Best popular science books
Although not all academics like this fact, the dissemination of exact sciences is the responsibility of everyone who is dedicated to research. This, then, promotes the democratization of knowledge that is generally relegated only to the community formed by specialists in the field, who turn out to be the ones who end up taking advantage of the test results.
To avoid fueling existing inequalities, Many members of academia and community scholars have taken on the task of writing books that encourage learning by the public.. Among them are the most educational and entertaining bestsellers that have been written in recent years, which have achieved great interest in science. Here are some of them.
Newton's dog (2023)
Since his beginnings, the doctor in Literature and Cultural Studies José Ramón Jouve Martín has advocated for integration between the sciences and the humanities. In the process, wrote a book that tells the origins of Physics from a historical point of view, answering three questions: “What is science?”, “How has its historical evolution been?” and “What is your place in our society?”
In his work, The author invites readers to rediscover science and political, social and ethical debates that surround her, always in a rigorous and enjoyable way. Through simple language full of humor, the writer is dedicated to providing guidance on the role that various historians, sociologists, philosophers, scientists and writers have had in the study from different perspectives.
The chemistry of beauty (2023)
Knowing that everything true, good and beautiful in life is best distinguished through scientific knowledge, the doctor in Chemistry and researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center of Chemistry and Biology (CICA) of the University of Coruña creates a traditional story where interesting stories are told about how certain things in everyday life work, as well as its impact.
En este sentido, narrative is mixed with exact sciences to tell anecdotes about black and white photographs of grandparents, the smell of old books, the rosicler sky that anticipates a sunny day, fashion magazines from the seventies, urban flowers, the mysteries of the sea and other topics that usually go unnoticed due to the hustle and bustle of life. present.
Artificial you — Artificial intelligence (2021)
This is an essay written by the American philosopher and scientist Susan Schneider, where the author makes a deep exploration of the ethical implications of new technologies, including artificial intelligence. For it, poses a fictional situation set in the year 2045, which, although not immediate to our reality, is close enough.
The book outlines a context where people can attend a mental programming clinic. There, they must choose between the cognitive improvements they wish to possess—such as mathematical or musical skills—or, if they prefer, change parts of your brain by chips to dump his mind into a completely artificial world. Although it seems like science fiction, contains updated evaluations of this resource.
The monkey and the philosopher. How biology and philosophy design the future of humanity (2023)
As its title and subtitle indicate, The monkey and the philosopher is an essay designed to analyze how Biology and Philosophy have blended together for years to build today's society, creating a necessary syncretism between the exact and social sciences. The text was written by doctor in medical microbiology and vaccine expert Farshid Jalalvand, known for his contributions to radio and newspapers.
His starting point for this study is that, although the classic philosophical questions about life, man, society and nature acquire a different meaning in these times, there is still a great gap between natural sciences and philosophy. when explaining these aspects. The author seeks to balance this lack through anecdotes about ideas and experiments.
The complete guide to absolutely everything (2023)
The mathematician Hannah Fry and the geneticist Adam Rutherford had a fruitful talk. In her, They discussed how incredible they find it that human beings are not prepared to understand what is happening in the universe. despite our developed language skills. This led them to write this essay, where they guide the reader through time and space while answering certain fundamental questions.
Some of them are: “What is time and where does it come from?” “Why do animals have the size and shape they have?” “How do horoscopes work?” -alert spoiler: they don't work, even if you think they do—, “Does my dog love me?”, “Why is nothing really round?” and “Do you need eyes to see?” The text is written with fun language that maintains scientific rigor.
Neuroscience of the body. How the body sculpts the brain (2022)
The doctor in neuroscience and scientific researcher Nazareth Castellanos immerses the reader in an exciting journey through the human body. During this journey, it is possible to better understand how the rest of the organs influence the brain, How posture, gut microbiota, heartbeat, stomach, and the way we breathe affect emotions.
Likewise, the author presents a revolution in the exact and social sciences, explaining how the body expresses emotions long before the brain perceives them, therefore, according to the scientist: “The body knows what the mind has not yet realized.” Without a doubt, this is an interesting volume that every lover of Medicine should read.
Why and how science is done (2021)
Finally, the specialist in Molecular Biology of plants and research professor at the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) at the Agrigenomics Research Center (CRAG), Pere Puigdomènech, presents a book that aims to answer why society dedicates its time and resources to scientific research, especially today.
This is because the world and science are constantly changing, thanks to globalization, the digitalization of all tasks and artificial intelligence. In this sense, Both ordinary people and academics themselves have begun to question their work on the planet. and the way in which its knowledge can and should reach man.
