Climate scientist - like reading a lot and broadly. Especially popular science (in other fields than my own), history, journalism fantasy, sci-fi, poetry..
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What enabled us to go from simple stone tools to smartphones? How did bands of …
Read in 2022, before I discovered bookwyrm I tracked on twitter and my blog, see: sternaparadisaea.net/2022/12/20/books-of-2022/
Gathering Moss is a series of personal essays introducing the reader to the life cycle, …
Read in 2022, before I discovered bookwyrm I tracked on twitter and my blog, see: sternaparadisaea.net/2022/12/20/books-of-2022/
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change …
Read in 2022, before I discovered bookwyrm I tracked on twitter and my blog, see: sternaparadisaea.net/2022/12/20/books-of-2022/
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Yes i did just make that word up.. This is a great book, full of excellent science and details that show a real love of the continent – though - and this is in no way a criticism of the author who most likely could not have known - a now rather infamous scientist features heavily in the book too. Overall a very good read. There have been some pretty nice advances in Antarctic science in recent years, would be nice to see this updated.
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change …
I buy the Royal Society book prize shortlist each year and this was the book I was most looking forward to. However, I didn't enjoy it as much as I expected given the subject is quite fascinating. It felt like there was a bit too much author and not enough fungus. However the dense endnotes more than made up for it. A very cool subject and really a good introduction. I could have used a bit more technical content though. I
Gathering Moss is a series of personal essays introducing the reader to the life cycle, …
A book I enjoyed so much I bought a second copy to lend to a friend as I didn't want to lose my own copy. Really inspiring but also somewhat depressing when it comes to the state of the world's biodiversity. Could have been a five star - but I think I enjoyed braiding sweet grass more.
What enabled us to go from simple stone tools to smartphones? How did bands of …
I feel this one rather got lost in the Covid19 mess and it's such a shame. A really beautifully written book on what makes us human.
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Everything you've heard about this book is true