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science

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I am quite happy with that, although I was leaning toward medical. I am certainly glad it wasn't fairy tales.

I will be back with what I might read & some recommendations.

I think I mentioned this in the earlier discussion, but for those like me who have restricted ideas of science, lots of subjects from education to self-help to the natural world could fit.

*sigh*. Really not what I wanted. Fortunately I only need to read for monthly tag which gives me flexibility. I'm not trying to match tags in any other challenge. I have a couple of mystery series I am reading that revolve around science so I'll be fine.

Who knows? Some other book I happen to read might fit as well. But I'm sticking strictly with fiction. If anyone wants to know what mystery series: Andrea Penrose's Wrexford and Sloane historical mystery series all center on science as studied during the Regency. Camille Minichino has a Periodic Table mystery series where the amateur sleuth is a retired female physicist who gets involved in murders connected to science, specifically elements on the Periodic Table. Mostly set in a small town in Massachusetts and have some sly humor to them - she rents an apartment over a funeral home for example.

Awesome. I have quite a few nature and environmental books I could recommend, and I’ll be looking for new climate fiction. I’ll be back later.

I also want to read some fun sci fi, by authors like Martha Wells and John Scalzi. I recommend the Murderbot series, starting with All Systems Red. The first 3-4 books are quite short and fun.

I am currently reading and liking quite a bit The Air We Breathe which works for science with 5 tags.
It is set in the Adirondacks.

I read lots of science. Here are a few recommendations:

Non-Fiction:
- The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
- Arctic Dreams
- Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
- Apollo 13
- Leonardo da Vinci
- The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
- Underland: A Deep Time Journey
- Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places
- Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Fiction:
- Project Hail Mary
- The Time of Our Singing
- The Last Days of Night
- Washington Black
- Remarkable Creatures
- Double Blind
- Joan Is Okay

Theresa ... I'm thinking many of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries would fit science. Since it's not for a challenge you can use the "if you think it fits, it fits" rule.

This was the tag I wanted, so I'm happy. Though with the move I think I'll still have a hard time getting more than 1 book read. But I WILL get at least one read; can't break my streak of reading for every single tag since I joined!

I’m excited. I have many many books that fit science on my TBR.

Book Concierge wrote: "Theresa ... I'm thinking many of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries would fit science. Since it's not for a challenge you can use the "if you think it fits, it fits" rule.

This was the tag I wanted, s..."

Yes, science likely will pop up in something I read - I even have a romance or two that will fit easily. I can even make many Agatha Christies fit. The one I just read, Five Little Pigs, would have fit science perfectly.

Joy D wrote: "I read lots of science. Here are a few recommendations:

Non-Fiction:
- The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
- Arctic Dreams
- book:Krakatoa: The Day the World E..."

I second the recommendation for the Sixth Extinction (or her newest book). The format and writing style make it easy to read, and the content is important and interesting.

Project Hail Mary is wonderful and worth rereading.

I have Washington Black and The Last Days of Night out on Libby now. Thanks for the reminder that they fit science.

YESSSS!!!! You can take the girl out of science, but you can't take science out of the girl!

Ugh, there are too many options. These are just options from my current TBR (which, for context, is only like 150 books! lol)

Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue
The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport
The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
Deep End

Where to start?!?! Off to see what may be available at the library.

Nicole R wrote: "YESSSS!!!! You can take the girl out of science, but you can't take science out of the girl!

Ugh, there are too many options. These are just options from my current TBR (which, for context, is onl..."

I loved Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe. I’m biased because it’s about a local story that led to major changes nationwide. It’s also an inspiring story about what ordinary women can accomplish.

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood has a giveaway right now. Steamy STEM romance. I think the author might have a science PhD herself.

Some of my possibilities, the majority are nonfiction
The Hydrogen Murder
Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian And the Secrets of Metamorphosis
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
On the Backs of Tortoises: Darwin, the Galapagos, and the Fate of an Evolutionary Eden
The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of ScienceDTB
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
The Ends of the World: Supervolcanoes, Lethal Oceans, and the Search for Past Apocalypses
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins Audible
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
Farenheit 451
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

Booknblues wrote: "I am quite happy with that, although I was leaning toward medical. I am certainly glad it wasn't fairy tales.

I will be back with what I might read & some recommendations."

Medicine is an area of science, so you don't have to change anything, you just have more choice.

Joy D wrote: "I read lots of science. Here are a few recommendations:

Non-Fiction:
- The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
- Arctic Dreams
- [book:Krakatoa: The Day the World E..."

The Sixth Extinction is fantastic. She writes brilliantly so it is very accessible for a heavy subject. A fair few of my y12s have read it over the years and been perfectly OK with learning and enjoying it. Good suggestion.

Very happy with this tag because I have to read science to be up to date for work, I like reading science and most of my Antarctica adventure books involved scientific discovery as part of the expedition justification.

If anyone hasn't read The Martian yet that would also fit (as would most Andy Weir) and of course more recently Lessons in Chemistry was very popular.

So happy!

I have On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service on audio, and I’m so looking forward to it. Such an impressive man. I also have Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, which should hopefully fit my Play Harder prompt of ‘science or technology gone bad�. Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men is also an option, though it feels a little bit like work!

For fiction, I have Murder at the Serpentine Bridge which fits another challenge and I’m sure there will be tons of other mystery options. If anyone’s missing their fix of smut, I’m sure there are more than a few medical romances out there!!

Here is everything on my TBR tagged Science more than 200 times. It's going to be fun month of reading for me.

1) The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins
2) The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory - Brian Greene
3) Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - Jared Diamond
4) The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality - Brian Greene
5) The Body: A Guide for Occupants - Bill Bryson
6) Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void - Mary Roach
7) Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries - Neil deGrasse Tyson
8) Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife - Mary Roach
9) The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women - Kate Moore
10) Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War - Mary Roach
11) Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law - Mary Roach
12) The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery - Sam Kean
13) The Logic of Scientific Discovery - Karl Popper
14) Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military - Neil deGrasse Tyson
15) The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet - John Green
16) Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World - Rachel Ignotofsky
17) A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? - Kelly Weinersmith
18) The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks - Amy Stewart
19) The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative - Florence Williams
20) Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution - Michael J. Behe
21) Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World - Bill Nye
22) This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor - Adam Kay
23) Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics - Jim Al-Khalili
24) A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos - Dava Sobel

I an looking forward to this!!

I plan to read Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales because I actually am donating my body here (after my demise obviously).

But hope to also get to American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

But these lists of ideas make me realize I could read this tag fora year lol!

A couple of unexpected Science boosks:
This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You
Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet From A to Z


I am interested in The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science because of my interest in the literature and history of the period. For instance Mary Shelley's idea for Frankenstein came largely from a demonstration of "galvanism" where it looked like electricity reanimated a dead frog.

One of the historical women I've talked about is profiled in Maria Mitchell and the Sexing of Science: An Astronomer Among the American Romantics. Besides her life story, it talks about how science was considered a fit subject for women early one (studying pretty flowers and stars), but as it got more respect, women were pushed out.

I am reading The Night Travelers and Not in Love.

Out of wheel house, but surprisingly I have a lot on my TBR that fit. The first will be The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic will be

I have 40 books on my possibilities list already, and I haven’t even looked at my psychology, neuroscience, medical or genetics shelves yet.

A few favorites I didn’t see mentioned yet:
Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change - it has the best examples of how a small difference in average temperature has led to the extinction of species and to imbalances in habitats.
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut. (Physicists)

I want to read these books by authors I’ve liked before
The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance by Dan Egan
The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

Crossover books for January or February
Washington Black
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
The Last Days of Night
Orbital

On the lighter side:
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
We Loved It All: A Memory of Life
All Over Creation - also fits my PH hippie prompt
Pod - also fits my animal as main character prompt
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

Other possibilities

The World As We Knew It: Dispatches From a Changing Climate edited by Amy Brady
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World’s Ocean
Dancing with Dragons
The Puma Years
Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes
Black Wave
Another Life - Ulibarri - Solarpunk
The Unseen World
Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Brainscapes: The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain―And How They Guide You
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

I got this for my hubby:
John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire: How A Visionary And The Glaciers Of Alaska Changed America

Added
The Global Forest - narrated by Wendy Tremont King

Robin P wrote: "A couple of unexpected Science boosks:
This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You
[book:Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet From A to Z|25..."

Victorian women used to do Diatom arrangements under microscopes as a hobby.....bad enough doing plankton counts for work so I can't imagine it being a fun hobby.

Anita wrote: "But hope to also get to American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer...."

The Oppenheimer book is fabulous!

Broadest one - that was my guess. They all would have worked for me, but I was actually hoping for fairy tales, then medical.

Anita, I also rave about American Prometheus!! The audio was great.

Without looking super-close, it looks like I have over 80 books on the tbr with "science" as a tag, so it won't be a problem to find something. At the moment, I'm leaning toward one of the "Science Comics" geared toward... middle school?... but there's all kinds of interesting info in there for me, too! It is a great series!

Joy D wrote: "I read lots of science. Here are a few recommendations:

Non-Fiction:
- Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives..."

I'm going to ditto this recommendation.

I am considering:

- Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution
- The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
- Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph on the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition
- The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

Happy with the pick. Think I have lots of options but will research this weekend.

Joy D wrote: "I am considering:

- Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution
- The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
- [book:Island of th..."

Darwin comes to town hit me just right, at the right time. You might not agree it’s a 5 star read, but I think you’ll like it.

I've ordered Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion by Daniel Goleman (an author I like). I've recently become interested in the role of breathing in exercise and health. The book discusses this in connection with meditation.

Any suggestions for good books about breathing?

Don't forget that some science fiction novels are tagged science--some of them with good reason (as they involve actual science, etc) I have no idea what I'll read yet, but this is what I voted for.

5 star fiction book that is on the first page and BELONGS there:
The Martian by Andy Weir

I was just looking at my physical bookshelf (which I am trying desperately to read from this year) and have plenty to choose from. Including:
Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa
Project Hail Mary
Fox & I
Mind of the Raven
The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science

Holly R W wrote: "I've ordered Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion by Daniel Goleman (an author I like). I've recently become interested in the role of br..."

Breath by Nestor was a popular one a few years ago that some weird (gross) self experiments (and a lot on scuba diving) , but solid techniques for the rest of us in an appendix.

I could use a refresher from another source, just for preventive health.

A local hospital has a weekly course on breathing, with monitored exercise for pulmonary patients. They do all sorts of testing to show you which techniques work the best for you. Some called it life changing. I was looking forward to accompanying my mother to try some of it too, but she didn’t want to go.

Nancy, I heard about "Breath" by Nestor from my sister, who read it and liked it. However, I then read Susan's (from PBT) review of it. As a doctor, she thought Nestor's research was shaky (my word, not hers). She did not like the book.

Your local hospital's course sounds good! I'm now embarked on physical therapy which incorporates breathing, which got me interested in this.

In a different thread, you indicated that you may be headed back to the hospital. Is it your mom? I hope everything goes well.

Holly R W wrote: "Nancy, I heard about "Breath" by Nestor from my sister, who read it and liked it. However, I then read Susan's (from PBT) review of it. As a doctor, she thought Nestor's research was shaky (my word..."
I agree, his research proved nothing. But the basics were there. if you have a medical concern you might find the info in books that focus on breathing in that context. For lung and cardio health, the way you breath during exercise can make a difference. Though it’s probably the exercise itself that makes the biggest difference. I might go to PT for vestibular help as well as joints.

Yes, we had a nurse visit my mom yesterday to talk about a new problem. She’ll call today to help us decide.

Joy D wrote: "Anita wrote: "But hope to also get to American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer...."

The Oppenheimer book is fabulous!"

Oh, thank you for letting me know!! I'm happy to hear that. I'm all situated with it from the library.

Nicole R wrote: "Anita, I also rave about American Prometheus!! The audio was great."

Oh YAY!! Then, I can listen while I walk the dog and read the rest of the time. Perfect.

NancyJ wrote: "Holly R W wrote: "I've ordered Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion by Daniel Goleman (an author I like). I've recently become interested..."

Diving is great for breathing....there's peace all around you so you can listen to your breathing and because you are using a reg you can easily tell if you are breathing shallow or fast etc. Just being submerged slows my breathing. Very much encourage anyone who can to take up diving for their lung health and meditation without effort.

Jen wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "Holly R W wrote: "I've ordered Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion by Daniel Goleman (an author I like). I've recently be..."

Jen, you make diving sound like a meditative experience!

Holly R W wrote: "Jen wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "Holly R W wrote: "I've ordered Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion by Daniel Goleman (an author I like). I've..."

It absolutely is 99% of the time!!!!!! You just float about and look at pretty/interesting things and listen to the sound of the reg. (Except when you accidentally step on a croc or ascend next to a killer whale or have to rescue an idiot who got carried away by the current/stuck her hand in a hole and got bitten by a banded sea snake)

Some recommendations:
Fiction:
The Air We Breathe
Dancing with Dragons
Crow Talk
The Woman at the Wheel
Wrexford & Sloane Series
The Ministry of Time

Nonfiction:
Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America
Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration
Our Native Bees: North America’s Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World
Mean and Lowly Things: Snakes, Science, and Survival in the Congo
Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames

Too many great choices!! I read this month and recommend The Mountain in the Sea which works for science. It asked interesting questions.

Possible reads for me this month:
The Ministry of Time
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Orbital
The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Death's End

I found three books from my want to read shelf that I put a hold on--there was another I wanted to read but my library networks don't have it and I just bought books with points recently (more than I allow myself, so I'll have to do some culling!) One fiction book, The Hydrogen Murder plus two nonfiction books; I'll read whatever I feel like since that's my goal for 2025. I want to keep my average rating up to as close to 3.5 as I can; so far it's 3.4, partly because I'm trying to lean to generous. This is higher than when I play competitive games or try to finish challenging challenges.

Karin wrote: "Don't forget that some science fiction novels are tagged science--some of the with good reason (as they involve actual science, etc) I have no idea what I'll read yet, but this is what I voted for...."

I totally agree! Loved that book.

Elemental: How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything is .99 today on Kindle, only 224 pages and of course, Science is the biggest tag.

Jen K wrote: "Too many great choices!! I read this month and recommend The Mountain in the Sea which works for science. It asked interesting questions.

Possible reads for me this month:
[book:Th..."

Near the end of Doppelgänger, she talks about how political rhetoric can twist words to mean the opposite of their original definition. Diversity equity and inclusion are suddenly being called illegal discrimination. It feels very 1984.

I have Mountain in the Sea coming up too.