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science

• Dec 31, 2013 A Brief History Of Time
• Dec 31, 2013 An Anthropologist On Mars
• Dec 31, 2013 Dancing Wu Li Masters
• Sep 29, 2023 Braiding SweetgrassYour strange hunger for ease should not mean a death sentence for the rest of the Creation.
• Nov 11, 2023 The Rise And Fall Of The DinosaursBrusatte takes you through an excellent history of both the dinosaurs themselves and the field of paleontology, from a few crazy pioneers (I could stand to learn a bit more about Baron Nopsca, scientist, swashbuckler and spy) to the high-tech science with computers and lasers it is today. What I found most amazing in this book is the particular way it seemed to anticipate precisely what I was curious about - whenever I started to wonder a bit about X, or how Y works, it would jump in with an excellent explanation, about how we know what the dinosaurs were eating or what color they were or how carbon dating works. Excellent, entertaining and informative, I just kinda wish I was a bit more of a Dinosaur Nerd growing up - which would have made this all the more mind-blowing.
• Dec 4, 2023 A City On MarsLife on Mars is great edutainment, clearly the work of people who are passionate about research, space, and space research. It is full of fun anecdotes and what seems like a difficult to assail argument that space colonization is not coming anytime soon - which, gotta say, is a bit sad to hear. The humor that defines the Weinersmith's brand is a bit thin, I imagine basically that it ended up being a bit less funny of a topic than they anticipated, and so perhaps it is a bit less entertaining than their Soonish and Zach's Open Borders. Nevertheless, a fascinating read for anyone who thinks space is kind of neat.
• Sep 25, 2024 North WoodsThe story of a cabin over the centuries and the story of America and the story of some ghosts, cute and sweet. A bit overwrought and maybe a bit fanciful at times, trying too hard to write with styles, but I can forgive that.
• Sep 26, 2024 The Emperor Of All Maladies
• Oct 17, 2024 StiffLots of fun, lots of corpses but a bit a lark, a bit of a laugh.
• Dec 3, 2024 The CatalystFascinating! This book blew my expectations out of the water with a beautiful combination of interesting anecdotes, histories, and explanations of basic science that is significantly more relevant to modern life than I was aware. Charming and well written, it takes its vast subject matter and presents its list of facts as a compelling story told over time.