“The World is Flat”? by Thomas L. Friedman
Book Review by Albin J. Gasiewski When it was suggested to me by Cleon Anderson, the 2005 President of the IEEE, to read “The World is Flat” by Thomas Friedman, my initial reaction was to think that I...
View Article“Guns, Germs and Steel” by Jared Diamond
Book review by Jay Pearlman Jared Diamond starts his book with a question from an acquaintance in New Guinea: “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but...
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Hammering Out Our Differences
“We have not met, yet I feel I know you well enough to call you friend.” So begins the letter to a Southern Baptist pastor that E.O. Wilson weaves into a riveting account of the peril posed by the...
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Noctilucent Cloud by The Chromatics
It’s not often one has an opportunity to hear both noctilucent cloud and mesospheric in the same song, but the highly educational and always entertaining Chromatics have provided us an opportunity to...
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Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Book Review Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005. We all hear about global this and global that,...
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Announcement – Earthzine Book Reviews
Have you read a book that would interest other Earthzine readers? We’d like to read your recommendations! They have to be books in print and published (or accessible in digitized format) in English....
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A Re-Introduction to Ecology of Mind
Gregory Bateson, author of Steps to an Ecology of Mind. Photo courtesy of Barry Schwartz. If we understand a little bit of what we’re doing, maybe it will help us to find our way out of the maze of...
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The Beauty of a Difficult Read: A Review of ‘Becoming Animal’
David Abram’s book is called “Becoming Animal.” Radical medicine is best swallowed in small doses, and David Abram’s “Becoming Animal,” is a book that might have better been published as a series of...
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Book Review: ‘Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation’
The cover of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation, published by CRC Press. By Dr. Pieter Kempeneers, VITO, Belgium I have read the book, “Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation,” with great...
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A Review of ‘Heat: Adventures in the World’s Fiery Places’
‘Heat’ is a 2013 book by Bill Streever. Image Credit: Little, Brown and Co.By Pam Knox Climatologist University of Georgia “Heat: Adventures in the World’s Fiery Places” by Bill Streever is a...
View ArticleHolloway by Robert Macfarlane, Stanley Donwood and Dan Richards – review
Originally Published by The Guardian – A slim, but poetic and beautifully illustrated book about travels on sunken paths makes a powerful impression
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Population 10 Billion by Danny Dorling – review
Originally published by the Guardian - A myth-busting analysis of population growth is refreshingly free of doomsday rhetoric.
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Book Review: ‘The Attacking Ocean’ by Brian Fagan
'The Attacking Ocean' by Brian Fagan, was published in 2013. Image Credit: Bloomsbury. In “The Attacking Ocean,” author Brian Fagan seeks to convince the reader of the threat of rising sea levels...
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Book Review: Nancy Baron’s “Escape from the Ivory Tower”
In August, I spent a couple of weeks brushing shoulders with scientists eminent in their fields. The need for more effective communication with the public was a constant refrain. Nancy Baron’s “Escape...
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Book Review: A Conversation about ‘Connection’
“Connection” is a book by Randy Olson, Dorie Barton and Brian Palermo, published in 2013 by Prairie Starfish Production. Image Credit: Prairie Starfish Productions. By Paul Racette and Elise Osenga...
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Book Review: Elizabeth Kolbert’s ’The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History’
“The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History” is a book about extinction and the impact of humanity on a living planet. This article is a part of this month’s mini-theme, Extinction. For more articles...
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Open Source Geospatial Tools – Applications in Earth Observation
A review of a book introducing command line processing for Earth observation data. “Open Source Geospatial Tools – Applications in Earth Observation” was written by Daniel McInerney and Pieter...
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Book Review: Nancy BaronÛªs ÛÏEscape from the Ivory TowerÛ
In August, I spent a couple of weeks brushing shoulders with scientists eminent in their fields.åÊ The need for more effective communication with the public was a constant refrain. Nancy BaronÛªs...
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Book Review: A Conversation about Û÷ConnectionÛª
Earthzine Science Writer Elise Osenga and Editor-in-Chief Paul Racette connect in reviewing ÛÏConnection: Hollywood Storytelling Meets Critical Thinking.Û “Connection” is a book by Randy Olson,...
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Book Review: Elizabeth Kolbert’s ’The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History’
”The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History” is a book about extinction and the impact of humanity on a living planet. This article is a part of this month’s mini-theme, Extinction. For more articles...
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