Science and Inquiry discussion

Please post a comment below to nominate a book for the group to read for March 2017.

Please use the "add book/author" link just above the comment box to insert a link to the Goodreads book page for the book you are nominating, so other members can more easily assess it.

You may nominate a book which has been suggested previously and did not win. You may nominate more than one book, but we may not include all of your nominations.

Please do not nominate a book which is unlikely to be available to all members, such as one which was just published within the last three months or which is only available on Kindle.

Nominations will close on January 23 or when we have about 10 good nominations, whichever occurs first.

Hyperspace
KORAH'S ATONEMENT
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist

Chaos: Making a New Science

Sonic Wonderland: A Scientific Odyssey of Sound

Roshan, the book The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos is good, but we already read it during December, 2012.

Alok, thanks for your nomination of The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. It is excellent, but we already read it during April, 2010.

Muthuvel, thanks for your nominations! They all look very good, but we already read the book Chaos: Making a New Science during May 2015.

David wrote: "Roshan, the book The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos is good, but we already read it during December, 2012."

ok. Then we can go with the rest 2

David wrote: "Muthuvel, thanks for your nominations! They all look very good, but we already read the book Chaos: Making a New Science during May 2015."

Oops. Got to look for those books which the group has already read. Thanks for responding, David.

The Dinosaur Hunters: A True Story of Scientific Rivalry and the Discovery of the Prehistoric World by Deborah Cadbury. Also published as Terrible Lizard: The First Dinosaur Hunters and the Birth of a New Science

Voyage of the Beagle
What Mad Pursuit

Roshan, I don't think that KORAH'S ATONEMENT fits in with the theme of Science and Inquiry. But your other nomination, Hyperspace looks very good.

The Grand Design

Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues

Ya-hui wrote: "Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues"

I second this one! I have been wanting to read this book. I think it sounds like a VERY relevant topic in current science.

The Girl AT The Bar, Nicholas Nash

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Blurb:
Rebecca, a brilliant cancer researcher disappears without a trace after a one-night stand with a neurotic man with a questionable past. Her sudden disappearance in the midst of a high-stakes quest to cure cancer between two rival billionaires sets into motion an inexplicable chain of events as the bodies start to pile up. No one knows why she disappeared. The race to find answers ensnares everyone around her, one of whom is a deeply disturbed psychopath lurking in the shadows.

Is Rebecca still alive? What happened to her? Who did it? And why? Questions about her vex everyone looking for answers. No one can be trusted and no one is above suspicion.

Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors by Nicholas Wade

barutiel wrote: "Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors by Nicholas Wade"

I really enjoyed it!

The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life. This one came in second twice in prior month's votes. We read his Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life a few years ago and it generated one of the largest book discussions we've had.
You don't often get to read about an new hypothesis for the origin of life.

Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure

Nicholas wrote: "The Girl AT The Bar, Nicholas Nash

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Blurb:
Rebecca, a brilliant cancer researcher disappears without a trace after a one-night sta..."

Sorry. We're not looking for fiction.

Shpresim wrote: "The Grand Design"

Sorry, we read this book for January 2011.

Nominations are now closed. Please vote for your preference at the following poll:

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

Voting will close at the end of January 24.