dinosaurs, mars, and kareem abdul jabbar: science books for the kids on your shopping list
It’s the time of year again for my annual guest post on the science books I chose to add to my niece’s and nephew’s growing …
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guest post: gifts for the littlest scientists on your list
My hypothesis is this: Children can never have too many good books to read. In order to prove/disprove this hypothesis, I have set up the …
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so you want to be a science consultant
We are reminded that we have been remiss of late in passing on nifty book recommendations. So let me heartily recommend the just-released Lab Coats …
books, books, books galore!
A couple of weeks ago, an editor asked me to name my favorite science book from 2010 for a year-end round-up her magazine was putting …
batty for sam
Occasional co-blogger Allyson is being far too modest about some very big news: she's the proud author of a new, scienc-y children's book from Conservatory …
heads will blog… about calculus
If you're wiped out from reading yesterday's monster post on poker-playing physicists, and just want to watch/listen to something instead as a bit of a …
change and motion
It's here! Today is the official publication date for The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a …
here, listen to this while I’m away
While you're waiting for fresh blogging fare at the cocktail party (it's coming soon! we promise!), let me point you to the hot new diavlog …
the nays have it
It's a truth secretly believed, if not universally acknowledged, that "user reviews" on Amazon rarely provide much insight into the value of the work being …
support your local science writers (and bloggers!)
I see that Not Exactly Rocket Science guru Ed Yong is resurrecting his meme from a year or so ago, asking regular readers to introduce …
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