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
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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
Get Your Dino Fix With These Upcoming Releases
Spring and summer 2019 will see no less than seven new dinosaur books, from stories recounted by paleontologists, geologists, teachers,Continue Reading
Science Prompts to Inspire Your Craft
In the interview the New York Academy of Sciences did with me last year, I said that my top tipContinue Reading
Last Chance to Save the Planet with These January Releases
The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption by Dahr Jamail TheContinue Reading
Explore Space with these January Titles
Interplanetary Robots: True Stories of Space Exploration by Rod Pyle A NASA insider tells the exciting story of missions of roboticContinue Reading
Toasters on Books
Have you noticed the rise of toasters on the covers of pop science books lately? Believe it or not, thereContinue Reading
The Most Exciting Things Happening in Physics / Biology / Math
Last month, I attended the book discussion for Quanta magazine‘s first two books, Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire and TheContinue Reading
