Supersymmetry Demystified / Patrick Labelle, McGraw-Hill, 2010
This book is for students of particle physics. It explains the subject using some awe-inspiring formulas. 450 pages.
Posts Tagged ‘science’
Supersymmetry
Friday, February 12th, 2010The Lives of the Brain
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The Lives of the Brain : human evolution and the organ of mind / John S. Allen, Harvard, 2009
The latest research on how the brain works. Hardcover, 300 pages.
The Geek Atlas
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science & Technology Come Alive, John Graham-Cumming, O’Reilly, 2009
If you are planning a trip, be sure to check this book first and find what interesting places you will be near. Don’t be surprised if you change your itinerary to visit them.
No Small Matter
Monday, January 25th, 2010
No Small Matter : science on the nanoscale / Felice C. Frankel, George M. Whitesides, Harvard University Press, 2009
Is this an Art Photography book by scientists? Or a Nanotech book for art photographers? You could learn much science from this book, but you will be distracted by the beauty of the photos. Large format hardcover, 150 pages.
Science Under Siege
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Science Under Siege : defending science, exposing pseudoscience / edited by Kendrick Frazier, Prometheus, 2009
This is a compilation of articles by Carl Sagan, Martin Gardner, and other leading thinkers, about the importance of debunking pseudoscience and discussion of the paranormal.
- Science and Skeptical Inquiry
- Critical Inquiry and Public Controversies
- Understanding Pseudoscience, Investigating Claims: University Prayer Study, Anomalous Cognition, PEAR , Energy Healing , “Dr.” Bearden’s Vacuum Energy, the “Fake Moon Flight”, Magnet Therapy, Oxygen Is Good, Camp Chesterfield, How to “Haunt” a House
NanoFuture
Friday, January 15th, 2010
NanoFuture : what’s next for nanotechnology / J. Storrs Hall ; foreword by K. Eric Drexler, Prometheus Books, 2005.
This excellent book is the best introduction to nanotech I have seen. 300 pages, hardcover.
- What is Nanotechnology And Why Is There So Much Confusion About It?
- A Handle on the Future: Can You Take These Predictions Seriously?
- Current Nanotechnology: Laboratory and Life–and How to Get to the Real Thing from Here.
- Nanomachine Design and Analysis: Theory, Current Tools, and the Future.
- Nuts and Bolts: The Basics of What a Mature Nanotechnology Will Look Like.
- Engines: Making Molecular Machines Go.
- A Digital Technology: Atoms are the Bits of the Material World.
- Self-Replication: Mechanical Motherhood.
- Food, Clothing, and Shelter: A Day in Your Life in the Age of Nanotech.
- Economics: How Much Is This Going to Cost?
- Transportation: It’s a Very Small World, Indeed.
- Space: Where a Much Larger World Awaits.
- Robots: For Whatever Work there Is to Be Done.
- Artificial Intelligence: Closer than You May Think.
- Runaway Replicators: Playing with Fire.
- Real Dangers: The Same Old Bad Guys, with Nastier Toys.
- Nanomedicine: Fixing What’s Wrong.
- Improvements: A Perspective on Transhumanism.
- The Human Prospect: Living Happily Ever After.
Ecology and Evolution
Friday, October 30th, 2009Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution, Thomas Sherratt, Oxford University Press 2009
The field of ecology is advancing rapidly. This book attempts to make research understandable to the layman. It is more about evolution than ecology. Of local interest: the author is a Carleton professor. 300 pages.
the Future of Science
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009What’s next? : Dispatches on the Future of Science / edited by Max Brockman, Vintage Books, 2009
This little compilation of essays is interesting and readable. Almost half of it is about how our minds work. 200 pages.
Think Smart : a Neuroscientist’s Prescription
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Think Smart : a Neuroscientist’s Prescription for improving your brain’s performance / Richard Restak, Riverhead Books, 2009
Here is a very readable book on how the brain works, and how it improves or degrades based on your mental activities and diet. There is no ‘junk science’ here. Medical science is advancing fast with the use of fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging). 275 pages, hardcover.
Molecular & cell biology for dummies
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Molecular & cell biology for dummies / René Fester Kratz, Wiley, 2009
Lots of us should be looking to work in Biotech, and this book is a good way to get familiar with the field. 350 pages.