Sarah’s Comments (group member since Aug 31, 2018)

Sarah’s comments from the Read More Science Book Club group.

The book club is getting ready to reactivate - I will share more here when it's time!

Hello Read More Science Book Club! Are you ready for our next book? We'll be reading author Brian Switek's new release Skeleton Keys through April. We get to take an exciting exploration through the history and mysteries of bones, reflecting on the internal structure of our own bodies along the way. I, for one, am quite excited. If you aren't following Brian on Twitter and Instagram already, get on it!

For this month's discussion, I want to leave it open-ended. Share your thoughts on the book as if it's a mini review. I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say.

Best wishes,
Sarah

It's Women's History Month! To celebrate, we will be reading Shelley Emling's book about an overlooked women in science and history, the girl behind "She Sells Sea Shells By the Sea Shore".

Intrigued? You should be.

Join us this month and add this title to your shelves. It's extremely affordable on Amazon and you can get it shipped for free, or you can hit up your local bookstore and see if they've got a copy or can order one for you.

The discussion question for this month is: How can we better ensure women's contributions to science are not overlooked? Is it dependent on women to step up and scour the history books and research overlooked women, or do men need to step up and acknowledge their role in burying these women? How do you feel Women's History Month makes an impact on women in science?

In light of Black History Month in February, I decided to look for a book about black women in science and discovered this promising one by Diann Jordan. I encourage you to read about the author as well - she has a fascinating background. I think this will be a great book to explore.

Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists on Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science (Nov 2006)

From the Purdue University Press website: "Diann Jordan is currently an associate professor of biology science at Alabama State University and an educational consultant. She was the first woman ever hired in the Soil and Atmospheric Science Department, first african american woman tenured in a science department at Univeristy of Missouri-Columbia (1996)and the first african american woman to earn a Ph.D. in soil science at Michigan State University 1987. For more than 10 years she has given seminars and workshops,and written articles on the issues facing young women and minorities in science and engineering. Her articles have appeared in the leading journals, as well as in magazines and newspapers."

Here's my discussion question for you after we finish reading the book:
Is this book relevant to today's world, and if so, what obstacles do women of color in STEM still face today? Have new obstacles been created? What steps need to be taken in order to continue making STEM more inclusive?

Please share the book club with your friends and see if anyone else would like to join us in reading

I've decided to start choosing a book each month for people to read along with me, in the hope that we can start some interesting discussions here on Goodreads. We'll start in January 2019 and you'll have the month to read the chosen book (Losing the Nobel Prize by Dr. Brian Keating) and post your thoughts to this discussion thread. You can post your thoughts at any time as soon as you finish the book. This book club will be very casual and is meant to promote a community of science readers, so invite your Goodreads friends!

About this month's book: I discovered Dr. Brian Keating through Twitter and his website, where I read his article "There's Nothing Noble About Science's Nobel Prize Gender Gap" and knew I would have to read his book. Dr. Keating generously agreed to a book giveaway through readmorescience.com, and I am excited to offer one lucky reader a copy of his book. As always, by signing up for the monthly newsletter through the website, you'll have a chance to win the book (in case you don't buy a copy for this month's book club).

I'm looking forward to reading Dr. Keating's book along with you! The prompt for this month's discussion is as follows: Do you think we should temporarily postpone the Nobel Prize in order to address the gender gap? If not, how do you think we could better promote inclusivity?

Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor

Welcome to the group! I want to start off with sharing two books that got me hooked on science nonfiction. I loved Michael Pollan's THE BOTANY OF DESIRE and Ed Yong's I CONTAIN MULTITUDES. They made me realize that anybody can read and enjoy books about science.

What books got you interested in science? Which one is your favorite?