Book #182 of 2017: The Science of Game of Thrones: From the Genetics of Royal Incest to the Chemistry of Death by Molten Gold – Sifting Fact from Fantasy in the Seven Kingdoms by Helen Keen A fun little pop science book with a ridiculously long title, offering nuggets of learning all vaguely related to …
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Book Review: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Book #94 of 2017: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach This book about dead human bodies – what happens to them biologically and what cultural practices have developed regarding their disposal – was educational but tough to read. It literally made my stomach churn, and I frequently had to put the …
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Book Review: How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain by Gregory Berns
Book #27 of 2017: How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain by Gregory Berns The science is interesting, but the writing is stilted and the author frequently comes off as arrogant. Plus, as he admits, the fMRI research on dogs really just confirms what pet-owners have known about …
Book Review: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
Book #97 of 2016: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe I like Randall Munroe’s xkcd webcomic, but this book of outlandish inquiries was a big letdown. A few of the passages stand out, like which US state is flown over by the most airplanes each day, or what would …
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