Summer is the perfect time to take a break from the lab and catch up on some leisure reading—or podcast listening. ChemViews Magazine has collected recommendations by editors for entertaining books and podcast episodes related to chemistry and other sciences.
You can add your own recommendations in the comments section below or send us an email to [email protected].
Books
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Seven Elements that Changed the World: An Adventure of Ingenuity and Discovery The book covers the stories of how iron, carbon, gold, silver, uranium, titanium, and silicon have changed human life. (suggested by Sandra González-Gallardo, ChemCatChem) |
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Zero The book is a thriller about the influence of technology and social media on society. (suggested by Cordula Buse, Chemical Engineering & Technology) |
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Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements The book is a compilation of stories and anecdotes about the elements. (suggested by Charlotte Gers-Panther, European Journal of Organic Chemistry) |
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup The book covers the rise and fall of the biotechnology startup Theranos. The startup was based on claims of a breakthrough in blood testing, but the enormous hype around the firm ended in fraud allegations and lawsuits. (suggested by Eva E. Wille, Wiley-VCH) |
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The Chemist The book is a thriller about a scientist recruited by the U.S. government as a secret agent. (suggested by Mario Müller, Angewandte Chemie International Edition) |
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Human Universe The book covers fundamental questions about humanity’s place in the universe. (suggested by Sandra González-Gallardo, ChemCatChem) |
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Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages The book covers all aspects of dinosaur science and its language is aimed at young people and non-scientists. (suggested by Greta Heydenrych, ChemPhysChem) |
Podcasts
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A Science Award that Makes You Laugh, then Think This episode explores strange research with Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel awards. (suggested by Cordula Buse, ChemBioEng Reviews) |
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Antibodies Part 1: CRISPR This episode explains CRISPR, the revolutionary gene editing technique. (suggested by Catharina Goedecke, ChemistryViews.org/ChemViews Magazine) |
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Fermi’s Paradox This episode covers the search for extraterrestrial life. (suggested by Rachel Schmidt-Radde, ChemPlusChem) |
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Nerd List (in German) This German-language YouTube playlist features Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, who explains scientific topics to a younger audience. (suggested by Christian Remenyi, Nachrichten aus der Chemie) |
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This Is the Way Up This episode introduces the true story of six NASA volunteers who lived in a secluded habitat simulating the conditions on Mars for a year. (suggested by Catharina Goedecke, ChemistryViews.org/ChemViews Magazine) |
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