BOOK REVIEWJellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevityby Nicklas Brendborg 2023 About the AuthorNicklas Brendborg is a PhD student of molecular biology at the University of Copenhagen and is one of the most promising research talents in the field. He was featured young scientist at the Novo Nordisk International Talent Program and was awarded the … Continue reading Jellyfish Age Backwards
Life’s Edge
BOOK REVIEWLife's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Aliveby Carl Zimmer 2022 About the AuthorCarl Zimmer writes the Matter column for The New York Times and has frequently contributed to The Atlantic, National Geographic, Time, and Scientific American. He has won the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Science Journalism Award … Continue reading Life’s Edge
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Darwin and the Art of Botany
BOOK REVIEWDarwin and the Art of Botany: Observations on the Curious World of Plantsby James T. Costa & Bobbi Angell 2023 About the AuthorsBobbi Angell is a scientific illustrator, printmaker, instructor, and gardener. Drawing neotropical plants for botanists at New York Botanical Garden and other institutions led to her interest in Charles Darwin, recognizing species … Continue reading Darwin and the Art of Botany
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Taxes Have Consequences
BOOK REVIEWTaxes Have Consequences: An Income Tax History of the United Statesby Arthur B. Laffer Ph.D., Brian Domitrovic Ph.D., & Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield Ph.D., Hon. Donald J. Trump (Foreword) 2022 About the AuthorsArthur B. Laffer is the legendary founder of supply-side economics and economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He … Continue reading Taxes Have Consequences
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Is Consciousness Everywhere?
BOOK REVIEWIs Consciousness Everywhere?Essays on PanpsychismEdited by Philip Goff and Alex Moran 2022 About the EditorsPhilip Goff is a British author, philosopher, and Associate Professor at Durham University whose research focuses on philosophy of mind and consciousness. Alex Moran is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. … Continue reading Is Consciousness Everywhere?
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The Experience Machine
BOOK REVIEWThe Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Realityby Andy Clark 2023 About the AuthorAndy Clark is a Professor of Cognitive Philosophy at the University of Sussex. He is the author of six books including Supersizing the Mind, Natural-Born Cyborgs, and Mindware. About the Book“Rare among science books, this one has changed the … Continue reading The Experience Machine
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Shielded
BOOK REVIEWShielded: How the Police Became Untouchableby Joanna Schwartz 2023 About the AuthorJoanna Schwartz is a professor of law at UCLA, where she teaches civil procedure and courses on police accountability and public interest lawyering. Her writing, commentary, and research about police misconduct, qualified immunity, indemnification, and local government budgeting have been featured in The … Continue reading Shielded
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