Science and Natural History discussion

September nominations are now open! Choose one of your own books or find inspiration from the group's bookshelf.

- Books must be nonfiction, within our general theme.
- Nominations are open until -th.
- Please add suggestions using add book/author.
- No more than 3 book suggestions pr. person.
- All recommendations will be featured in a subsequent poll. Done by -th.
- Feel free to pitch, especially in the comments at the poll.

A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing

I would like to nominate two books.

First, The $1,000 Genome: The Revolution in DNA Sequencing and the New Era of Personalized Medicine, about the incredible opportunities but also concerns raised by our advances following the Human Genome Project.

Then, Aladdin's Lamp: How Greek Science Came to Europe Through the Islamic World, which I think might be an interesting look at what we owed to Islam -scientifically speaking.

Can I nominate Sextant: A Voyage Guided by the Stars and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans by David Barrie

A very good starter for path in Molecular Biology and Genetics-by the very Genius who started the DNA era: DNA: The Secret of Life
by James D. Watson, Andrew Berry

With the current context of Ebola threatening to become a global pandemic, the book gives a very sharp insight on how investigations are done to find answers about the most infectious of diseases currently rattling the planet
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
by David Quammen

If you think only infectious agents can cause a disease, then think again. The book portrays the infectious nature of the human mind and its ideas in the most captivating of ways. Gives the reader an insight on how he too can be socially manipulative, even better- start the next social epidemic.
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell

I'll nominate Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World

by Lisa Randall

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

"From one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, a rousing defense of the role of science in our lives

The latest developments in physics have the potential to radically revise our understanding of the world: its makeup, its evolution, and the fundamental forces that drive its operation. Knocking on Heaven’s Door is an exhilarating and accessible overview of these developments and an impassioned argument for the significance of science."

I respectfully nominate The Speed of Light: Discovery of Our Time and the Universe. Light is a fundamental part of our existence. The book is very easy to read and contains just one equation.

I think we will enjoy and learn a lot of interesting information from: Color: A Natural History of the Palette.

People, if you know of, or happen to come across any 'work from home' Science writing Internship opportunities kindly post.

I would like to nominate Einstein Relatively Simple: Our Universe Revealed in Everyday Language.

Hi I'm new and I were just wondering if anyone here interested in quantum physics