Science and Natural History discussion

January nominations are now open! Choose one of your own books or find inspiration from the group's bookshelf.

Change of rules: Suggesting a book we have read is discouraged and I'll decide whether it will be in the poll at all, the longer ago we read it and the fewer suggestions there are the more likely it will be allowed.


- Books must be nonfiction, within our general theme.
- Nominations are open until 7th.
- Please add suggestions using add book/author.
- No more than 3 book suggestions pr. person.
- All recommendations will be featured in a subsequent poll. Done by 14th.
- Feel free to pitch, especially in the comments at the poll.

(Dates are uncertain, but what we'll aim for)

Nominate Chaos: The Making of a New Science by James Gleick.

I nominate I Think You'll Find it's a Bit More Complicated Than That since it's relatively new. Ben Goldacre is wonderful.

I like the Chaos book as a choice. Started it once, and didn't finish it. Group structure might motivate me.

The Use and Abuse of Biology: An Anthropological Critique of Sociobiology
by Marshall Sahlins

Goldacre is fantastic. I was introduced to his work when we read Bad Science in this group. Always wanted to read Chaos too.I will nominate The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew Found this on the Guardian's best science books of 2014 list.

Extinction and Evolution by Niles Eldridge
sorry add book feature not supported by my Kindle.

The Island of Knowledge: The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning by Marcelo Gleiser. Sorry, add book feature not work in on my platform.

Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus by David Quammen. Sorry--could not use add book feature.

Apologies for not getting a message in here saying that the poll was up. Everyone after 12th December, I think, was to late for the poll, which only featured Chaos and the new book by Goldacre. Been exams and Christmas at parents, so less available computer.

We will be reading:

Chaos: The Making of a New Science

Please add your suggestions to the next nomination topic