Because it matters now as much as it ever has. Besides, it can be fun! This guide points to books and sites that can enrich your knowledge without tears.
The Meaning of Human Existence by 
The Human Age by 
Thinking in Numbers by 
Lab Girl by 
The Invention of Nature by 
The Accidental Universe by 
Dodging Extinction by 
On Immunity by 
Stuff Matters: the strange stories of the marvellous materials that shape our man-made world by 
The Sixth Extinction by 
February 12th is the birthday of Charles Darwin. We thought it was a good day to recommend some reading about science, so we asked faculty and we scanned our shelves to come up with fun and interesting books, websites, and videos about science.
Portrait by George Richmond, ca. late 1830s via Wikimedia.
We polled science faculty. Here are some of the sites they recommend.
If you want to give your eyes a break from the screen, you can check out the magazine New Scientist. The current issue of this sharp and entertaining British magazine is in our Non-Required Reading section near the front door.
Science is conducted within a social, political, and economic context that influences what questions are asked and how experiments are conducted. These books examine some of the ethical issues that arise.
Medical Apartheid by 
The Mismeasure of Man by 
Skull Wars by 
