While it was kind of cool to be so comprehensive, not to mention that it gave the summary posts a certain statistical weight, it was also way more work than I had really envisioned way back in 2008 or so when I started doing this. Before loosing steam, I ended up featuring dozens and dozens of lists, virtually every list I could find that had science books on it.
(Astute readers will notice that I kind of petered out on this project a couple of years ago and never got around to the end of year summary since then. Many of the lists I use are sourced via the Largehearted Boy master list. Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia BarnettĪnd check out my previous 2015 lists here!.NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and The Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman.Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream by Joshua Davis.Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable, and What We Can Do About It by Marc Goodman.Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World by Peter H.The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity by Norman Doidge.The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery.Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader by Brent Schlender.Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina.How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy by Stephen Witt.Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain–for Life by David Perlmutter.
What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley by Kim Cross.Elon Musk: Inventing the Future by Ashlee Vance.Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski.Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime by Val McDermid.Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey.Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World by Rachel Swaby.Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove, Howard Chua-Eoan.Today's list is Goodreads Choice Awards: Best Science and Technology. I've done it so far in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 20.Īs in previous years, my definition of "science books" is pretty inclusive, including books on technology, engineering, nature, the environment, science policy, history & philosophy of science, geek culture and whatever else seems to be relevant in my opinion. As you all have no doubt noticed over the years, I love highlighting the best science books every year via the various end of year lists that newspapers, web sites, etc.
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