Science and Inquiry discussion

Please post a comment below to nominate a book for the group to read for October 2016.

Please use the "add book/author" link just above the comment box to insert a link to the Goodreads book page for the book you are nominating, so other members can more easily assess it.

You may nominate a book which has been suggested previously and did not win. You may nominate more than one book, but we may not include all of your nominations.

Please do not nominate a book which is unlikely to be available to all members, such as one which was just published within the last three months or which is only available on Kindle.

Nominations will close on August 22 or when we have about 10 good nominations, whichever occurs first.

How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics by Eugenia Cheng

The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and thenOrigins of Complex Life
By Nick Lane

Sorry if these have been read. Both by Mary Roach
1.Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
2.Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

And, by Randall Munroe, for What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

And lastly, Siddhartha Mukherjee for The Gene: An Intimate History

Alfred wrote: "Sorry if these have been read. Both by Mary Roach
1.Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
2.Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void..."

Alfred,
I believe our group read Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void about five years ago.

We have not read the other three books that you mention.

The Quantum Age: How the Physics of the Very Small has Transformed Our Lives

The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond

The Gene: An Intimate History

Book by Siddhartha Mukherjee

forces of nature by Brian cox

Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction
Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality

1. Great Transformations in Vertebrate Evolution
2. Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life

Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality

The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self, by Thomas Metzinger

Quantum Physics for Poets

Ankit wrote: "forces of nature by Brian cox"
Ankit,
Forces of Nature looks like a good book. Unfortunately, it was just published less than two months ago. Why don't you wait a couple of months, and nominate it later.
Thanks!

Domantė wrote: "1. Great Transformations in Vertebrate Evolution
2. Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life"

Domantė: The book Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life is a very good book! We already read it as a book-of-the-month back in 2012. Take a look at our discussions here

Talha wrote: ""

Talha,
I really enjoyed the book The Epigenetics Revolution; it is an excellent book. (I gave it 5 stars!) We already read that book during 2014. You can read our discussions here.

Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life by Carl Zimmer

The Emperor of All Maladies or The Gene by Siddharatha Mukherjee

Tertium organum by Petr Demianovich Uspemskii (or Ouspensky)
https://www.amazon.com/Tertium-organu...
Going back in time is sometimes helpful to understand where we are today. Ouspensky is one of these gifted individuals that could connect the dots between many issues of his time and make sense of it all. I can’t say more - I’m still in the middle of it. True or less true – this reading nonetheless takes you in the reasoning processes of a Russian mind at its best.

Anna wrote: "The Emperor of All Maladies or The Gene by Siddharatha Mukherjee"

Anna, our group read the book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer back in 2012. We had a lot of discussion about the book, which you can find here.

Jean wrote: "Tertium organum by Petr Demianovich Uspemskii (or Ouspensky)
https://www.amazon.com/Tertium-organu...
Going back in time is sometimes helpful to understand where w..."

Jean, I'm not including this book because it doesn't appear to be widely available. There is no e-book edition, no audiobook, my library doesn't carry it. Even Amazon only has a few copies and they're very expensive.

Nominations are now closed. Please vote for your choice at the following poll:

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Voting will close at the end of August 29.