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A. M. Barton and W. S. Keeton, “Ecology and Recovery of Eastern Old-Growth Forests” (Island Press, 2018)
Andrew M. Barton and William S. Keeton
Ecology and Recovery of Eastern Old-Growth Forests
A. M. Barton and W. S. Keeton
Island Press, 2018

New Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books Network May 14, 2020 Jason L. Newton

Old-growth forests captivate and inspire us. Walking through them can transport us to a time before human domination of the natural world. This is especially the case with old-growth forests in the eastern part of the United States, a region with a long history of profound human disturbances of ecological... Read More
Wade Roush, “Extraterrestrials” (MIT Press, 2020)
Wade Roush
Extraterrestrials

MIT Press, 2020

New Books in Big IdeasNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books in TechnologyNew Books Network April 27, 2020 Jim Stein

Everything we know about how planets form and how life arises suggests that human civilization on Earth should not be unique. We ought to see abundant evidence of extraterrestrial activity―but we don’t. Where is everybody? In Extraterrestrials (MIT Press, 2020), science and technology writer Wade Roush examines one of the... Read More
Jodi Hilty, “Corridor Ecology: Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Adaptation” (Island Press, 2019)
Jodi Hilty
Corridor Ecology
Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Adaptation
Island Press, 2019

New Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books Network April 20, 2020 Christopher Gambino

In Corridor Ecology: Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Adaptation, 2nd Edition (Island Press, 2019), Dr. Jodi Hilty and her co-authors expand on concepts and practices important to maintaining and restoring land connectivity. In the book and during the interview, Dr. Hilty discusses how the field as evolved over... Read More
Wenfei Tong, “Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds” (Princeton UP, 2020)
Wenfei Tong
Bird Love
The Family Life of Birds
Princeton University Press, 2020

New Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and Society April 17, 2020 Lukas Rieppel

Wenfei Tong‘s Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds (Princeton University Press, 2020) looks at the extraordinary range of mating systems in the avian world, exploring all the stages from courtship and nest-building to protecting eggs and raising chicks. It delves into the reasons why some species, such as the... Read More
Ray Dorsey, “Ending Parkinson’s Disease: A Prescription for Action” (Public Affairs, 2020)
Ray Dorsey
Ending Parkinson's Disease
A Prescription for Action
PublicAffairs, 2020

New Books in MedicineNew Books in PsychologyNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books Network April 6, 2020 Galina Limorenko

Brain diseases are now the world’s leading source of disability. The fastest growing of these is Parkinson’s: the number of impacted patients has doubled to more than six million over the last twenty-five years and is projected to double again by 2040. Harmful pesticides that increase the risk of Parkinson’s... Read More
Matt Cook, “Sleight of Mind: 75 Ingenious Paradoxes in Mathematics, Physics, and Philosophy” (MIT Press, 2020)
Matt Cook
Sleight of Mind
75 Ingenious Paradoxes in Mathematics, Physics, and Philosophy
MIT Press, 2020

New Books in LanguageNew Books in MathematicsNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books Network March 30, 2020 Jim Stein

Paradox is a sophisticated kind of magic trick. A magician’s purpose is to create the appearance of impossibility, to pull a rabbit from an empty hat. Yet paradox doesn’t require tangibles, like rabbits or hats. Paradox works in the abstract, with words and concepts and symbols, to create the illusion... Read More
Adrian Currie, “Rock, Bone, and Ruin: An Optimist’s Guide to the Historical Sciences” (MIT Press, 2018)
Adrian Currie
Rock, Bone, and Ruin:
An Optimist’s Guide to the Historical Sciences
MIT Press, 2018

New Books in ArchaeologyNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books Network March 27, 2020 Lukas Rieppel

The “historical sciences”—geology, paleontology, and archaeology—have made extraordinary progress in advancing our understanding of the deep past. How has this been possible, given that the evidence they have to work with offers mere traces of the past? In Rock, Bone, and Ruin: An Optimist’s Guide to the Historical Sciences (MIT... Read More
Andrew Leigh, “Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Are Changing Our World” (Yale UP, 2018)
Andrew Leigh
Randomistas
How Radical Researchers Are Changing Our World
Yale University Press, 2018

New Books in EconomicsNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Sociology March 26, 2020 Sidney Michelini

From the unending quest to turn metal into gold to the major discoveries that reveal how the universe works, experiments have always been a critical part of the hard sciences. In recent decades social scientists have started to catch up and the results are shifting the way we do nearly... Read More

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