Looking for a good popular science book to read. I usually like physics,

Jan 23, 2023
12:45:12pm

Kilgore Trout All-American

astronomy, engineering, etc, but I'm open to just about anything except wacko stuff like Kaku. I prefer something fairly recent, but, again I'm trying to be open-minded. Whatcha got CB?

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Looking for a good popular science book to read. I usually like physics,

Kilgore Trout

1/23/23 12:45pm

Brief History of Time?

Indy Coug

1/23/23 12:46pm

Good one, but I read it a long time ago.

Kilgore Trout

1/23/23 12:47pm

Are you wanting Sci-Fi? If so, based on what you "like" I'd recommend The 3 Body Problem

Pete

1/23/23 12:46pm

Non-fiction. I've read 3-Body Problem. It was OK.

Kilgore Trout

1/23/23 12:47pm

Kuhn's book on Scientific Revolutions is very good

2FarGone

1/23/23 12:48pm

Someone should tell you

Sea Chicken

1/23/23 12:49pm

I loved Physics of Baseball by Robert Adair. Reading The Telomere

Genghis Spreads

1/23/23 12:50pm

The Order of Time - Rovelli

a priori

1/23/23 12:52pm

I read "Reality is not What It Seems" by Rovelli recently.

Kilgore Trout

1/23/23 12:54pm

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, & the Future of the Human Race

RossoNeri

1/23/23 12:53pm

I read Isaacson's biography of Einstein. Sounds good!

Kilgore Trout

1/23/23 1:02pm

I’ve read Einstein too, and I liked this one better. It’s much more than a bio.

RossoNeri

1/23/23 1:06pm

The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean.

bob falfa

1/23/23 1:01pm

I liked Project Hail Mary

Belboz

1/23/23 1:01pm

The double helix is interesting and fun, but not hardcore.

eyes4byu

1/23/23 1:02pm

The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. Fascinating book.

deejo

1/23/23 1:06pm

Yep! One of my favorites.

Kilgore Trout

1/23/23 1:08pm

Great, but definitely long.

Bradleyd16

1/23/23 2:03pm

You must be Joking, Mr. Feynman

eyes4byu

1/23/23 6:29pm

The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

Thrilliland

1/23/23 1:10pm

That's a good one

a priori

1/23/23 1:34pm

Not a book, but The Scientific Odyssey is a fantastic podcast.

Curmer

1/23/23 1:17pm

Sapiens, and it isn't even close.

COUGALICIOUS

1/23/23 1:21pm

This book is pretty much fiction

a priori

1/23/23 1:35pm

lots of conjecture, but I don't think he presents it otherwise

COUGALICIOUS

1/23/23 2:24pm

I’d give Thomas Kuhn or Karl Popper a try.

valleus

1/23/23 1:27pm

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