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The Synthetic Biology Revolution

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Honorable Mention, 2024 Richard Frisbie Award for Adult Nonfiction, Society of Midland AuthorsA new science is reengineering the fabric of life. Synthetic biology offers bold new ways of manufacturing medicines, clothing, foods, fragrances, and fuels, often using microbe fermentation, much like brewing beer. The technology can help confront climate change, break down industrial pollutants, and ... Read more

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Honorable Mention, 2024 Richard Frisbie Award for Adult Nonfiction, Society of Midland AuthorsA new science is reengineering the fabric of life. Synthetic biology offers bold new ways of manufacturing medicines, clothing, foods, fragrances, and fuels, often using microbe fermentation, much like brewing beer. The technology can help confront climate change, break down industrial pollutants, and
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The Longevity Seekers

Science, Business, and the Fountain of Youth

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"[A] beautifully told story of twenty-first-century researchers in pursuit of the secrets of longevity . . . a book both engaging and illuminating." — Deborah Blum , Pulitzer Prize-winning authorPeople have searched for the fountain of youth everywhere from Bimini to St. Augustine. But for a steadfast group of scientists, the secret to a long life lies elsewhere: in the lowly lab worm. By ... Read more

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Planet of Microbes

The Perils and Potential of Earth's Essential Life Forms

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We live in a time of unprecedented scientific knowledge about the origins of life on Earth. But if we want to grasp the big picture, we have to start small—very small. That's because the real heroes of the story of life on Earth are microbes, the tiny living organisms we cannot see with the naked eye. Microbes were Earth's first lifeforms, early anaerobic inhabitants that created the air we ... Read more

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We live in a time of unprecedented scientific knowledge about the origins of life on Earth. But if we want to grasp the big picture, we have to start small—very small. That's because the real heroes of the story of life on Earth are microbes, the tiny living organisms we cannot see with the naked eye. Microbes were Earth's first lifeforms, early anaerobic inhabitants that created the air we
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Programmable Planet

The Synthetic Biology Revolution

by Ted Anton ...

Honorable Mention, 2024 Richard Frisbie Award for Adult Nonfiction, Society of Midland AuthorsA new science is reengineering the fabric of life. Synthetic biology offers bold new ways of manufacturing medicines, clothing, foods, fragrances, and fuels, often using microbe fermentation, much like brewing beer. The technology can help confront climate change, break down industrial pollutants, and ... Read more

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Mental Immunity

Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think

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Think Tank

Forty Neuroscientists Explore the Biological Roots of Human Experience

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The Physics of Life

The Evolution of Everything

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The renowned scientist examines the mysteries of life and evolution through the lens of physics in this "riveting and poetic" book ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review)In The Physics of Life, Adrien Bejan presents persuasive answers to such profound questions as "What is life, as physics?" and "Why do life, death, and evolution happen?" He argues that the phenomenon of evolution is much broader and ... Read more

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The renowned scientist examines the mysteries of life and evolution through the lens of physics in this "riveting and poetic" book ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review)In The Physics of Life, Adrien Bejan presents persuasive answers to such profound questions as "What is life, as physics?" and "Why do life, death, and evolution happen?" He argues that the phenomenon of evolution is much broader and
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The Wandering Mind

What the Brain Does When You're Not Looking

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Rooted in neuroscience, psychology and evolutionary biology, this study explores what happens when we stop paying attention and the effect on our behavior.If we've done our job well—and, let's be honest, if we're lucky—you'll read to the end of this description. Most likely, however, you won't. Somewhere in the middle of the next paragraph, your mind will wander off. Minds wander. That's just how ... Read more

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Your Atomic Self

The Invisible Elements That Connect You to Everything Else in the Universe

by Curt Stager ...

"Delightful alchemy: Curt Stager transforms atomic science into lustrous, golden stories about the hidden connections that unite us all." —David George Haskell, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Forest UnseenWhat do atoms have to do with your life? In Your Atomic Self, scientist Curt Stager reveals how they connect you to some of the most amazing things in the universe.You will ... Read more

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"Delightful alchemy: Curt Stager transforms atomic science into lustrous, golden stories about the hidden connections that unite us all." —David George Haskell, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Forest UnseenWhat do atoms have to do with your life? In Your Atomic Self, scientist Curt Stager reveals how they connect you to some of the most amazing things in the universe.You will
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Beautiful Geometry

by Eli Maor, Eugen Jost ...

"This is geometry as you've never seen it before. A feast for the eyes." ―Ian Stewart, author of Visions of InfinityAn exquisite visual celebration of the 2,500-year history of geometryIf you've ever thought that mathematics and art don't mix, this stunning visual history of geometry will change your mind. As much a work of art as a book about mathematics, Beautiful Geometry presents more than ... Read more

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A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe

The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science

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"A complete introduction to the geometric code of nature, written and illustrated by the most perceptive of its modern investigators." —John Michell, from the PrefaceYou need not be a philosopher or a botanist, and certainly not a mathematician, to enjoy the bounty of the world around us. But is there some sort of order, a pattern, to the things that we see in the sky, on the ground, at the beach? ... Read more

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How Intelligence Happens

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