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January 2022: Science
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Announcing the first tag of 2022
This is going to be a really hard one for me. Definitely won't be reading as many for this tag as I did the December tag.I found 2 possibilities, though:
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies
or
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking has been languishing on my TBR for far too long so I'm leaning towards that one, but joy is my word of the year for 2022 making Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness an excellent choice too!I can recommend the following:
Lab Girl
The Feather Thief
The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past
Miss Benson's Beetle
That's great!WOMEN IN STEM Listopia (many of the books have science tags, but double check):
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
I recommend: (these all have science tags) - mostly fiction
Lab Girl - Memoir
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy, fiction
Euphoria by Lily King, fiction about a real person
Where the Crawdads Sing fiction
Once There Were Wolves fiction
Transcendent Kingdom Gaa Ngasi - fiction
Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver - fiction
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (her other books might fit too)
Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting - non-fiction
I'm considering - Women in STEM: (These all have science tags)
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here nonfiction
The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix nonfiction
The Calculating Stars fiction - sci-fi and science
The Signature of All Things - fiction
Hannah's War - fiction - giveaway
Remarkable Creatures
The Love Hypothesis
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn - Espionage + 3 science tags
Project Hail Mary - fiction - sci-fi, and science
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EARTH DAY Listopia - Environment, Nature, Climate, F/NF
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
This list has many of the same books as above, plus more
I plan to read:
*The Overstory (fiction)
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World - Bookclub (check month)
Environmental fiction - 1 or more
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
The History of Bees by Maja Lunde
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Environmental non-fiction - see earth day listopia
Psychology/Neuroscience
A Million Things To Ask A Neuroscientist (giveaway)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
A bunch of the classic sci-fi authors' books fall into the science tag:Issac Asimov
Arthur Clarke
Larry Niven
Robert Heinlein
H G Wells
Ursula K. Le Guin
Jules Verne
Carl Sagan
Sue wrote: "A bunch of the classic sci-fi authors' books fall into the science tag:Issac Asimov
Arthur Clarke
Larry Niven
Robert Heinlein
..."
I'm going to need a lot more days in January. I was planning to read some Ursula K. Le Guin too in 2022.
Love this tag! One on my book groups is reading Miss Benson's Beetle next month. Fits the tag perfectly!
YAY!!! This is the one I was hoping for! Will be back to figure out what I'm reading tomorrow or Friday...
Well I have about 20 for this tag (not including the new curriculum books) so the only issue is choosing. Might do 1 fiction and 1 non-fiction to start. Easiest tag since I joined.
Cool. This is the one I wanted least, but I can make it work. If I have time with school, I'm going to try to read How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems. I won it at a library event a few years ago and I haven't read it yet.
I'm super excited!Some books on my radar (but we'll see what I actually get to) are:
- The Love Hypothesis (will almost definitely read this one)
- Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
- Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
I'm also potentially interested in some sci-fi - maybe The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet?
Some recommendations:
Fiction:
- Project Hail Mary
- The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics (sapphic historical romance)
- Honey Girl (sapphic contemporary romance)
Non-fiction:
- Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves
- Nature Obscura: A City's Hidden Natural World
- anything by Simon Singh
There's also a really great list of mostly non-fiction books at the history of science tag.
forsanolim wrote: "I'm super excited!Some books on my radar (but we'll see what I actually get to) are:
- The Love Hypothesis (will almost definitely read this one)
- [book:Four Lost Cities: A Secre..."
Simon Sing is great. Makes difficult concepts accessible to most.
For anyone who wanted to get a basic understanding of quantum physics but hasn't found a way to get their heads round wave/particle duality etc "How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog" is fantastic and hilarious at points......so long as you have had a dog at some stage and watched it.
KateNZ wrote: "So, so happy!!"😣 not happy
Well, not sure it would fly with many, but I have nothing else-actually do not have this one yet, but expecting it as a gift from my daughter. Move on Motherf*cker: Live, Laugh, and Let Sh*t Go- a book my therapist recommended. Psychology is a science, yes?
YAY!!!! This was my favorite!!!! I have two books already lined up that will knock of prompts for the Popsugar challenge.I'll be listening to two books by Mary Roach
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
I listened to one of her newest books, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, and thoroughly enjoyed it!
If people haven't read it yet, I HIGHLY recommend Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
At least two of Andy Weir's books would work, they are absolutely filled with Science!
I'm so happy!!! This is one of my favorite genres and I LOVE reading science books!
If you like dark humor you might like...
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty
I remember it being a quick read and I really liked it.
I just remembered I already have Cosmos by Carl Sagan downloaded from Audible, so I may listen to that one as well! :)
Joanne wrote: "Well, not sure it would fly with many, but I have nothing else-actually do not have this one yet, but expecting it as a gift from my daughter. [book:Move on Motherf*cker: Live, Laugh, and Let Sh*t ..."Yep! It's a science! I think it works!
I have a few options:
Bad Science
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus
Bad Science
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus
Yay! Throwing extra points to my favorite choice worked!I plan to finish South Pole Station, which I mostly read a few years ago for book club but need to finish.
Also The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements, which has been lingering on my Nook TBR.
Doughgirl5562 wrote: "Also The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements, which has been lingering on my Nook TBR. ..."I enjoyed this one but it was a slow read for me. Incredibly interesting!
Joanne wrote: "Well, not sure it would fly with many, but I have nothing else-actually do not have this one yet, but expecting it as a gift from my daughter. Move on Motherf*cker: Live, Laugh, and Let Sh*t...Psychology is most definitely a science. It works!
I have two espionage books with science tags:
The Rose Code (audible)
Hannah's War - I won it and I probably won't have time to read it. Do you want it?
Also - When We Cease to Understand the World. I skimmed it a while ago, and I wasn't sure if I would like it. It's getting a lot more attention now, which I think started with Obama's list.
Science Nerd Happy Dance!!I will definitely be reading:
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
I recommend:
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Lab Girl
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies
Joanne wrote:😣 not happy"
I'm with ya. LOL
forsanolim wrote: "I'm super excited!Some books on my radar (but we'll see what I actually get to) are:
- The Love Hypothesis (will almost definitely read this one)
- [book:Four Lost Cities: A Secre..."
Ooh, I have Four Lost Cities.
I think The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet would be a good choice. I really liked Closed and Common Orbit too which def has science tags. Becky Chambers writes very female friendly sci-fi - multicultural, non-binary, interesting women.
Charlotte wrote: "Doughgirl5562 wrote: "Also The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements, which has been lingering on my Nook T..."I figured it was probably one of those books that is interesting, but not a page turner. Thanks for the confirm. I'll be reading it in little bites. :-)
~*Kim*~ wrote: "Joanne wrote:😣 not happy"
I'm with ya. LOL"
I was hoping 2022 would be a better year of tags for me, not starting out great
Jenni Elyse wrote: "Cool. This is the one I wanted least, but I can make it work. If I have time with school, I'm going to try to read How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems. ..."I'm also planning on reading How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems. I'm in the happy with the tag group, especially since I am a biologist. I also plan on reading Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men next month.
Joanne wrote: "I was hoping 2022 would be a better year of tags for me, not starting out great"What about something that combines history and science? I was looking at possibly:
Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
And yes, psychology definitely qualifies as science.
~*Kim*~ wrote: "Joanne wrote:😣 not happy"
I'm with ya. LOL"
Add me to that club though I have options on the TBR. However, I lucked out...my IRL Feminerdy Book Club is reading Dune for its Jan 9th discussion. That will do fine as I won't finish it until after New Years. I still have about 600 pages of A Suitable Boy to read to finish this month.
Has anyone read The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race? It sounds science-y. I really did not plan for science lol!!
Nicole R wrote: "I read it!"Worth it?
Have you read Sapiens? Any thoughts on which I might prefer?
I think I’m going to drag The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks off the book pile first. Definitely some history and science options as well. Or books about particular animals. Anything by Mary Roach. Anything by Gerald Durrell. Or Lisa Genova. Diving adventures. I like the sci-fi link too :) And Bewilderment is high on the TBR as well (climate change and various other things). Spoiled for choice!
Seconding everyone who’s recommended Hope Jahren’s “Lab Girl” - fabulous book! I have her latest, “The Story of More” on a Trim list which I’m looking forward to.
KateNZ wrote: "I think I’m going to drag The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks off the book pile first. Definitely some history and science options as well. Or books about particular animals. Anything by Mary Ro..."
Oooh, I didn't know Hope had a new book. I loved Lab Girl.
Okay, then, my second choice (but not by much :) ) I am looking forward to this, but whether I read a nonfiction or find a scifi on there (some are shelved as science if there is actual science in them--The Martian is on the second page, for eg) remains to be seen as I have to go through and see what I have marked want to read first. However, I might finally get around to reading Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the BrainI'm reading one right now that would count if I'd waited that is quite good, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men for the most part. There are even things I didn't already know (a surprising number of things being proven by some new studies were already known in some circles when I was studying women's studies, and then other things have come up over the years), which is always good. It is probably going to get 4 stars from me, but I am only just past 1/3 of the way through it, so that remains to be seen.
Anita wrote: "Have you read Sapiens? Any thoughts on which I might prefer?"I have read Sapiens if you are speaking of the one by Yuval Noah Harari. I liked it but didn't love it (gave it 3 stars), if that helps any.
Anita wrote: "KateNZ wrote: "I think I’m going to drag The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks off the book pile first. Definitely some history and science options as well. Or books about particular animals. Anyt..."
There are a lot of books out explaining climate change, and I might start with Hope Jahrens. I really enjoyed Lab Girl.
Joanne wrote: "Well, not sure it would fly with many, but I have nothing else-actually do not have this one yet, but expecting it as a gift from my daughter. [book:Move on Motherf*cker: Live, Laugh, and Let Sh*t ..."Yes. Absolutely. peace, janz
Definitely reading the love hypothesis also. Both of my number 10 Trim books are science! Love Hypothesis and the Soulmate Equation!
Rachel N. wrote: "Jenni Elyse wrote: "Cool. This is the one I wanted least, but I can make it work. If I have time with school, I'm going to try to read [book: How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World ..."That's cool. I look forward to reading your review. :) I didn't know you're a biologist. That's really cool. I know it's not the same thing, but my dad was a microbiologist. Because of him, I have a love for learning. That's why I don't mind the Science tag. I just wanted espionage because I was more in the mood for it, lol.
While I wouldn't say that Science is my tag or my subject, I do read a fair share of nonfiction and animals and environment are always subjects which hold my interest.Here are some recommends:
Why We Swim
Our Native Bees: North America’s Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind: My Tale of Madness and Recovery
Remarkable Creatures
The Wolves of Winter
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
On my TBR:
What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins
Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move
Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames
Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South PoleMy Penguin Year: Life Among the Emperors
On My Trim the TBR this month:
Project Hail Mary
A book I have been reading for months and hopefully this tag will be the impetus for me to finish:
The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans
Here's an off-the-wall quirky book that fits the category. I really enjoyed it:The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World
I just read one that I wouldn't have thought fit but it does, it is about language - In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language
Joy D wrote: "Here's an off-the-wall quirky book that fits the category. I really enjoyed it:The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World"
Thanks for the recommendation Joy. It caught my eye last year, and I was wondering what it was like.
Booknblues wrote: "While I wouldn't say that Science is my tag or my subject, I do read a fair share of nonfiction and animals and environment are always subjects which hold my interest.
Here are some recommends:
[b..."
I second the recommendation for the [book:The Death and Life of the Great Lakes|35187180]. It's all science, but the audio held my attention and I learned a great deal. One example showed evolution in process, which was very cool.
If someone wants a smaller dose of science, there was a similar adaptation/evolution example in Migrations (my #1 book this year), which also has a gorgeous romance along with the science and ocean voyage. I would love to find another book like that. (I also liked Once there were Wolves, but not as much.)
Anita, Code Breaker was very good. While it is pretty heavy on the science, it also tells about Doudna and her contemporaries and how we ended up with competing East Coast and West Coast CRISPR institutions. That part was very interesting and more business-y than science-y.
I thought of Nicole right away fir her first participant tag. I didn’t vote for science, but I wanted it for you!
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In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language (other topics)Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language (other topics)
How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do—and What It Says About You (other topics)
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (other topics)
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (other topics)
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John Green (other topics)Mary Roach (other topics)
Linda Greenlaw (other topics)
Sam Kean (other topics)
Michael Pollan (other topics)
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