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Plastic Purge: How to Use Less Plastic, Eat Better, Keep Toxins Out of Your Body and help Save the Sea Turtles by Michael San Clements

Plastic is everywhere in our modern world. If you’d like to find ways to cut back on using it, then … More

conservation, environmental awareness, Michael SanClements, plastic, Plastic Purge, science

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

  The ability to translate complex concepts into simple to understand ideas is frequently difficult, but to do it with … More

Astrophysics, Cosmology, Neil deGrasse Tyson, science

Interview with Andy Weir

Andy Weir was first hired as a programmer for a national laboratory at age fifteen and has been working as … More

Andy Weir, Author Interview, Martian, Martian movie, science, science fiction

The Martian by Andy Weir

There are lots of stories about being trapped and isolated on deserted islands or in the wilderness. These stories are … More

abandonment, Andy Weir, books into films, drama, futuristic, Martian, science, science fiction, Survival

The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet, by Reif Larsen

Question 1: What essential tool is required to bring a Union Pacific freight train, with a potential weight of 1.2 … More

Adolescence, cartography, contemporary, Cowboys, death, Entomology, Family Relationships, Hobo, humour, Mapping, Montana, Ranching, Reif Larsen, science, Smithsonian Institute, T. S. Spivet, trains, travel, Washington, Winnebago

The Curiosity, by Stephen P. Kiernan

We all know the adage ‘curiosity killed the cat’, well in Kiernan’s debut novel, curiosity did a lot more than … More

19th Century, 21st Century, Arctic Research, contemporary, Cryogenics, death, Ethics, Hard Ice, historical, Life, Protests, Reanimation, Religious Debate, romance, science, Stephen P. Kiernan

Benjamin Franklin’s Bastard, by Sally Cabot

When we think of Benjamin Franklin, we undoubtedly reflect on his unequivocal achievements. A noted polymath, Franklin is a famous … More

Bastard, Benjamin Franklin, Deborah Read, Family Life, Family Relationships, historical, Illegitimacy, Inventions, Patriotism, Postal Service, Sally Cabot, science, War of Independence

The Salmon of Doubt – Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time, by Douglas Adams

Needless to say, Douglas Adams was not your average fellow. Towering over the majority of us, not only in stature, … More

Anecdotes, Atheism, Autobiography, death, Dirk Gently, Douglas Adams, Eoin Colfer, humour, Life, science, technology, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Meaning lf Liff, Writing

Ancient Mysteries Solved or Stonehenge Decoded by Gerald S. Hawkins

The fascination with the mysteries of the past has built careers and consumed lives; few puzzles have fired the imagination … More

astronomy, druids, Gerald S. Hawkins, mystery, nonfiction, science, stonehenge

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