This book wasn’t exactly what I thought it was when I decided to read it. I thought Mary Roach would be writing from the perspective of what needs to be done/brought/invented to get us to a place where we are sending humans to live on Mars. What Roach really does is explain how the same things which had to be accomplished for basic space flight and putting a man on the moon are the things that scientists of various stripes are working on right now […]
Sh*tting in Space: It’s a Problem….
Knowing Mary Roach’s work very well from her amazing first publication, Stiff, (side note, if you haven’t read Stiff, you need to. Now. Immediately! I’ve even put a handy link here! Stiff) I was excited to jump into the world of rockets and space food to find out what gets us out into the deep void, and I was not disappointed! In her usual no-holds-barred style, Roach takes us on a journey through all the nuances (particularly the ones no one wants to talk about) […]
Is it Me You’re Looking For?
I’m pretty sure I found this book based on an excerpt that was posted on a link on one of the blogs I regularly follow. But I’m not sure which one. You might recall that I have a particular interest in books related to death and dying, as well as forensic anthropology. This very quick (like, 90 minute) read is a nice introduction to what forensic artists do and, more interestingly, how they do it. Ms. Bailey started her “ask a forensic artist” website as […]
A Martian MacGyver for the problem-solving sci-fi fans among us
This is going to be a hard book to top for me this year. I LOVED The Martian! I haven’t read science fiction in many decades, but I’m an old aficionado from my early years, and this book had me panting with excitement and anticipation throughout. Some have compared The Martian to Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, and while I can fully understand the comparison, I much prefer the image of a Martian MacGyver, for those of you who remember the television show from the late eighties. […]
Yes, It’s About Sugar. But Not In the Way I Expected.
This is another book where I should have read the description more closely. I thought this would be a book about the ills of sugar, and in a way, it was. But what it more specifically was about was one man’s experience with type-two diabetes (including learning from his father, who lost most of his leg and his life to the effects of the disease). It was a compelling story, but the mixture of arrogance and naïveté that the author manages to put forth left […]
Starting off 2015 with SCIENCE.
I just got back online after a long January vacation and there are already SO MANY BOOKS y’all have reviewed that I now have to buy. I picked this book up last year thanks to this CBR6 post and I agree 100% with Lollygagger’s review! The Pluto Files is a lightweight but nevertheless educational examination of the history, cultural clout, and scientific pedigree of Pluto–or, the Kuiper belt object formerly known as our solar system’s ninth planet. Neil deGrasse Tyson, with humor and grace, frames the science in his narrative: in his role as […]
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