This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
September 18, 2012
Lying. By Sam Harris. Kindle. $2.99
Reviewed by Maia Szalavitz
Category: Download the Universe
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
September 14, 2012
Cassini HD. Thinx Media. Published Saturday 9/15. iPad. Free on 9/15, then $1.99.
Reviewed by Carl Zimmer
Continue reading “The Beautiful Planet Meets The Immortal Cassini”
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
August 23, 2012
What’s Killing Us: A Practica Guide to Understanding Our Biggest Global Health Problems by Alanna Shaikh. TED Books 2012, Kindle, iBookstore, Nook
Reviewed by Tom Levenson
Continue reading “Death and Other Options: How To Think (Hopefully!) About Global Health”
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
August 15, 2012
Deep Water: As Polar Ice Melts, Scientists Debate How High Our Oceans Will Rise
, by Daniel Grossman. TED 2012. TED App for iPhone/iPad, Kindle, Nook. Book web site
Guest reviewed by John Dupuis
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.
August 14, 2012
Space Nutrition, by Scott M. Smith, Janis Davis-Street, Lisa Neasbitt & Sara R. Zwart. Published by NASA Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratory. iPad (iBooks 2 and iOS5 required), free.
Reviewed by Veronique Greenwood