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TWIS Bookclub Archive
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04 August, 2011 – This Week in Science
Two Moons In One, Old People Do It, Bumpin' Universe, Heat Seeking Vampires, Smarties Getting Smarter, Curing Sleep, We Are Chimera, Rat Slobber, And Much More... -
14 July, 2011 – This Week in Science
Justin Raps, Stem Cell-o-Rama!, Fish Using Tools, TWIWRD Disturbs Us All, Lizard VS. Bird, The Internet Is Your Mind, And Much More... -
TWIS Bookclub – Summer 2011
Catch up with the bookclub this summer! Here’s a list of books we have read: November, 2009 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann – Biology, Anthropology December, 2009 The Canon by Natalie Angier – General Science January, 2010 The Earth After Us – What Legacy Will Humans Leave in […] -
23 June, 2011 – This Week in Science
Oceanic Blues, Udder Engineering, Mercury Revs, Who's Earth's Daddy?, Parental Blame, Orca Ears, Dino Thermometers, Memory Prosthetics, Zombie Parasite, and Much More... -
16 June, 2011 – This Week in Science
Water From Stars, Why Americans Die, Happy K-Holes, Lose Weight Easy, Holy Batcopter!, The Peacock Factor, Date Like Dad, Chandra News, And Much More… Water From Stars What is killing americans? lack of TWiS in their daily routine… How Ketamine Makes People Happy Scientists develop Batcopter Get a free audiobook at Audible.com! Promiscuity can be […] -
TWIS Bookclub — June — Risk
Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear Dan Gardner Every day the media bombard us with new causes for anxiety, yet everyday life has never been safer. Why is there such a divergence between statistics and perception, and what can we do about it? Find out in June’s book! buy from:amazon.com (kindle) amazon.ca amazon.co.uk -
TWIS Bookclub — May — The Stuff of Thought
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature Steven Pinker What are the deep structures of language? What are the deep structures of thought? What insights about thought can we gain by studying language? In May’s book, Steven Pinker takes us into the heart of these questions! buy from:amazon.com amazon.ca amazon.co.uk -
TWIS Bookclub — April — The Chemistry of Life
The Chemistry of Life Steven Rose At its most fundamental level, life is chemistry. In our book for April, Steven Rose takes us on a guided tour of proteins, lipids, sugars, nucleic acids and other molecules, and explains their role in the structure and metabolism of our cells. buy from:amazon.com amazon.ca amazon.co.uk