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Nature and Science February 2021
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| Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West by Lauren RednissOak Flat is a federally protected region of Arizona situated 15 miles west of the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. Sacred to numerous tribes, this area is also of great interest to mining companies, which have been trying to gain access to its copper deposits for decades. This journalistic work of "visual nonfiction" follows two families, one Apache and one white, as it reveals the natural and human history of a unique place. |
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| Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality by Frank WilczekA concise, accessible physics primer by a Nobel laureate that explains ten challenging yet essential concepts to non-scientists without sacrificing accuracy. Physicist Frank Wilczek places scientific discoveries in their historical context and clearly distinguishes between what we know and what we do not (yet) know. |
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| Clean: The New Science of Skin by James HamblinAn exploration of the history of human hygiene, the rise of the cosmetics industry, and the microbiome that keeps our skin healthy. Physician and Atlantic staff writer James Hamblin (who stopped showering while writing this book) presents a wealth of information in entertaining vignettes. |
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| An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four... by Matt RichtelFour case studies illuminate the human immune system, including a man who contracted HIV in 1977, two women with autoimmune conditions, and the author's childhood friend, recently diagnosed with cancer. Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Matt Richtel interweaves profiles of individuals with the evolution of our understanding of the immune system and advances in immunology. |
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