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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Nov 27, 2017
Any of us without the knowhow might be totally lost if it weren’t for the talented writer-scientists who take the time to pen popular science books about their respective fields.

These are the best in popular science from the past year – books that will enlighten, entertain, terrify and make you feel bad about how little you remember from school.

The Times UK team travels from our ancient past to a robotic future:


Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins

Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins

Garry Kasparov

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In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was...


computing technology science biography
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

Adam Kay

9.0 (44 Ratings) Rate It

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Adam Kay was a junior doctor from 2004 until 2010, before a devastating experience on a ward caused...

Face Value: The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions

Face Value: The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions

Alexander Todorov

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The scientific story of first impressions--and why the snap character judgments we make from faces...


psychology science
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Max Tegmark

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A.I. is the future of science, technology, and business - and there is no person better qualified or...

What Doesn’t Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning

What Doesn’t Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning

Scott Carney

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A New York Times bestseller Our ancestors crossed deserts, mountains, and oceans without even a...


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The Girl with All the Gifts
The Girl with All the Gifts
M.R. Carey | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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8.1 (43 Ratings)
Book Rating
Short, concise writing (3 more)
Characters are more than one dimesional
Decent ending for a zombie book
Cause of outbreak based in actual science
Gifts are subjective
  
Prince of Thorns
Prince of Thorns
Mark Lawrence | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.3 (11 Ratings)
Book Rating
Charming (0 more)
Derivative (0 more)
Better than I expected
Fallen World science fantasy is a bit tapped out now, but this series is one of the better examples.
  
Chappie (2015)
Chappie (2015)
2015 | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Good CGI (0 more)
Boring at times (0 more)
A mediocre piece of science fiction
It’s starting to feel more and more like District 9 was a fluke on Neil Blomkamp’s part.
  
The Science of Discworld
The Science of Discworld
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8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Very interesting, I've not read any of the Discworld Science books before, it's cleverly done, a mixture of real facts woven in and out of a Discworld story
  
The Rosie Project: No. 1: Don Tillman
The Rosie Project: No. 1: Don Tillman
Graeme Simsion | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.3 (13 Ratings)
Book Rating
Touted as the "feel good" book of 2013, I tend to agree! You can read my review here: https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/12/23/the-science-of-love/
  
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
2004 | Action, Drama, Mystery
Special Effects (2 more)
Cast
Genuine Science behind it
Survived despite almost impossible odds (0 more)
An Enjoyable Film
A great movie. Special effects are ace, cast is excellent, and an interesting story line. The science behind this is reasonable, which makes it a pretty believable occurrence. Some of the possibilities of survival are a little bit unrealistic which let it down a little bit but other than that it was an genuinely enjoyable movie.
  
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot | 2011 | Biography
8.3 (7 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"The rarest of books about the experience of a science writer uncovering and investigating a cell line that changed the world, all while being thrown into a transformative journey of discovering race and racism in America, the culture of African Americans in the USA, and the painful reality of loss and family. A truly remarkable read—and I failed at science. Fascinating and phenomenal, heartbreaking and utterly compelling."

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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) created a poll

Feb 6, 2019  
Poll
Which are your favorite John Hughes films?

Curly Sue
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
Weird Science
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
She's Having a Baby
Sixteen Candles
The Breakfast Club
Uncle Buck
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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about Chaos;Child in Video Games

Nov 20, 2017  
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CHAOS;CHILD – The New Generation Madness Trailer | PS4

CHAOS;CHILD is part of the Science Adventure Series, the visual novel series that also spawned the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE!