Power Trip

A travelogue survey of the state of energy consumption across the nation and some promising ideas to address our addiction to fossil fuels.

Power Trip: The Love Story of America's Love Affair with Energy
by Amanda Little
Find it in the library at call number HD9502 .U52L568 2010

Packing for Mars

Keeping with the engaging syle used in her previous titles Stiff and Bonk, author Mary Roach takes us on a journey through NASA and science to look at what life as a space explorer might actually be like.

Packing for Mars
by Mary Roach
Find it in the library at call number QH327 .R63 2010

The Shallows

Originally published as an article titled "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" in The Atlantic magazine, this book expands upon the author's central question about the impact the Internet has on individuals and society as a whole.

The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains
by Nicholas Carr
Find it in the Library at call number QP360 .C3667 2010

Skeptic

An engaging scientific and educational publication that aims to promote science-based knowledge and the healthy skepticism of ideas, concepts and theories.

Skeptic
The current issue of Skeptic is located in the Reading Area of the Library. Back issues of all our magazines are located along the back wall of the library and circulate for one week at a time. Electronic access to Skeptic is available through the Full-text and Print Magazines link, available on our homepage.

Mind and Life

A collection of conversations between the Dalai Lama and scientists collected during one of a series of Mind and Life conferences held in McLoed Ganj, India.

Mind and Life
edited by Pier Luigi Luisi
Find it in the Library at call number BQ4570 .M37L85 2009

Animal Liberation

The recently updated classic that helped fuel the animal liberation movement, the 2009 edition includes current examples and research.

Animal Liberation
by Peter Singer
Find it in the Library at call number HV4708 .S56 2009.

A Whale for the Killing

Famed Canadian author Farley Mowat's account of his (doomed) efforts to save a trapped fin whale on the south coast of Newfoundland. According to the forward, Mowat's masterful telling of this terrible story inspired Greenpeace to refocus its efforts on saving whales in the early 1970s.

A Whale for the Killing
by Farley Mowat
Find it in the Library at call number QL795 .W5M66 2005

Fireflies, Honey, and Silk

An etymological exploration of a few of the many ways insects and humans interact in productive and often wonderful ways.

Fireflies, Honey, and Silk
by Gilbert Waldbauer
Find it in the Library at call number SF517 .W35 2009

The Cove

Winner of the Academy Award for best feature-length documentary, The Cove uncovers Japan's illicit dolphin hunting trade.

The Cove
by Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
Find it in the Video collection at call number QL737 .C432C68 2009

Health Matters

A collection of five health related PBS documentaries covering such topics as depression, heart disease, Alzheimer's, obesity and cancer.

Health Matters
includes:
The Truth About Cancer
The Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in America
Depression: Out of the Shadows
FAT: What No One is Telling You
The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's
Find it in our Video collection at call number RC46 .H4 2008

Is God a Mathematician?

Surveying the elegant mathematical explanations for everything around us, this readable look at history through a math lens covers many of the big names and ideas you've heard of plus many of the lesser-knowns that help explain our world.

Is God a Mathematician?
by Mario Livio
Find it in the Library at call number QA8.4 .586 2010

Wetware

Are cells simply molecular circuits that perform logical, computational operations much like computers and other electronics? Read one (expert's) opinion amid the backdrop of the nascent field of systems biology.

Wetware
by Dennis Bray
Find it in the Library at call number QH581.2 .B736 2009

Earth

A geology publication featuring news and research about the environment and energy issues.

Earth (formerly Geotimes)
Find the current issue of Earth in our Reading Area. Back issues of all our magazines are located along the back of the Library in alphabetical order and can be checked out for one week. Electronic access to Earth is available through the Full-text and Print Magazines link on our homepage.

Scientific American Mind

Popular psychology topics explored in the same hip, brainy fashion as its more general cousin, Scientific American.

Scientific American Mind
The current issue of Scientific American Mind is in our Reading Area. Back issues of all our magazines are located along the back wall of the Library is alphabetical order.

The Wisdom of Whores

An epidemiologist specializing in HIV prevention explores the trials and tribulations of international disease prevention.

The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels and the Business of AIDS
by Elizabeth Pisani
Find it in the Library at call number RA643.8 .P57 2009

Silent Spring

An American Experience DVD on Rachel Carson and her famous book that exposed the dangers of unregulated pesticide use on the environment.

Silent Spring
Find the DVD in our Video Collection at call number QH545 .P4R23 2007. The book is available at call number SB959.C3 C.1.

The Last Forest

As the world's largest rainforest, the Amazon has become a battleground for the multitude of groups vying for its resources. This book explores what that means for the health of the forest and all of us that depend on it.

The Last Forest
by Mark London and Brian Kelly
Find it in the Library at call number SD418.3 .A53L66 2007

California Agriculture

A journal of the University of California that includes original research, news and information related to agricultural topics of interest to Californians.

California Agriculture
Find the current issue of California Agriculture in the Reading Area of the Library. Back issues of all our magazines are located along the back wall of the Library in alphabetical order and can be checked out for one week. Electronic access of California Agriculture is available via the Full-text and Print Magazines link on our homepage.

Fat Man & Little Boy

The fascinating true story (albeit dramatized) of the Manhattan Project, the secret WWII effort to build the world's first atomic bomb. The all-star cast includes Paul Newman, John Cusack and the late Natasha Richardson.

Fat Man & Little Boy
Directed by Roland Joffe
Find it in the Library's video collection at call number PN1995.9 .D7F35 1989

New Scientist

A London-based magazine devoted to providing comprehensive coverage of all things science related.

Update: This post was corrected based on a reader's comment.

Find the current issue of New Scientist in our Reading Area. Back issues of all our magazines are in alphabetical order along the back wall of the Library. Electronic access to New Scientist is available via the Full-text and Print Magazines link on the Library's homepage.