Spring’s Best Books About Numbers
Eight Lessons on Infinity: A Mathematical Adventure by Haim Shapira A fun, non-technical and wonderfully engaging guide to that most powerful andContinue Reading
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Spring’s Best Books About Numbers
Eight Lessons on Infinity: A Mathematical Adventure by Haim Shapira A fun, non-technical and wonderfully engaging guide to that most powerful andContinue Reading
8 Springtime Paperbacks for Book Clubs
Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction by Britt Wray First published in 2017, newContinue Reading
Most Anticipated March Reads
Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone by Brian Switek In this natural and cultural history of bone, ScientificContinue Reading
How to Write About Dinosaurs
Last week, as part of NYU’s Kavli Conversations, Brian Switek and Shaena Montanari joined moderator Robert Lee Hotz of the WallContinue Reading
Discuss: March Book Club Picks
The Rise & Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte Paleontologist Steve BrusatteContinue Reading
The Order of Time Discussion Guide
Why do we remember the past and not the future? What does it mean for time to “flow”? Do weContinue Reading
Are There Boundaries to Science?
“Science can’t ask the question why. Why is there something rather than nothing? I don’t think science can touch thatContinue Reading
What to Pre-Order during National Engineers Week
February 17 to 23 is National Engineers Week! Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers, “EWeek” is dedicated toContinue Reading
What to Read on International Darwin Day
February 12 is International Darwin Day, celebrating the birthday of Charles Darwin, born 210 years ago today. Naturalist Charles Darwin’sContinue Reading
Was Consciousness There Before the Big Bang?
I waited years before I finally had the opportunity to see Tom Stoppard’s play that tackles the hard problem ofContinue Reading
