Jacob A Tennessen Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Immune: A Journey Into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive
Philipp DettmerJacob A TennessenEnjoying Philipp Dettmer's "Immune". Laudable as a good pop sci book without any human interest stories. Just the biology, accessible language, & fun analogies. Yes it can be interesting to meet the scientists/patients behind the facts, but we don't need that in EVERY book.
Hardcover, 2021
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Shrek!
William SteigJacob A TennessenWho recalls this creationist kids' book by (Shrek author) William Steig? Two puppets are mocked for seeking empirical, naturalistic explanations for their origin instead of believing in a Puppetmaker. It's bad, yet I don't know of a good pro-science version of the same concept. https://t.co/Swb0lc2n4B
Paperback, 2008
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The Great Unknown
Peg KingmanJacob A TennessenI've been reading a lot about evolutionary thinking before Origin. A good summary of the topic is Darwin's Ghosts by Rebecca Stott, and a novel that covers this topic in surprisingly rich detail is The Great Unknown by Peg Kingman.
Hardcover, 2020
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dharma in DNA: Insights at the Intersection of Biology and Buddhism
Dee DenverJacob A TennessenCurrently reading: The Dharma in DNA. A remarkable book by evolutionary geneticist Dee Denver on his personal journey into Buddhism, biology, and adoptive fatherhoodâarguing how Buddhism and science are compatible and can support and inform each other.â¸ď¸đ§Ź https://t.co/WuzotmkemG
Hardcover, 2022
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