Feb 11, 20182 min readReview of Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmarktl;dr – Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – is a great book about what will happen once machines outsmart us....
Jan 15, 20182 min readReview of Pandora’s Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong by Paul A. Offit[su_quote]Science can be Pandora’s beautiful box. And our curiosity about what science can offer has allowed us, in some cases, to...
Jul 4, 20174 min readReview of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth KolbertThough it might be nice to imagine there once was a time when man lived in harmony with nature, it’s not clear that he ever really did....
Jun 15, 20172 min readYou Are Getting SleepyThere is no treatment, behavioral or pharmacological, that will ensure that you will sleep well on a given night. What is the book about?...
Jun 12, 20172 min readWhat Color Is the SunWhich creature has 21 limbs? Who would win – Godzilla or a T.Rex? Which two elements were combined to form the name of a lighting...
Jun 11, 20172 min readAstrophysics for People in a HurryThe universe is under no obligation to make sense to you What is the book about? “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” is written by Neil...
Jun 11, 20172 min readSeven Brief Lessons on PhysicsThe reason for this is that before experiments, measurements, mathematics and rigorous deductions, science is above all about visions....
Apr 9, 20172 min readAnd Then You’re Dead: What Really Happens If You Get Swallowed by a Whale, Are Shot from a CanStephen King meets Stephen Hawking Admit it. The title is provocative. “And Then You’re Dead: What Really Happens“ if something happens....
Mar 20, 20172 min readThe Undoing ProjectHow do you understand memory? You don’t study memory. You study forgetting A part of good science is to see what everyone else can see...
Mar 3, 20172 min readHow to Read Water: Clues, Signs & Patterns from Puddles to the SeaIf there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. “How to Read Water” is a book that takes us on a journey through the diverse...
Feb 23, 20172 min readThe Day the Universe Changed“The Day the Universe Changed” examines the history of science. James Burke talks us through various periods in our history starting from...
Jan 24, 20172 min readReview – The Magic of RealityIn ‘The Magic of Reality’, the author, Richard Dawkins, explains various natural phenomena. He starts the book by identifying three...
Jan 22, 20171 min readReview – I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of LifeThis book appears in most ‘Books of the Year, 2016’ lists. This is how I got to hear of this book and read it. Good science books have a...