Links and Resources
I hope the following links and resources and
useful and interesting.
ON THE WEB:
The Loom--an often
interesting blog by award winning writer Carl Zimmer. This guy comes
up with some cool stuff.
Science Friday--Audio
files of weekly science radio program (1 hr programs). Available as PodCast
Loh Down on Science--Audio files (1-3 minutes) of interesting scientific
tid bits. Available as PodCast.
Discover Magazine--consistently
good and interesting stories on science (non-subscribers still get access to
a number of website features)
NPR Health and Science--Audio and text of current science topics and
findings. Available as PodCast.
ARCHIVE OF LINKS:
THE ARCHIVE OF
INTERESTING STUFF
Great Books (that relate to
biology):
If you've found anything during the semester
remotely interesting, then give one of these a try. They are written
for the general public and are good reads. They talk about scientific
ideas in really engaging, interesting, and often relevant ways (much more
interestingly than anything I did).
-
The Botany of Desire; a
plant's-eye view of the world, by Michael
Pollan
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: a
natural history of four meals, by Michael Pollan
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Parasite Rex,
by Carl Zimmer
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Cod: the biography of the
fish that changed the world, by Mark Kurlansky
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Longitude,
by Dava Sobel
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Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to all
Creation, by Olivia Judson
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A Short History of Nearly
Everything, by Bill Bryson
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Rats: observations of the
history and habitat of the city's most unwanted inhabitants, by Robert
Sullivan
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The Soul Made Flesh: this
discovery of the brain and how it changed the world, by Carl Zimmer
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Discover Magazine
is also consistently good (www.discovermagazine.com).
Cod and Longitude are the shortest. Parasite
Rex and Dr. Tatiana's are probably the most difficult, although very
interesting. Michael Pollen's stuff is very timely and relevant. They are
all good.
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