Shelf: science
Philipp Dettmer - Immune
Immune is a popular-science book explaining the human immune system. It presents a complex topic in layman’s language. Philipp Dettmer, the book’s author, is the creator of the educational …
Finished 21 December 2021
Richard P. Feynman - Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman!
This book was published in 1985 as a loose collection of stories from Feynman ’s life. If he was at least half as gifted/driven as he makes himself to be in this book, he had to be an amazing …
Finished 1 August 2021
Ursula K. Le Guin - The Lathe of Heaven
This novel is about dreams and reality. Usually, these are clearly separated but not in Portland, Oregon, not for George Orr, not in 1971. The whole story happens in a dystopian “future” …
Finished 30 May 2021
Randall Munroe - What if?: serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
Same as in How to, it’s a pleasure to see Randall’s thought process when answering absurd but interesting physics questions. The following snippet from the book shows this well: A mole …
Finished 29 January 2021
Richard P. Feynman - What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Richard Feynman seems like a really cool guy. I’ve never heard of him and I still don’t know what he got his Nobel Prize for, but the way how he discusses his childhood, love for science …
Finished 13 May 2020
David Spiegelhalter - The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
This book is something. A chapter in I went to a nearby office supplies store and I bought notebook to make notes. The first few chapters I felt like statistician. Sir David Spiegelhalter (yeah, you …
Finished 12 February 2020
Randall Munroe - How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
Is it a fiction, is it non-fiction? Who knows, who cares. This book looks long but thanks to the rich imagery I chewed through it in no time. The clarity of Munroe’s explanation makes me feel …
Finished 17 January 2020