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pickThis wasn‘t my favorite of Mary Roach‘s investigations into bizarre topics…but I‘m always pleased to be gifted a view into her brain. She‘s so funny & smart, & I‘d be delighted to invite her to share inappropriately grotesque facts around my dinner table.
Now, excuse me. A beloved English professor once taught me the definition of tappen: “the non-existent rectal plug of a hibernating bear,” & Roach wrote that they do exist. I must fact-check.
As the red states compete to out-dumb each other, this is Arizona's latest contribution.
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Étienne Klein recounts his search to discover what came of Ettore Majorana, a brilliant physicist who chose to disappear in 1938. Suicide, new life? Klein covers Majorana's impact in the field of physics, how he's still quite relevant today.
Despite Klein's efforts to simplify the science, I must admit having been lost in some parts because I don't have the basics...
Overall, Klein brushes an interesting portrait of a complicated man.
pickThis was quite philosophical at times. Does it make sense to save a species that is then unable to live in the wild? Is it fair to that animal? What constitues true conservation? Life at all costs? There are even DNA banks, called frozen zoo's, with samples of over a thousand different species of insects, fish and mammals saved in them. (10,000 individual cells.) To what end remains to be seen. Overall it was a facinating read and I learned a lot.
I enjoyed this very much. 🩵 #naturalitsy
In case you missed it our discussion was postponed and will be at a later date this month. @AllDebooks
pick#ReadAway2024 #MarvelousMarch #readathon
Read for #Naturalitsy here is my lady my book of March. I thought this look at the importance of water was interesting & engaging than I expected. It did get a bit dry (pun fully intended) at times but the blend of history, science & technology kept me reading. Everyone deserves access to clean water! 💧 ⬇️
Yesterday was the peopling-ist of peopling days. I left my house at 4:15 AM to catch a flight to Hilo & was in an all-day meeting with 30ish people & had to present. Then a drink with many of those people in the hotel bar before exceeding my airport before flight time comfort & catching a 6 PM flight back to Oahu & giving a co-worker a ride home where she asked to stop for take out. I walked in the door at 8:30 PM. Normally my flights & airport ⬇️
pickI generally enjoyed this - parts 1 and 2 more than part 3 as I enjoyed the more historical aspects. Part 3 was more in terms of what we can do to help us get out of the mess we are in. Generally enlightening.
Read this as part of #naturalitsy
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