Living in a Warmer World: How a changing climate will affect our lives, edited by Jim Salinger (Bateman, RRP $40): Eighteen essays by chiefly Australian and Kiwi scientists detail what is happening as our planet gets warmer and examine both…
Category: Science and technology
What shaped our evolutionary path?
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari (Harvill Secker, RRP $38): With a PhD in history from Oxford University, Dr Yuval Noah Harari is well-qualified to examine the history of us – the human species. Sapiens: A Brief…
Cute and under threat
Dolphins Down Under: Understanding the New Zealand Dolphin By Liz Slooten and Steve Dawson (Otago University Press, RRP $30) Found only in New Zealand’s waters, Hector’s dolphins are both cute and fascinating. They are also – as the publisher points out…
The master of the universe?
Why Is Uranus Upside Down? by Fred Watson (Allen & Unwin, RRP $29.99): We all have questions, and for some of them there are answers. Have you ever wondered just what dark matter really is? How about why galaxies collide?…