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Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens – A History of European Astronomers by Andrea Wulf

On May 21, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Science, by Editor

Chasing Venus brings to life the personalities of the eighteenth-century astronomers who embarked upon this complex and essential scientific venture, painting a vivid portrait of the collaborations, the rivalries, and the volatile international politics that hindered them at every turn. In the end, what they accomplished would change our conception of the universe and would forever alter the nature of scientific research.

Learning From the Octopus: How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease by Rafe Sagarin

On May 18, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Science, by Editor

In Learning from the Octopus, ecologist and security expert Rafe Sagarin rethinks the seemingly intractable problem of security by drawing inspiration from a surprising source: nature. Biological organisms have been living—and thriving—on a risk-filled planet for billions of years. Remarkably, they have done it without planning, predicting, or trying to perfect their responses to complex threats. Rather, they simply adapt to solve the challenges they continually face.

Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson

On May 5, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Business & Investing, History, Nonfiction, Science, Technology, by Editor

How did code take over the world? In retracing how Alan Turing’s one-dimensional model became John von Neumann’s two-dimensional implementation, Turing’s Cathedral offers a series of provocative suggestions as to where the digital universe, now fully three-dimensional, may be heading next.

Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms: The Story of the Animals and Plants That Time Has Left Behind by Richard Fortey

On April 13, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Science, by Editor

From one of the world’s leading natural scientists and the acclaimed author of Trilobite!, Life: A Natural History of Four Billion Years of Life on Earth and Dry Storeroom No. 1 comes a fascinating chronicle of life’s history told not through the fossil record but through the stories of organisms that have survived, almost unchanged, throughout time.

The Social Conquest of Earth – Why Humans Rule The Earth by Edward O. Wilson

On April 9, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Science, by Editor

Where did we come from? What are we? Where are we going? In a generational work of clarity and passion, one of our greatest living scientists directly addresses these three fundamental questions of religion, philosophy, and science while “overturning the famous theory that evolution naturally encourages creatures to put family first”

Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler

On March 31, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Science, Technology, by Editor

We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp. An antidote to pessimism by tech entrepreneur turned philanthropist, Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler.

The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World’s Wild Places by Bernie Krause

On March 26, 2012, in Book Reviews, Music, Nonfiction, Science, by Editor

Musician and naturalist Bernie Krause is one of the world’s leading experts in natural sound, and he’s spent his life discovering and recording nature’s rich chorus. Searching far beyond our modern world’s honking horns and buzzing machinery, he has sought out the truly wild places that remain, where natural soundscapes exist virtually unchanged from when the earliest humans first inhabited the earth.

A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss

On March 26, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Religious Studies, Science, by Editor

A fascinating antidote to outmoded philosophical and religious thinking, A Universe from Nothing is a provocative, game-changing entry into the debate about the existence of God and everything that exists. “Forget Jesus,” Krauss has argued, “the stars died so you could be born.”

Language: The Cultural Tool by Daniel L. Everett

On March 22, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Science, by Editor

Combining anthropology, primatology, computer science, philosophy, linguistics, psychology, and his own pioneering—and adventurous—research with the Amazonian Pirahã, and using insights from many different languages and cultures, Everett gives us an unprecedented elucidation of this society-defined nature of language. In doing so, he also gives us a new understanding of how we think and who we are.

Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer

On March 21, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Health, Mind & Body, Nonfiction, Science, by Editor

From the New York Times best-selling author of How We Decide comes a sparkling and revelatory look at the new science of creativity. Shattering the myth of muses, higher powers, even creative “types,” Jonah Lehrer demonstrates that creativity is not a single gift possessed by the lucky few. It’s a variety of distinct thought processes that we can all learn to use more effectively