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Mignon rated Welcome to the microbiome: 3 stars

Welcome to the microbiome by Rob DeSalle
"Inspired by an exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, explores microbes and their implications for …
Mignon rated Second Machine Age: 3 stars

Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew Mcafee: Second Machine Age (2016, Norton & Company Limited, W. W.)
Second Machine Age by Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew Mcafee
A revolution is under way. In recent years, Google's autonomous cars have logged thousands of miles on American highways and …
Mignon rated Seven Surrenders: 5 stars

Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer (Terra Ignota -- book II)
"It is a world in which near-instantaneous travel from continent to continent is free to all. In which automation now …
Mignon rated The making of the fittest: 4 stars
Mignon rated This is your brain on parasites: 4 stars

This is your brain on parasites by Kathleen McAuliffe
"Based on a wildly popular Atlantic article: an astonishing investigation into the world of microbes, and the myriad ways they …
Mignon rated The Hidden Life of Trees: 3 stars
Mignon rated The Hidden Half of Nature: 4 stars
Mignon rated First life: 4 stars

Emperor of All Maladies, Epigenetics Revolution and The Gene 3 Books Collection Set by Siddhartha Mukherjee, Nessa Carey, The Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer is a book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-born American physician …
Mignon rated Spaceman of Bohemia: 3 stars

Jaroslav Kalfar: Spaceman of Bohemia (2017, Little, Brown and Company)
Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar
"When Jakub Procha is sent into space to examine a cosmic dust cloud covering Venus, it may be a solo …
Mignon rated The Black Swan: 5 stars

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
From the critically acclaimed author of Fooled by Randomness, a book about the impact of improbable events on every aspect …
Mignon rated The Black Swan: 5 stars

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize …

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (Binti, #1)
Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at …