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Nature and Science April 2021
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What is life? : five great ideas in biology
by Paul Nurse
A Nobel Prize-winning scientist heralds the achievements of forefront innovators while drawing on personal lab expertise to illuminate five major ideas underpinning biology, including the cell, the gene, evolution by natural selection, life as chemistry and life as information.
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Black Hole Survival Guide
by Janna Levin; artwork by Lia Halloran
What it is: a concise and conversational introduction to black holes.
Who it's for: armchair space travelers who want to know what it's like to visit a black hole -- without the risk of being destroyed.
About the author: Theoretical cosmologist Janna Levin is the author of Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space.
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Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality
by Frank Wilczek
What it is: a concise, accessible physics primer by a Nobel laureate that explains ten challenging yet essential concepts to non-scientists without sacrificing accuracy.
What sets it apart: Physicist Frank Wilczek places scientific discoveries in their historical context and clearly distinguishes between what we know and what we do not (yet) know.
For fans of: Carlo Rovelli's Seven Brief Lessons on Physics or Brian Greene's Until the End of Time.
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The Janus point : a new theory of time
by Julian B. Barbour
The best-selling author of The End of Time challenges applications of the second law of thermodynamics to posit that the big bang was a minimal-order point that may have triggered a flow of time in two directions.
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An Anatomy of Pain: How the Body and the Mind Experience and Endure Physical Suffering
by Dr. Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen
What it is: an anesthesiologist's comprehensive multidisciplinary exploration of the science of pain, from the neurobiological mechanisms of pain, to the history of analgesics, to the pros and cons of current chronic pain treatments.
Food for thought: "With renewed knowledge and understanding, we can become active participants in caring, understanding, and coping with an experience that can become all-consuming."
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April is National Gardening Month
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