The Great Atom Debate by Paul Halpern is a truly fun dual biography about two eminent 19th-century scientists who had a long-running, almost cutthroat rivalry centered on the question of whether atoms exist. Ernst Mach and Ludwig Boltzmann were friends an... See more
Human love, mating, and family life have fascinated scientists at least since Charles Darwin explored the evolutionary origins of reproduction and sexual behavior. Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey studied the family lives of chimpanzees and mountain gorillas,... See more
With more than 800 photographs, maps, engineering drawings, and other illustrations, Emily Seyl's Trinity: An Illustrated History of the World's First Atomic Test offers an engrossing visual history of what may have been the largest innovation project in ... See more
In The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals: A Vet’s Vision for a More Human Future, animal welfare scholar and lifelong laboratory veterinarian Larry Carbone refers to beagles as “the poster-pups of animal research battles.” They’re small enough to handle. They’r... See more
It’s probably not a spoiler to let readers know that a book about a specific man’s near-death experience includes an episode in which that man nearly dies — and has quite an experience doing so. Sebastian Junger’s NDE is certainly my favorite moment in IN... See more
