I cannot fathom that summer is wrapping up.
This week I’ve enjoyed a bit of rest and
relaxation which has included visiting with family, lots of fun on the water,
eating and reading. With beautiful views
of the Trent River and gorgeous sunsets it’s a wonder that I was able to steal
myself away long enough to check emails and keep up with what’s going on at
work. That’s actually when I saw the
email “Where’s your blog?”
relaxation which has included visiting with family, lots of fun on the water,
eating and reading. With beautiful views
of the Trent River and gorgeous sunsets it’s a wonder that I was able to steal
myself away long enough to check emails and keep up with what’s going on at
work. That’s actually when I saw the
email “Where’s your blog?”
As with each summer I often share a few good summer
reads. I realize that the summer is
wrapping up, but as the cold sets in reading indoors wrapped under a cozy
blanket is almost as good as sitting outside while basking in the sun. I will wholeheartedly admit, I enjoy a good
romance book. It’s a wonderful
brainless way to completely relax and extricate yourself for an hour or two at
a time from life. But I also enjoy reading
a good popular science book. Like
anyone, I love finding out the story
behind discoveries that have now become familiar to us and learning about other
science disciplines (even if I have no aptitude for them). Most importantly, it is what I can take from
these reads to increase my ability to find interesting and easy ways to communicate
science to non-scientists.
reads. I realize that the summer is
wrapping up, but as the cold sets in reading indoors wrapped under a cozy
blanket is almost as good as sitting outside while basking in the sun. I will wholeheartedly admit, I enjoy a good
romance book. It’s a wonderful
brainless way to completely relax and extricate yourself for an hour or two at
a time from life. But I also enjoy reading
a good popular science book. Like
anyone, I love finding out the story
behind discoveries that have now become familiar to us and learning about other
science disciplines (even if I have no aptitude for them). Most importantly, it is what I can take from
these reads to increase my ability to find interesting and easy ways to communicate
science to non-scientists.
I’m more apt to
read books that tie science to life where research is discussed but explained
in a story of how the research can impact and even improve my life. One such read was Robert Sapolsky's A Primate's Memoir.
This book is a personal account of life with a troop of baboons in the
Serengeti. I mean growing up watching
Jane Goodall and everything we learned from her, who wouldn’t want to read this?! Sapolsky studies the relationship between the
level of stress hormones and the animal's position in the social hierarchy –
something that I think we’d all be interested in! Throughout the book he provides insightful
descriptions of animal behavior, doubled with reflections about local politics
and the daily challenges of a New Yorker living in the bush. Sapolsky is also the author of ''Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers'' and ''The Trouble With Testosterone'' and has been said to be one of the finest
natural history writers around.
read books that tie science to life where research is discussed but explained
in a story of how the research can impact and even improve my life. One such read was Robert Sapolsky's A Primate's Memoir.
This book is a personal account of life with a troop of baboons in the
Serengeti. I mean growing up watching
Jane Goodall and everything we learned from her, who wouldn’t want to read this?! Sapolsky studies the relationship between the
level of stress hormones and the animal's position in the social hierarchy –
something that I think we’d all be interested in! Throughout the book he provides insightful
descriptions of animal behavior, doubled with reflections about local politics
and the daily challenges of a New Yorker living in the bush. Sapolsky is also the author of ''Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers'' and ''The Trouble With Testosterone'' and has been said to be one of the finest
natural history writers around.
Now….back to
reading! I’ve recently picked up “The Gene: An Intimate History” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee. According to one book review I read, the book
promises to “weave science, social
history, and a personal narrative to tell a story of one of the most important
conceptual breakthroughs of modern times, Mukherjee animates the quest to
understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives,
personalities, identities, fates, and choices...”
reading! I’ve recently picked up “The Gene: An Intimate History” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee. According to one book review I read, the book
promises to “weave science, social
history, and a personal narrative to tell a story of one of the most important
conceptual breakthroughs of modern times, Mukherjee animates the quest to
understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives,
personalities, identities, fates, and choices...”
Bugging Off!
