B Reviews / Book ReviewsArt / Ethics / non-fiction / science4 Comments
Is the distinction between “real” and “fake” as clear-cut as we think? Does an authentic Andy Warhol painting need to be painted by Andy Warhol? Should we be outraged that some of those famous scenes in Blue Planet were filmed in a lab? Who are the scientists putting ever-more improbable ... more >
B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsbrain / brain chemistry / Brain Damage / medicine / non-fiction / scienceNo Comments
Sleep. Memory. Pleasure. Fear. Language. We experience these things every day, but how do our brains create them? Your Brain, Explained is a personal tour around your gray matter. Neuroscientist Marc Dingman gives you a crash course in how your brain works and explains the latest research on the brain ... more >
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Finally, a simplified explanation of Schrödinger’s cat paradox for quantum mechanics enthusiasts! Have you been lying awake at night pondering quantum superposition? Have you fretted about how to explain its flawed interpretation? Are you a fan of Schrödinger’s cat? Or do you know someone who is? This is the book ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsastronomy / dyslexia / NASA / non-fiction / science / Scientist5 Comments
Have you ever wondered if there are seasons on the moon or if space tourism will ever become commonplace? So has Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock. In fact, she earned her nickname “Lunatic” because of her deep fascination for all things lunar. In her lucidly written, comprehensive guide to the moon, Aderin-Pocock ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / non-fiction / scienceComments Off on REVIEW: True or Poo? by Dani Rabaiotti and Nick Caruso
From the scientist duo behind the New York Times bestselling sensation Does It Fart? comes a new illustrated compendium of animal facts and falsehoods, from the head-scratching to the repulsive! After Does It Fart? comes Number Two…a fully illustrated compendium of animal facts and falsehoods–the more repulsive the better. Do ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsevolution / non-fiction / science3 Comments
An illuminating, entertaining tour of the physical imperfections—from faulty knees to junk DNA—that make us human. We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution’s greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often—two ... more >
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