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The 2024 L.A. Times Book Prize for Science & Technology

These are the finalists for the 44th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes in the category of Science and Technology. The awards honor the best works of writing produced in the previous publishing year across 13 categories. Finalists for Science & Technology writing include: an enthralling exploration of humanity's endless fascination with alien life and Jeff Goodell's explanation of how and why extreme heat brought by climate change will radically reshape our lives. The winner will be announced on April 19 on the eve of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

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Book Cover for: A Book of Noises: Notes on the Auraculous, Caspar Henderson

A Book of Noises: Notes on the Auraculous

Caspar Henderson
Richard SmythGrantaRichard Smyth & Granta

Hardcover, 2023

$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos, Jaime Green

The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos

Jaime Green
Ed Yong is not hereNext Big Idea ClubEd Yong is not here & Next Big Idea Club

Hardcover, 2023

$32.99Member price:$16.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet, Jeff Goodell

The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

Jeff Goodell
Amitav GhoshLaurie GarrettAmitav Ghosh & Laurie Garrett

Hardcover, 2023

$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Is Math Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths, Eugenia Cheng

Is Math Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths

Eugenia Cheng

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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