Episode 52 – Science We Can Read About

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Sam Kean

This week we discuss our favorite science books and talk to author Sam Kean. Sam discusses the periodic table, scientific discovery and storytelling in his new book The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements.

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Links:

• samkean.com
• The Disappearing Spoon (Amazon.com)
• Barnes & Noble Review
• Excerpt from the NY Times
• Review from the NY Times
  
• Review from the Miami Herald
• Review from Science News
  
• Review from the NY Post

Science Books We Read:

• The Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth’s Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe by Anil Ananthaswamy
• Upside of Irrationality by Dan Ariely
• The Windup Girl by Pablo Bacigalupi (SciFi)
• The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire and Phosphorous by John Emsley
• Sleepless by Charlie Huston (SciFi)
• Creation by Randal Keynes
• Napoleons Buttons: How 13 Molecules Changed History by Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson)
• The Smart Swarm: How Understanding Flocks, Schools, and Colonies Can Make Us Better at Communicating, Decision Making, and Getting Things Done by Peter Miller
• Don’t Be Such a Scientist by Randy Olson
• Anthill by E.O. Wilson

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