Science Book Club discussion

This is where you can tell the group about yourself and what you would like to get out of the group.

I am Bill one of your co-moderators.

Before I retired, I was an electronics technician in a physics department for 33 years. I built data acquisition systems and wrote the software for them. The desktop software was mostly written in C++ and C#. I also wrote code for FPGAs using Verilog. The hardware and software that I created was used for research in condensed matter, particle, and nano physics.

I like to read science fiction, most areas of science, and economics. My favorite topics are artificial intelligence and physics.

After finishing some of the science fiction series that I have started, I will try harder to keep up with the group reads for this group.

My name is Dan, I am 36 years old, live in Chicago and work in the airline industry.

I love reading a variety of topics, from fantasy, sci-fi, horror and historical fiction to history, mythology, science, etc. I like to keep a balance of reading a good fictional book for light entertainment and escapism and a non-fiction book for knowledge/education purposes at all times(currently reading "Calculating the Cosmos" by Ian Stewart and "Swords Against Wizardry" by Fritz Leiber).

I joined this group mostly to get recommendations on interesting science books or subjects to read in the near future.

Welcome Dan.

Funny, I was just thinking about the Fahfrd and Gray Mouser books and how much I enjoyed them so many years ago. I found a set of the six on Ebay and ordered them last week. Looking forward to reading them again.

Hope you find some recommendations here that catch your interest.

Hi everyone,

I' m Sweetly ( pen name - Sarah) from India. I am an entrepreneur by passion in Medical Field - UK based for the past 12 years and by profession I am a teacher. I am an avid reader of books.

I am basically here as a flashlight to help my best pal. Also I am here to learn a lot from all established authors and their esteemed works.

I do plan to eventually come out with a self-published book in Children's Literature in November of 2018 and an enchanting and thought-provoking script that has the potential to be made into a movie. I enjoy gardening and I am currently pursuing a new hobby knitting.

Looking forward for help and guidance.

:-)

Hi everybody
I am Navid From Afghanistan, new to good reads.
Studying my Master in Physics and very glad of joining your group.

Tell me what I should be doing differently to get more interested in book suggestions, voting, reading, and discussion.

Should our choices be more technical or less technical?

Hello all!

My name is Katie and I am a PhD student in quantitive biology (but I enjoy reading about all STEM subjects). I'm looking forward to interacting in the discussions threads here.

Hi everyone. My name is Laura and I joined because I just want to know more about anything. I mainly read about Biology and Chemistry because that's what I study, however, I want to expand my horizon. I'm looking forward to discussing books with all of you.

Hi everyone. I’m Emily. Im starting my Freshman year of college as a Bio major and I joined this group so that I could meet other people with the same interests in science as me!

Hello all,

My name is Ken Bassett. I went to college for industrial engineering and minored in physics. Then I interned at several places including a metrology laboratory and a medical device manufacturing making laser eye surgery equipment. After internships I went to work for a Japanese automotive electronics manufacturer making seat weight sensors, then moved on to electronic engine cooling systems, and most currently inductive lock/unlock sensors. I've been to Japan 3 times for a total of 2.5 months. I've also been to Mexico, Canada, and all over the United States for automotive parts suppliers in electronics, plastics, steel and aluminum industries.

In 2014, I wanted to develop my reading speed and comprehension, so I challenged myself to read one book per week, I read 54 that year, mostly fiction from popular sci-fi/fantasy authors. Tolkien, Asimov, Salvatore. In late 2014, I purchased a house, and that shifted my focus from fiction to non-fiction. I read 10 for dummies books cover to cover in 2015, mostly on personal finance, but also other DIY things, and then I started bouncing back and forth between fiction and non-fiction for the remainder of the year, for a total of 26. In 2016, I started managing teams of engineers and techs, and I changed my interest in reading again to more management/motivation/self improvement non-fiction. I again went for 26 books in the year and hit it, adding in some biography's of business people I found interesting or inspiring. In 2017, again I read 26 books, but I just jumped around the the subjects above, and I don't recall anything in particular because I had a baby girl and everything got busy. In 2018, of course I've been reading to my daughter at least weekly, most of the time daily, though I don't count those books. I jumped back on the management books in early 2018, and then I got an invitation to go see an Army Corps of Engineers facility in St. Louis, and I'm on my 5th themed books around the Corps.

I'm not going to post my 2019 goal, because I don't want it to be self defeating, but I plan to read more in 2019, and I'd like a helping hand from the Science Book club to keep me on track.

Happy holidays,

-Ken B.

Hi. I’m Carol. I’m a RN with a BSN. I live in Maine and work from home as a telephonic Care Manger for an insurance company. I began a goal to read all the Pulitzer Prize books in the categories of Nonfiction, History, Biography, and Fiction. I discovered that I preferred the Nonfiction category, so I sought out this group to discover more books in the Sciences. I have recently read:

Twilight of the Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions and the Rewilding of America

Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—And Us

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance

I am beginning
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
this month. I can't wait to start some of the suggestions I have found in this sight!

Carol those look like interesting books, hopefully you will add a suggestion for our April read. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hi! I'm Max from Italy and I'm new to Goodreads. I decided to join this group because I like science books, especially physics and astrophysics.
I've just finished reading "Quantum: A Guide For The Perplexed" by Al-Khalili.
I also like Fantasy books and I am currently reading "The Name of the Wind" by Rothfuss.

Hi, my name is Julio I am a graduate student in engineering and I always thought I was not a reader. Lately, I have just realized I just don't have a thing for fiction but I really like non-fiction reading. I would like to read more and I really like the idea of sharing the experience with a group.

Hi! I'm Gergő from Hungary. I have a background in Earth sciences (meteorology), archaeology, zooarchaeology, and history. I am currently working in the National Archives of Hungary. I have a broad interest in science, from chemistry to social sciences. I don't read as fast as my wish-to-read list is growing, but I hope I will get new book ideas from the group (and maybe I can add some new ones as well), and I will try to catch up with monthly readings.

Hi all,
My name is Ander, and I'm a sci-fi writer from California. I study physics and math, and I like to read about neuroscience, evolution, and cosmology. I hope to join you reading and discussing some of the books in this club.

Hi all, my name is Sara. I’ve been a member for a while, but not an active one until now. I’m hoping to make 2020 the year that changes and I plan to participate in the book of the month readings.

I read primarily nonfiction and mostly just anything that seems like it could be interesting. I especially love books about medicine.

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