Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze?
New Scientist
If you would like to find out why eggs are egg-shaped, how dandruff shampoos works, and how to get transparent ice, this is your book.
February 13th, 2009
'Science & Technology'
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
You’ll never feel the same about your dinner after you read Pollan’s thoughtful and entertaining examination of four American meals. He explores the relationship of food and our society and our feelings about the food we eat.
February 13th, 2009
Why Animals Matter: The Case for Animal Protection
by Erin E. Williams
This is an opinion piece on the horrors visited upon animals used for food, experimentation, and entertainment.
February 13th, 2009
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver Sacks
Music may have charms to soothe the savage breast, but there’s a whole lot more to it than that. Read on as Sacks tackles the inner workings of the mind and music.
February 10th, 2009
An Inconvenient Truth
by Al Gore
The untimely death of his son left former Vice President Gore with a sense of obligation “to pay attention to what matters.” Gore won the Nobel Prize for his life-long commitment to secure the planet for future generations.
February 10th, 2009
In Defense of Food
by Michael Pollan
The opening lines, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants…” is not just a manifesto for vegetarianism. Pollan takes a fresh look at the entire western diet and food culture.
February 10th, 2009
What’s Science Ever Done For Us?: What the Simpsons can Teach Us about Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe
by Paul Halpern
Discoveries abound as America’s beloved cartoon family take on genetic mutations, quantum physics, and artificial intelligence.
February 9th, 2009
Invisible Allies: Microbes that Shape our Lives
by Jeanette Farrell
What do cheese, bread, and chocolate have in common? They’re all made by microbes – tiny organisms that sometimes make us sick, but also make life as we know it possible…and delicious!
January 9th, 2009
