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Inconspicuous consumption: the environmental impact you don't know you have
Par Tatiana Schlossberg. 2019
New York Times science writer discusses four areas of environmental impact: the Internet and technology, food, fashion, and fuel. Examines…
complexities and frustration of living in a carbon-intensive society and provides advice for reducing impact and making informed choices. 2019The equations of life: how physics shapes evolution
Par Charles Cockell. 2018
Astrobiologist presents an argument that evolution is subject to the laws of physics. Pays particular attention to which features of…
life are determined by physical laws and which are products of chance. For senior high and older readers. 2018The order of time
Par Carlo Rovelli. 2018
Physicist and author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (BR 21539) and Reality Is Not What It Seems (BR 21925)…
presents his views on the concept and science of time. Pays particular attention to the works of Aristotle, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein. Translated from the original 2017 Italian edition. 2018Nomadland: surviving America in the twenty-first century
Par Jessica Bruder. 2017
A look at the subculture of older Americans who, unable to afford either mortgages or retirement, are traveling the country…
in RVs, campers, and vans. Particularly examines the life of one woman as she travels between seasonal jobs and reunions with her van-dwelling friends. Some strong language. 2017Mask of the sun: the science, history, and forgotten lore of eclipses
Par John Dvorak. 2017
Exploration of myths, science, and history of eclipses through recorded history worldwide. Discusses the 1925 total solar eclipse that was…
observed by scientists on a dirigible, superstitions about the accomplishment of daily activities during eclipses, the development of astronomy, and more. Includes an epilogue about the 2017 eclipse. 2017Light: a radiant history, from creation to the quantum age
Par Bruce Watson. 2016
Journalist chronicles historical and contemporary explorations into the nature of light, both scientific and artistic. Discusses creation myths, Greek philosophers,…
religious representations, scientific investigations and feuds, filmmaking, and the development of such artistic movements as Romanticism. 2016Black edge: inside information, dirty money, and the quest to bring down the most wanted man on Wall Street
Par Sheelah Kolhatkar. 2017
Analysis of the criminal investigation of hedge funds and their trading on inside information--known as the "black edge." Focuses on…
Steven A. Cohen, founder of SAC Capital Advisors. Discusses the development of the hedge-fund industry, personalities involved in the investigation, and the impact on Wall Street. Some strong language. 2017The complacent class: the self-defeating quest for the American dream
Par Tyler Cowen. 2017
Economist argues for living your life with greater disruption, because, by becoming risk averse, Americans are ill-prepared for navigating when…
change happens, both individually and as a nation. Discusses emotional causes, racial segregation, entrepreneurial growth, stagnation of political activity, and more. 2017Reality is not what it seems: the journey to quantum gravity
Par Carlo Rovelli. 2017
Author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (BR 21539) examines the ways thinking about the universe around us and the…
interpretation of it by physicists have changed since ancient times. Discusses the concept of quantum gravity. Translated from the original 2014 Italian edition. 2016Einstein's masterwork: 1915 and the general theory of relativity
Par John Gribbin. 2016
An astrophysicist examines Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, which he presented in 1915 and which was partially confirmed a…
century later by the detection of gravitational waves. Places the theory into context within Einstein's larger body of work as well as the scientific research being conducted at the time. 2016The universe in your hand: a journey through space, time, and beyond
Par Christophe Galfard. 2016
Physicist, associate of Stephen Hawking, and coauthor of George's Secret Key to the Universe (DB 66970) uses stories to explore…
the concepts of the cosmos, outer space, speed, quantum mechanics, the beginnings of the universe, what is known versus what is unknown, and more. 2015Dark matter and the dinosaurs: the astounding interconnectedness of the universe
Par Lisa Randall. 2015
Physicist examines the nature of dark matter in the universe and hypothesizes its role in the extinction of dinosaurs sixty-six…
million years ago. Explores scientific understandings of the universe, Milky Way, solar system, and conditions for a habitable Earth in the early twenty-first century. 2015The year without a purchase: one family's quest to stop shopping and start connecting
Par Scott Dannemiller. 2015
Blogger and former missionary chronicles the year he and his family chose to avoid buying things for a year. Discusses…
what brought his family to that point, the negotiations he and his wife made about the rules for acceptable purchases, and the impact on his family's relationship with God. 2015Seven brief lessons on physics
Par Carlo Rovelli. 2016
Theoretical physicist expounds the scientific and philosophical implications of the discoveries in physics over the last one hundred years, as…
well as the questions that still face the field. Uses examples from outside of physics to explain such concepts as Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Translated from 2014 Italian edition. Bestseller. 2015Magnificent Principia: exploring Isaac Newton's masterpiece
Par Colin Pask. 2013
Mathematician uses the third edition of Isaac Newton's Principia (1726) and explains the ways it frames his approach to science.…
Discusses Newton's place in scientific history, the Principia's reception by Newton's contemporaries, and the impact of the work on later generations of scientists. 2013Examines the decline of popular mobilizations against privilege, wealth, and power in the United States since the Gilded Age. Fraser…
argues that these early cornerstones of American democracy have given way to self-serving corporate fables of freedom and the politics of fear. Some violence and some strong language. 2015Life on the edge: the coming of age of quantum biology
Par Jim Al-Khalili, Johnjoe McFadden. 2014
Molecular geneticist McFadden and physicist Al-Khalili, author of Paradox (DB 75728), present the emerging field of quantum biology. They discuss…
the introduction of quantum mechanics theory into the field of biology and explore investigations into puzzles facing biologists, including the ways migrating birds know where to go, interpreting scents, and gene replication. 2014Caring economics: conversations on altruism and compassion, between scientists, economists, and the Dalai Lama
Par Matthieu Ricard, Tania Singer. 2015
Neuroscientist Singer and Buddhist monk Ricard collect fourteen essays examining the connections between behavioral science research, altruism, and economics. Discusses…
the impact of altruism on the brain, the mind-body connection, and the economic benefits of acting without ego. Includes a foreword by the Dalai Lama. 2015Shadow work: the unpaid, unseen jobs that fill your day
Par Craig Lambert. 2015
A former Harvard Magazine editor examines unpaid tasks that people perform on behalf of businesses and organizations, often without even…
realizing it. Lambert contends that this trend is fueled by advancing technology and skyrocketing personnel costs, and argues that it results in personalized consumption, social leveling, and the weakening of communities. 2015The science of Interstellar
Par Kip Thorne, Kip S Thorne. 2014
Theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, scientific advisor for Christopher Nolan's film Interstellar, guides readers through the science at work throughout the…
movie. Chapters provide context for each of the film's scientific concepts, in addition to explaining the theory and mechanics of such subjects as wormholes, planet dynamics, and quantum gravity. 2014