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The Best American Series
The next edition in a series praised as “undeniably exquisite” (Maria Popova), The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015 includes work from both award-winning writers and up-and-coming voices in the field. From Brooke Jarvis on deep-ocean mining to Elizabeth Kolbert on New Zealand’s unconventional conservation strategies, this is a group that celebrates the growing diversity in science and nature writing alike. Altogether, the writers honored in this year’s volume challenge us to consider the strains facing our planet and its many species, while never losing sight of the wonders we’re working to preserve for generations to come.
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015 includes
Sheri Fink, Atul Gawande, Leslie Jamison, Sam Kean, Seth Mnookin, Matthew Power, Michael Specter
and others
REBECCA SKLOOT's award-winning science writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine and elsewhere. Her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, was an instant New York Times bestseller. It was named a best book of 2010 by more than sixty media outlets, including Entertainment Weekly and NPR, and by the National Academies of Science and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, among others. Skloot is currently writing a book about humans, animals, science, and ethics.
TIM FOLGER, series editor, is a contributing editor at Discover and writes about science for several magazines.
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Renowned physicist and global warming skeptic Freeman Dyson selects the year's best science and nature writing.
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The Best American Series
The next edition in a series praised as undeniably exquisite (Maria Popova), The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015includes work from both award-winning writers and up-and-coming voices in the field. From Brooke Jarvis on deep-ocean mining to Elizabeth Kolbert on New Zealand s unconventional conservation strategies, this is a group that celebrates the growing diversity in science and nature writing alike. Altogether, the writers honored in this year s volume challenge us to consider the strains facing our planet and its many species, while never losing sight of the wonders we re working to preserve for generations to come.
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015includes
Sheri Fink, Atul Gawande, Leslie Jamison, Sam Kean, Seth Mnookin, Matthew Power, Michael Specter
and others
REBECCA SKLOOT's award-winning science writing has appeared in theNew York Times Magazineand elsewhere. Her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, was an instantNew York Timesbestseller. It was named a best book of 2010 by more than sixty media outlets, includingEntertainment Weeklyand NPR, and by the National Academies of Science and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, among others. Skloot is currently writing a book about humans, animals, science, and ethics.
TIM FOLGER, series editor, is a contributing editor atDiscoverand writes about science for several magazines.
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Freeman Dyson, renowned physicist and public intellectual, edits this years volume of the finest science and nature writing.
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A collection of the best science and nature writing from the past year.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee, a leading cancer physician and researcher, selects the years top science and nature writing from journalists who dive into their fields with curiosity and passion, delivering must-read articles from a wide array of fields.
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Rebecca Skloot, #1 New York Times best-selling author, edits this year’s volume of the finest science and nature writing.
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“Undeniably exquisite . . . The essays in the collection [are] meditations that reveal not only how science actually happens but also who or what propels its immutable humanity.” — Maria Popova, author of the blog Brain Pickings “An excellent introduction to the key issues in science today.” — P. D. Smith, GuardianBest-selling author Rebecca Skloot selects the year’s top science and nature writing from writers who balance research with humanity and in the process uncover riveting stories of discovery across the disciplines.
About the Author
FREEMAN DYSON, professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, has contributed to the fields of nuclear physics, astronomy, and biology, among others. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Weapons and Hope, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1984.TIM FOLGER is a contributing editor at Discover and writes about science for several magazines.