Tag Archive: science

Interesting links for August 28, 2009

Losing science reporters; Paid iTunes store reviews; #romfail

The Link by Colin Tudge (Book Giveaway!)

Win 1 of 5 copies of The Link by Colin Tudge in June!

Dancing Naked in the MindField by Kary Mullis (Review)

Aside from being a case study of the pure serendipity and rampant oddity that pervades science it is also very engagingly written.

The Hungry Scientist Handbook by Patrick Buckley and Lily Binns (Review)

Book review of The Hungry Scientist Handbook. Book is full of projects like edible caramel undies, temperature sensitive coasters and ice cream made with liquid nitrogen. Fun to flip through, but most projects look like too much work for the end result. If you’re a tinkerer it might be the book you’re looking for.

Capitol Reflections by Jonathan Javitt (Review)

Review of Capitol Reflections by Jonathan Javitt. A science-based thriller that should leave you thinking about what you eat and who’s making sure that it’s safe.

Finally! Got my copy of Strong in the Rain

At the end of March I ordered a bunch of books from Amazon, one of them being Strong in the Rain, Roger Pulvers‘ translation of Kenji Miyazawa‘s poetry. The book was supposed to be released in April, but Amazon had trouble finding it so I didn’t get it until today. I’m not much of a…