Today’s theme is ten books from [x] genre I’ve added to my TBR. Given that today is my human biology exam (wish me luck!), non-fiction/pop-science seems appropriate here!
- Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology, by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden. Quantum biology sounds slightly terrifying, if I’m honest. I understand biology, in general; I don’t understand quantum. But hopefully this book will help, right?
- The Philadelphia Chromosome, by Jessica Wapner. This is about a particular defect found in people in Philadelphia (shocking, I know) which causes cancer, and how it’s contributed to understanding cancer and how to cure it.
- Endless Forms Most Beautiful, by Sean B. Carroll. This has been recommended to me as a good book on “evo-devo”, which is a term I suddenly find cropping up everywhere.
- A Crack in Creation, by Jennifer Doudna and Samuel Sternberg. This is about the gene editing technology CRISPR, which is really fascinating stuff, and apparently this examines some of the ethics of using CRISPR, too. I have high hopes!
- Brain Washing, by Kathleen Taylor. This is one of the Oxford Landmark Science series, which I’m finding a fascinating way of exploring topics I haven’t always read about before.
- The Sixth Extinction, by Elizabeth Kolbert. It’s about, well, extinction. I’ve just managed to find this in the library near my parents’ house, so hopefully I’ll be able to read it before I go back to Belgium!
- Vanished Ocean: How Tethys Shaped the World, by Dorrik Stowe. More in the geology/earth science line, but it was recommended in another book I read.
- Shadows of the Mind, by Roger Penrose. I don’t think I’ve read anything by Penrose, so it’s time to fill in a gap. And it’s about brain science!
- Mutants: On the Forms, Varieties and Errors of the Human Body, by Armand Marie Leroi. Right up my street, obviously!
- Personality, by Daniel Nettle. Another one of the Oxford Landmark Science series. How do our brains create personality? Gotta know.
Best of luck for your exam! The Sixth Extinction sounds really interesting, I may have to check it out.
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Thanks! I think it went okay. I just read The Sixth Extinction — not exactly uplifting, but interesting stuff!
“I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” (R. P. Feynman)
True enough!
I’m a bit late to wish you luck, but I hope your exam went well! You’ve covered so many intriguing topics here. One of my favourite bands has an album titled “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” (it’s pretty much an ode to science) and every time I listen to it, I feel I should really read up on the topic more. #4 also sounds pretty interesting.
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I think that one did! Less fun in my other exams, but ah well. Thanks for dropping by!
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I’m so fascinated by all of these, I’ve actually added each and every one of them to my to-read list! 😀
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Ha, the dangers of other people’s TTT posts!
Hopefully when the exams are over you can treat yourself to some good reading fun!
Well, I just had a lie in and then read a book, so life is looking up!