Joanne Manaster

Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:21 UTC

I can’t believe the Supreme Court just ruled that the president can sleep outdoors in a public space.

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:12 UTC

When does he NOT have a new book coming out?

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 01:52 UTC

The successor to The Singularity is Near has arrived!

On shelves as of June 25 is Ray Kurzweil's latest, The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 01:48 UTC

From Gastropod podcast co-host, @nicolatwilley, we see this cool book:

Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 01:40 UTC

This memoir celebrates neuroscience and memory, and much, much more!
From Sadie Ding on June 25th, we have

Do I Know You?: A Faceblind Reporter's Journey into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 01:36 UTC

Quite thrilled that @labmuffin.bsky.social (Dr. Michelle Wong) has published a scientific look at the products many people use everyday! Available in the US as of June 25th.

The Science of Beauty: Debunk the Myths and Discover What Goes into Your Beauty Routine. 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 01:34 UTC

Enjoy your summer with writer Olivia Lang's book about the creation of gardens and gardening! Available as of June 25th in US.

The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 01:27 UTC

We have a line-up of must read #PopSci 📚 for this week! A 🧵.
First, the first book from a talented science writer, @ferrisjabr.bsky.social!

Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life. 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 17:50 UTC

Forgot to change format to bsky.

@statnews.bsky.social

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 17:25 UTC

More that I read and enjoyed 🧪: 2/2

The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O'Rourke

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by @katharinehayhoe.com

The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 17:15 UTC

Books I've read & enjoyed from @statnews.bsky.social experts list: 🧪 1/n

Breaking Through: My Life in Science - Katalin Karikó

The Exceptions Sixteen Women, MIT, and the Fight for Equality in Science - Kate Zernicke

Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine - Uché Blackstock, M.D.

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 17:10 UTC

42 best books and podcasts on health and science to check out this summer from @STATNews experts and readers. 🧪

www.statnews.com/2024/06/25/s...

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:42 UTC

Apparently coming out in the fall in the US, so I haven't share it yet. Glad to hear it is good!

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:40 UTC

On shelves as of June 18, we have Anthony Fauci's biography

On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:36 UTC

Check out the cultural and social history of the 🐀 from Joe Shute as of June 18 (US)

Stowaway: The Disreputable Exploits of the Rat 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:32 UTC

From ecological engineer @earthtonadina on June 18, we have the book

The Nature of Our Cities: Harnessing the Power of the Natural World to Survive a Changing Planet 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:28 UTC

Previous post deserved the 🧪 tag.

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:28 UTC

Woohoo! 🌋🌋

Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves by geochemist Tasmin Mather has been available since June 18th.

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:23 UTC

On shelves as of June 13, there's anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse's look at patterns that deeply shape human beliefs and behaviors

Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:18 UTC

From June 13 (Australia), we see this book by former Australian chief scientist, Alan Finkel.

Powering Up: Unleashing the Clean Energy Supply Chain 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:14 UTC

Also available as of June 11, we have

Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin by Howard Markle 🧪
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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:09 UTC

On shelves as of June 11, we have a book by futurist Jamie Metzl (its in my short @librofm.bsky.social tbr pile!)

Superconvergence: How the Genetics, Biotech, and AI Revolutions Will Transform our Lives, Work, and World 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:05 UTC

From June 11 (US release), we see the book by @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social

Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:02 UTC

Hope everyone is enjoying summer. I'm catching up on #PopSci 📚 releases from June 11 and Jun 18 (and in between).
First, a comprehensive and enjoyable read about the Mississippi by Boyce Upholt

The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 12:10 UTC

It really is!

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 12:10 UTC

That's a cool near miss. Too bad about the money situation thought. 😔

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 03:37 UTC

On shelves as of June 4, we have John Strausbaugh's The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 03:33 UTC

I'm intrigued by this June 4th release.

From sociologist @allisonpugh.bsky.social, we have The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 03:28 UTC

I'm a fan of Marcus Chown! His latest book was released in the UK on June 6. The official US release will be in January '25.

A Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 03:22 UTC

From Nobel prize winner, biochemist Thomas Cech we have THE CATALYST: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets, available as of June 4. 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 03:18 UTC

Let's take a look at a short list of #PopSci 📚 released on June 4.

First, here's the book that I am currently reading (and learning a lot from)

Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water by science journalist Amorina Kingdon 🧪🐠

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 01:18 UTC

Hitting shelves on May 29th, we see a book by Amir Alexander, Liberty’s Grid: A Founding Father, a Mathematical Dreamland, and the Shaping of America 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 01:13 UTC

What a fun idea from @easternblot.bsky.social , Biology 100 Ideas in 100 Words: A Whistle-stop Tour of Science’s Key Concepts, available as of May 28th. 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 01:08 UTC

Govert Schilling brought us The Astronomy Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Observing and Understanding Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and the Universe on May 28th! 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 01:05 UTC

May 28th was the book birthday of Richard Freeman's Creatures That Eat People: Why Wild Animals Might Eat You 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 00:55 UTC

From May 23, from Mac Nieuwdorp we see:

Hormones: The new science of hormones and how they shape us 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 00:50 UTC

On shelves as of May 21 we see a book by Cheryl Krasnick Warsh:

Frances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA, and the Battle against Thalidomide 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 23:30 UTC

Hope everyone is starting (or about to start) summer! Surely, you need some #popsci 📚 to read! 🧵

First up, from May 21, we see from science writer Olive Heffernan, The High Seas: Ambition, Power and Greed on the Unclaimed Ocean 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 20:29 UTC

Happy #WorldOtterDay!! 🦦
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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] May 27, 2024 at 22:54 UTC

I'm proud to present my daughter, Dr. Amanda Alvis, who successfully defended her PhD on May 20! Toward Modeling Traffic-Induced Forest Road Erosion: Field Investigations and Process-Based Model Conceptualization. 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] May 18, 2024 at 18:16 UTC

On shelves as of May 14, we see @stevenbjohnson's latest, The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] May 18, 2024 at 18:12 UTC

If you watched #MyOctopusTeacher, then you know author Craig Foster. Here is his book from May 14

Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] May 18, 2024 at 18:02 UTC

From another Read Science! guest, evolutionary biologist Lee Alan Dugatkin, comes his new book on May 16.

The Well-Connected Animal: Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity of Animal Societies 🧪

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Joanne Manaster @sciencegoddess.bsky.social [ View ] May 18, 2024 at 17:56 UTC

From Read Science! guest @seanmcarroll.bsky.social , a new book that's gotten early buzz (I expect deservedly so).

On shelves as of May 14, Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe

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