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Nonfiction November 2022 Week 4: Worldview Changers
Wow, it’s already Week 4 of Nonfiction November! Our host this week is Rebekah @ She Seeks Nonfiction and the topic is Worldview Changers: “One of the greatest things about reading nonfiction is learning all kinds of things about our … Continue reading
Nonfiction November 2022 Week 3: Stranger Than Fiction
Welcome to Week 3 of Nonfiction November hosted by Christopher @ Plucked From The Stacks. The topic this week is Stranger Than Fiction: “This week we’re focusing on all the great nonfiction books that *almost* don’t seem real. A sports … Continue reading
Nonfiction November 2022 Week 2: Book Pairings
It’s Week 2 of Nonfiction November and the theme is Book Pairings hosted by Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction. “This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title (or another nonfiction!). It can be a “If you loved this … Continue reading
Nonfiction November 2022 Week 1: Your Year in Nonfiction
I’m excited to participate once again in Nonfiction November, an annual celebration of and by nonfiction book bloggers. This is my 3rd Nonfiction November and it’s starting to become a highlight of the year for me. I’m looking froward to … Continue reading
Bewilderment
In Richard Powers’ latest novel, Bewilderment, astrobiologist Theo Byrne is a single father struggling to raise his nine-year-old son Robin. Robin himself struggles with emotional turmoil for which there’s no clear diagnosis. “So far the votes are two Asperger’s, one probable … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment, Science and technology
Tagged book review, fermi paradox, fiction, neurofeedback, richard powers
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Ever Green
Forests are special places. Walking through a forest — I don’t do this often enough — makes me feel calmer and more alive at the same time. My senses seem more alert or maybe more receptive. And I know they’re … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged biodiversity, book review, carbon, climate change, forest, indigenous, nonfiction, sustainability, tree
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What We Owe The Future
“Future people count. There could be a lot of them. We can make their lives go better.” That’s the central idea of What We Owe The Future, a provocative book by William MacAskill who’s an associate professor of philosophy at … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Science and technology
Tagged book review, civilization, longtermism, nonfiction, philosophy, sustainability, William MacAskill
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Life Is Simple
Ever heard of Occam’s razor? It’s the principle that says the simplest explanation that fits the facts is most likely the correct one. It’s formally stated as “entities should not be multiplied without necessity.” Or informally as “keep it simple, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Science and technology
Tagged astronomy, book review, Johnjoe McFadden, nonfiction, Occam's razor, philosophy, simplicity
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The Last White Man
One morning in an unnamed city in an unnamed country, a white man named Anders wakes up to discover that his skin has turned dark brown. His facial features have changed too. He doesn’t recognize himself in the mirror. … Continue reading
The Ministry for the Future
It’s the year 2024. After most nations fail to meet their commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement, delegates to the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) create a “subsidiary body” to defend and protect future generations of citizens and all … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged book review, carbon, cli-fi, climate change, ecology, fiction, kim stanley robinson, sustainability
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