Astronomy and Astrophysics Book Reviews

Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe

December 6, 2016April 8, 2021 Science Connectedastronaut, Hubble

Mike Massimino, former space shuttle astronaut and current professor at Columbia University, shares his path with us in his book, Spaceman.

Book Reviews Nature Photography Oceanography

Secrets of the Seas: A Journey into the Heart of the Ocean

October 24, 2016April 8, 2021 Science Connectedmarine life, nature photography, sea animals

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.

Book Reviews New Technologies

When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future

October 11, 2016April 8, 2021 Science Connectedinformation, memory, science books

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.

Book Reviews Environment New Technologies

Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis

August 11, 2016April 8, 2021 Science Connectedbook reviews

In Science and the City, Laurie Winkless explores the best scientific ideas and minds preparing our cities for this world of tomorrow.

Paleontology Science and Art

Amber Preserves Details of Ancient Bird Wings

August 8, 2016April 9, 2021 Science Connectedbirds, dinosaurs, fossils

An ancient bird wing has been found preserved in amber. Learn about it from a paleoartist, or scientific illustrator, who recreates extinct creatures.

Paleontology Science and Art

Dromaeosaurus: Dinosaur Brought to Life in Colorful Sculpture

July 25, 2016July 1, 2023 Science Connecteddinosaur, dinosaur feathers

See David Alden’s life-sized sculpture of Dromaeosaurus albertensis, a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period.