Author: Carl Zimmer
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
Deep Water: As Polar Ice Melts, Scientists Debate How High Our Oceans Will Rise
Guest reviewed by John Dupuis
August 15, 2012
Continue reading “Deep Water: A Pretty Good TED Ebook (Really!) About Climate Change”
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
Space Nutrition. By Scott M. Smith, Janis Davis-Street, Lisa Neasbitt, and Sara R. Zwart. Published by NASA Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratory.
Reviewed by Veronique Greenwood
August 14, 2012
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
August 2, 2012
Here at Download the Universe, we’re pleased to see a venerable publication like the New Republic give some attention to science ebooks–in the August 23 print edition, no less. In “The Naked and the TED,” Evgeny Morozov takes a look at three ebooks published by TED. His harsh verdict is a lot like our reviews of a couple TED titles (me on The Demise of Guys, David Dobbs on Smile). He even refers to my review in the piece–although he doesn’t actually mention Download the Universe, a shout-out that would have been most appreciated.
Continue reading “The New Republic gets Download-The-Universe-ish!”
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
The Science of Sports: Winning in the Olympics. Published by Scientific American.
Guest reviewed by Jaime Green
July 30, 2012
Continue reading “The Science of Sports: An eBook Goes for the Gold, Gets A Bronze”
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
Going to Extremes. By James Lawrence Powell.
Guest reviewed by Dan Fagin
July 25, 2012
Continue reading “Going to Extremes: An Ebook About the Climate Forest and the Weather Trees”