Science and Inquiry discussion

Please post a comment below to nominate a book for the group to read for May 2022.

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. Apparently this only works on the desktop version of the site; if you use the app, the link is not available yet, so just be sure to put the full title and author.

To check whether a book has been previously read or already selected to be read, check the following list: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

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 most members, such as one which was just published within the last three months or which is only available on Kindle in the U.S.

Nominations will close on March 20 or when we have about 10 good nominations, whichever occurs first.

I will nominate The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks by Amy Stewart.

Immunity by Philipp Dettmer.

Dr. Been wrote: "Immunity by Philipp Dettmer."

That would be Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive

The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality

OR

Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

A most remarkable creature by Jonathan meiburg

The Perfect Theory: A Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity

tana wrote: "A most remarkable creature by Jonathan meiburg"

That would be A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey

The Social Lives of Animals I gave this 10 stars it was so fantastic, many insights and beautifully written. This is a new book in hardcover and Kindle, but was issued some time ago as Animal Societies: How Co-Operation Conquered the Natural World, an audiobook.

Weapons of math destruction, by Cathy O’Neil

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Petra love is an amusement turned serious wrote: "The Social Lives of Animals I gave this 10 stars it was so fantastic, many insights and beautifully written. This is a new book in hardcover and Kindle, but was issued some time ago..."

The Social Lives of Animals is being published this month. My local library has ordered the book, but it is not yet on the shelves. I suggest that you could re-nominate this book several months from now, after it becomes more widely available.

David wrote: "The Social Lives of Animals is being published this month. My local library has ordered the book, but it is not yet on the shelves. ..."

Actually it was published March 1st. And the audio was published in 2020. I don't know anything about libraries and how far behind publishing date they are when they order as I have an indie bookshop and never go to libraries!

I'll nominate 2 books that I gave 5 star reviews, but haven't read in 6 years & want to reread, preferably with a group.

Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry by Christie Wilcox covers the evolution & use of venom in a variety of animals. I believe she's most into snails.

Why Men Fake It: The Totally Unexpected Truth About Men and Sex by Abraham Morgentaler. He's head of the Urology department at some big Boston hospital & incredibly compassionate. He's also got a dry sense of humor.

I nominate Dinosaurs: How they lived and evolved. It's the best natural history of dinos for adults. I reviewed the 1st edition ( https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ). Also, this group needs more dino love ;)

'The Unseen Body' by Jonathan Reisman.

The Unseen Body: A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy?

In nominate “Vanished Ocean - how Tethys reshaped the world”, by Dorrik Stow.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

This book charts the creation of the Tethys Ocean after the formation of the supercontinent Pangea 250 million years ago until its death throes today, following the collision of India with Asia and Africa with Europe. Along the way it describes the recovery of life following the end Permian extinction, including the rise of the dinosaurs and the richness of the Jurassic seas; the formation of the worlds oil & gas reserves; the flooding of the continental shelves during the Cretaceous period when sea level was up to 300m higher than today and land accounted for only 18% of the world’s surface; the rise of mammals; the formation of the worlds largest mountain chain stretching from the Pyrenees & Alps in the west to the Himalayas in the east; and the impact of the Pleistocene Ice Age. All in all it’s the story of the formation of the world we live in today.

Nominations are now closed. I'll post a poll shortly.

Please vote for your choice at the following poll:

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

which will be open through March 21.