All Books articles – Page 2
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PodcastHer Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict – Book club
The full story of the discovery of DNA’s double helix
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PodcastMurder isn’t Easy by Carla Valentine – Book club
Delving into Agatha Christie’s pioneering forensic writing with special guests Raychelle Burks and Kathryn Harkup
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PodcastLife as We Made It by Beth Shapiro – Book club
A DNA researcher tells the story of how humans have shaped the evolution of living things on Earth
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PodcastDeep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures by Adam Zmith – Book club
A history of a drug – and the queer community
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PodcastScience in Black and White by Alondra Oubré – Book club
Exposing racially biased research by delving into the nature versus nurture debate
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ReviewBurn: The Misunderstood Science of Metabolism
Delving into the thermodynamics of the human body
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ReviewThe Story of CO2: Big Ideas for a Small Molecule
If you only read one book about climate change this year, make it this one
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PodcastVampirology: The Science of Horror's Most Famous Fiend by Kathryn Harkup – Book club
A scientific investigation of vampires’ lust for blood and weakness to garlic
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ReviewThe Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained + More Than 100 Essential Recipes
Exciting recipes and beautiful photographs, but at the expense for murky science
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ReviewStrange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs
Not your average encyclopaedia of infectious diseases
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PodcastHandmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning through Making by Anna Ploszajski – Book club
Uncovering the hidden facets of popular material
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ReviewHandmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning through Making
A hands-on approach to materials science
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ReviewOn Task: How Our Brain Gets Things Done
From why brains are like search engine algorithms to tips on boosting your memory
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PodcastThe Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein – Book club
Exposing how racism and sexism shapes science
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ReviewThe Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
A timely, provocative and necessary book
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ReviewNose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells
A must-read for chemists and anyone passionate about nature, food, drinks and cooking
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ReviewSapiens – A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind
Reimagining Yuval Noah Harari’s bestseller as an approachable graphic novel