Hi everyone!
This year I've read some really great books
and since the point of this channel is to share cool science-related things with you,
I'm adding books into the mix.
I have 9 books to talk about
but if you have some good books in mind
please leave a comment below, I'm curious to read them.
Let's start with my favourite book:
Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh
which is about the story of an equation.
It's fascinating.
The explanation of the science and math
are very subtly weaved into the story
and the book really focuses on the story
behind the resolution of the equation.
It's so well-written that even if you don't get the math,
you get enough context to really engage with the story.
Personally I understood about 3/4 of the math,
the last bit was too complex for me
but it was an easy read nonetheless.
This is a really, really great book
and if you know of any similar ones
please do share them in the comments.
On to the next book:
Book nr 2!
I'm a little biased in favour of this book,
La science à contrepied by 40 different authors,
the Café des Sciences, an association of French-speaking science communicators,
published this book
I am a part of the association - and one of the authors.
It came out about 6 months ago
but since I suck at marketing
I never told you guys about it.
But there's about 30 chapters on all sorts of themes.
Book nr 3: I don't have a physical copy,
I got it from the Grande Bibliothèque (Montreal, CA)
but thanks to the magic of editing you're about
to see it on your screen and be very impressed:
L'atome expliqué à mes petits-enfants
by Jean-Marc Lévy-Leblond.
This book is the Bible when it comes to atoms
and it really helped me brush up on what I'd learned about them
but also go further.
This is a really great book
that I think you could read from high school onwards.
Book nr 4:
Oh, there it is.
FYI the ranking here is totally random.
Mother Nature Is Trying to Kill You
by Dan Riskin.
In English, clearly.
It's a very cool book,
if you like fun (if a little gross) biology facts
about animals
this is the book for you.
There's also a great part that made me change my perspective
in comparing humans to the rest of the animal kingdom.
If you'd like to know more, give this a read.
This book is a perfect companion to
this one: La grande aventure du sexe
by Léo and Colas Grasset.
I'm doubly biased because 1) I got this book for free
and 2) I know the authors.
But I hope I am objective enough to convince you that
this comic book is incredible.
Content-wise I've learned a lot (a LOT),
the drawings and the humour support the story perfectly
it's a beautiful book all about sex in the animal world.
Accessible for high schoolers and for adults,
it's a really good book.
Another biology book:
The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman.
I loved this book
as you can tell from all the sticky notes,
as soon as something's about the body and its mechanics
I'm super interested, it's also my field of work
so I have a soft spot for it.
I got a lot of "wow" moments while reading this book
which goes very well with
Comment nous sommes devenus bipèdes
by Christine Tardieu
I've read it a couple of times
and like I said I'm fascinated by biomechanics and bipedalism.
This isn't accessible to everyone,
it's popularized but it is quite technical.
But I loved it.
Without transition, here's the last book:
Les mésaventuriers de la science by Jim Jourdane
I'm biased for this one too because I received it for free but it's really fun,
it tells some anecdotes of field researchers
it's an easy read
and the stories are really enjoyable.
I would have added more content
in terms of slightly harder science,
but that's not the point of this comic book
so it is what it is.
That's it - if you have any recommendations
please leave them in the comments,
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and I will see you at the same time next Sunday.
Bye!