This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

April 29, 2013

Each week, we add some new titles of science ebooks to the Library. We will review a selection of them. Here are our newest additions:

City 2.0: The Habitat of the Future and How to Get There 

The Dilbit Disaster: Inside the Biggest Oil Spill You’ve Never Heard Of, by Lisa Song and Elizabeth McGowan

Continue reading “The Library: April 29 Additions”

This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

Asperger Love: Searching for Romance When You’re Not Wired to Connect. By Amy Harmon. Published by The New York Times/Byliner Original.

And Straight On Till Morning: Essays on Autism Acceptance. Edited by Julia Bascom. Published by The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network.

Reviewed by Steve Silberman

April 2, 2013

Continue reading “Autism, Inside and Out”

This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

Adventures in Synthetic Biology. Story by Drew Endy, Isadora Deese, and the MIT Synthetic Biology Working Group; art by Chuck Wadey. Originally published in 2005.

Reviewed by Carl Zimmer

March 28, 2013

Continue reading “A Comic Book Guide to Rewiring Life”