Ouellette leapfrogs through scientific, philosophical, and even pop history, which makes for fun reading as she expresses her views of an array of figures and artifacts, from gregor mendel to francis galton, john locke to kevin bacon, harry potter movies to christopher nolans mindbending scifi film, inception. For science journalist, scientific american blogger and veteran author ouellette, the journey of selfdiscovery involved genome sequencing. Lovers of popular science books are no exception, so without further ado, here are my top. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the. Jennifer ouellette, scientific americana new york times notable book of the year, a scientific american best book of the year, and a finalist for the national book critics circle award. When science meets fiction scientific american blog network. Cocktail party physics scientific american blog network. Farrar, straus and giroux scientific american farrar, straus and giroux. The terrifying true story of the origins of the ebola virus. Showcasing more than fifty of the most provocative. Her writings are aimed at mainstream audiences unfamiliar with complex scientific.
The science behind americas game, by anissa ramirez and allen st. My favorite physics books of 2014 scientific american blog network. Jennifer ouellette, scientific american a new york times notable book of the year, a scientific american best book of the year, and a finalist for the. Jennifer ouellette is the author of the calculus diaries and other titles, and maintains the cocktail party physics blog.
The time lord called it the most charming book ever written about the fundamental nature of reality. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives. See more ideas about scientific american, books and science books. Bora zivkovic is the editor of the blog network at scientific american and organizes the globally renowned scienceonline events. Cocktail party physics bids farewell to the scientific american blog network, but you can still find jennifer ouellette covering science news at gizmodo. Jennifer ouellette, guest editor scientific american fsg books see more. Her writings are aimed at mainstream audiences unfamiliar with complex scientific issues. Ah, but then came the dawn of science fiction in the 19th century, beginning arguably in 1818. The best science writing online 2012 bora zivkovic, series editor.
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