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Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator
By Gregory B. Jaczko
An insider’s take on one of America’s least understood, most potentially dangerous industries.
Superlative: The Biology of Extremes
By Matthew D. LaPlante
What can we learn from the biggest, smallest, shortest, and tallest?
Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
By Nicholas A. Christakis
Conclusions both sobering and hopeful from a lifelong exploration of human nature.
An entertaining account of man's endless desire to harness the power of light.
Suicidal: Why We Kill Ourselves
By Jesse Bering
A witty, occasionally off-the-mark chronicle of the ultimate self-harm.
The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life
By David Quammen
It wasn’t Darwin’s fault that he didn’t have access to fully sequenced genomes.
Sex on the Kitchen Table: The Romance of Plants and Your Food
By Norman C. Ellstrand
A professor reminds us of the living — and sensual? — things on our plate.
Dinner with Darwin
By Jonathan Silvertown
A fascinating discussion of the science and anthropology behind today’s human diet.
