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June 27, 2019

Eat Like a Fish by Bren Smith

June 27, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Eat Like a Fish by Bren Smith

The particular kind of “climate cuisine” Smith has in mind is a little tough to swallow.

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June 27, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Animals & Nature
Bren Smith, environmental science, environmental movement, sustainability, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Steve Donoghue
June 20, 2019

Moonbound by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm

June 20, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Moonbound by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm

The stories of these people have been told before, but this graphic novel format actually enhances the historical record.

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June 20, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, Hill and Wang, Apollo 11, spaceflight, space program, MacMillan Publishers, Steve Donoghue
May 06, 2019

Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid by Luke Fernandez and Susan J. Matt

May 06, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid by Luke Fernandez and Susan J. Matt

Are iPhones, iPads, GPS, and the Internet exacerbating negatives and simultaneously eroding the positives?

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May 06, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Society & Culture
Luke Fernandez, Susan J. Matt, Harvard University Press, technology, social media, neuroscience
April 15, 2019

The Pandemic Century by Mark Honigsbaum

April 15, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Pandemic Century by Mark Honigsbaum

The book is unfailingly fascinating reading, despite its appalling subject matter, with vividly drawn portraits of many of the people at the front lines.

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April 15, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Science/Technology
Mark Honigsbaum, WW Norton, pandemic, apocalypse, nonfiction, science, medicine, History
April 03, 2019

Left To Their Own Devices by Julie M. Albright

April 03, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Left To Their Own Devices by Julie M. Albright

Young digital natives deserve better than this hyperventilating wad of pseudoscience.

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April 03, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Society & Culture
Julie M. Albright, Prometheus Books, social media, digital culture, technology
March 25, 2019

The World of Dinosaurs: An Illustrated Tour by Mark A. Norell

March 25, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The World of Dinosaurs: An Illustrated Tour by Mark A. Norell

This author is well-practiced at conveying vast amounts of complex scientific information in a smooth and accessible narration.

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March 25, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Science/Technology, Animals & Nature
Mark A. Norell, dinosaurs, paleontology, University of Chicago Press, Steve Donoghue
March 17, 2019

Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future by Kate Brown

March 17, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future by Kate Brown

A damning portrait not only of callous Soviet bureaucracy but also of the shocking complicity of international regulatory bodies.

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March 17, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Kate Brown, Chernobyl, Russia, nuclear meltdown, nuclear power, disasters, WW Norton, Steve Donoghue
February 18, 2019

Zucked by Roger McNamee

February 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Zucked by Roger McNamee

This book traces the author’s personal history and the well-known origin story of Facebook.

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February 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Society & Culture
Roger McNamee, Facebook, social media, democracy, Jeff Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Penguin Random House, Steve Donoghue
February 15, 2019

American Cosmic by D. W. Pasulka

February 15, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
American Cosmic by D. W. Pasulka

Pasulka deals with two general groups of people who “interpret, spin, produce, and market the story of UFO events to the general public.”

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February 15, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
D. W. Pasulka, Oxford University Press, UFOs, religion, technology, sociology, society, culture
February 05, 2019

Watch Me Play: Twitch and the Rise of Game Live Streaming by T.L. Taylor

February 05, 2019/ Tony Perriello
Watch Me Play: Twitch and the Rise of Game Live Streaming by T.L. Taylor

A study of Twitch, live streaming, and the far-reaching impact it has on gaming culture and modern media consumption.

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February 05, 2019/ Tony Perriello/
Science/Technology, Society & Culture
T.L. Taylor, Twitch, gaming, technology, Tony Perriello, livestreaming
January 24, 2019

The Last Whalers by Doug Bock Clark

January 24, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Last Whalers by Doug Bock Clark

The story of the world’s last remaining subsistence whalers.

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January 24, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Animals & Nature
Doug Bock Clark, environmental science, social science, anthropology, Little Brown and Company, Steve Donoghue
January 16, 2019

The End of Ice by Dahr Jamail

January 16, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The End of Ice by Dahr Jamail

Jamail’s journalistic skills allow him to evoke details with a succinct power that many other accounts might lack.

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January 16, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Dahr Jamail, The New Press, climate change, environmental movement, environmental science
November 30, 2018

In Search of the Canary Tree by Lauren E. Oakes

November 30, 2018/ Olive Fellows
In Search of the Canary Tree by Lauren E. Oakes

Oakes takes us along as she and her team fight the damp and cold of the Alaskan wilderness to gather data.

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November 30, 2018/ Olive Fellows/
Science/Technology, Animals & Nature
Lauren E. Oakes, Basic Books, science, environmental science, environment, global warming, nature, Olive Fellows
November 13, 2018

8 Bit Apocalypse by Alex Rubens

November 13, 2018/ Tony Perriello
8 Bit Apocalypse by Alex Rubens

Video game writer Alex Rubens sets out to chronicle the game’s creation as well as its lasting impact on both gaming and popular culture.

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November 13, 2018/ Tony Perriello/
Science/Technology, Society & Culture
Alex Rubens, Tony Perriello, Atari, video games, Missile Command, Dave Theurer, computer programming, The Eighties
November 12, 2018

Never Home Alone by Rob Dunn

November 12, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Never Home Alone by Rob Dunn

The revelation – thrilling and unsettling in equal measure – that the plain old precincts of our homes are alien wonderlands of the exotic and the unexpected.

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November 12, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Never Home Alone, Rob Dunn, ecology, North Carolina State University, Camel Crickets, insects, nature, environment, Basic Books, Steve Donoghue
November 09, 2018

Penguins on Parade: The Penguin Book of Outer Space Exploration!

November 09, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Penguins on Parade: The Penguin Book of Outer Space Exploration!

Space programs all around the world are testing ever more ambitious plans and this book belongs in the library of every readers who’s been following that journey.

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November 09, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Stevereads
NASA, Space Race, space program, Penguin Random House, Steve Donoghue
October 11, 2018

Escaping the Rabbit Hole by Mick West

October 11, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Escaping the Rabbit Hole by Mick West

How to deal with people who believe bunk, falsehoods, mistakes, and outright lies

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October 11, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Society & Culture
Escaping the Rabbit Hole, Mick West, conspiracies, the internet, social media, Flat Earthers, Skyhorse Publishing, Steve Donoghue
October 10, 2018

LikeWar by P.W. Singer & Emerson T. Brooking

October 10, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
LikeWar by P.W. Singer & Emerson T. Brooking

Technology, politics, and war have merged into a new battlefield where strategies are played out on smartphones.

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October 10, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & Economics, Science/Technology, Society & Culture
P.W. Singer, Emerson T. Booking, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, social media, the internet, infowars, Steve Donoghue
October 08, 2018

Future Politics by Jamie Susskind

October 08, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Future Politics by Jamie Susskind

Outlines how emerging technologies shape our democracy and culture, and how this might look in the future.

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October 08, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Politics & Economics, Society & Culture
Jamie Susskind, Oxford University Press, society, culture, politics, technology, Steve Donoghue
September 17, 2018

Sleepyhead by Henry Nicholls

September 17, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Sleepyhead by Henry Nicholls

Science writer Henry Nicholls pens a charming account of his efforts to uncover the secrets of a good night’s sleep.

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September 17, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Henry Nichills, Basic Books, sleep disorders, science, neuroscience, Steve Donoghue
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