Science and Inquiry discussion

Please post a comment below to nominate a book for the group to read for August 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 might not include all of your nominations in the voting.

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 June 21 or when we have about 10 good nominations, whichever occurs first.

I'd like to nominate The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge.

The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky

The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

The Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins

Nicoleta, the book Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst was just published last month and might not be widely available. It looks very interesting, so I would suggest nominating it again, in a few months.

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

Restless Creatures: The Story of Life in Ten Movements

When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

Dinesh wrote: "The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human"

We read this book in January 2013. Here is the discussion thread:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software by Steven Johnson.

Your Brain is a Time Machine: The Neuroscience and Physics of Time

Nazima wrote: "Your Brain is a Time Machine: The Neuroscience and Physics of Time"

This book was just published last month, so it may not be widely available. It does look interesting, though. You can certainly renominate it in a few months.

The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos by Leonard Mlodinow

Idiot Brain - What Your Head Is Really Up To by Dean Burnett

Mythreyi,
The book Idiot Brain - What Your Head Is Really Up To was published just a couple of months ago. I think it might not be widely available yet. Please nominate it again in a couple of months.

The Physics of Superheroes by James
Kakalios
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World

Nazima, we just read that.

David wrote: "Mythreyi,
The book Idiot Brain - What Your Head Is Really Up To was published just a couple of months ago. I think it might not be widely available yet. Please nominate it again in ..."

Hi David,
I believe the book first came out in 2016. I think a new edition came out in 2017. The reviews on the Goodreads page also date back to 2016. However, if it'll be difficult because of the change of editions, I'll be happy to nominate this after a couple of more months.
Thanks.

Dinesh wrote: "The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human"

Why does this link to The Heidi Chronicles?

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

Lab Girl

Joel wrote: "Dinesh wrote: "The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human"

Why does this link to The Heidi Chronicles?"

Now that's weird!

Shabbeer wrote: "Lab Girl"

We're reading that this month.

Mythreyi wrote: "I believe the book first came out in 2016. I think a new edition came out in 2017. The reviews on the Goodreads page also date back to 2016. However, if it'll be difficult because of the change of editions, I'll be happy to nominate this after a couple of more months."

It does seem strange, but according to both Amazon and Barnes & Noble online, the paperback edition doesn't come out until July 2017. I can't tell if that's just a problem in the U.S. or not, but maybe this one should wait for a few months after that.

Joel wrote: "Dinesh wrote: "The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human"

Why does this link to The Heidi Chronicles?"

I believe Dinesh might have tried to edit his post and accidentally changed the book number which is used in the link. The book number for Tell Tale Brain is 8574712, and the book number for Heidi Chronicles is 85. It's easy to do.

Betsy wrote: "It does seem strange, but according to both Amazon and Barnes & Noble online, the paperback edition doesn't come out until July 2017. I can't tell if that's just a problem in the U.S. or not, but maybe this one should wait for a few months after that. "

Sure, Thanks.

Nominations are closed.

Please vote for your preference at the following poll:

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

Voting will close at the end of June 28.