Sean Carroll Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Physics, philosophy, complexity. @JohnsHopkins & @SFIscience. Host, #MindscapePodcast. Married to @JenLucPiquant. Increasingly at Bluesky rather than here.
Les Fleurs Du Mal: Bilingual Edition
Charles BaudelaireSean CarrollI feel this is the time to confess that I do own an early edition of Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal, with illustrations by Auguste Rodin. I hope nobody interprets this as some kind of approval of lyric poetry.
Paperback, 2008
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed YongSean CarrollEd's new book is An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us. Reality looks different when you feel it via vibrations or electric fields. https://t.co/TvKidn10WS
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Randall MunroeSean CarrollMindscape 210 | Randall Munroe @xkcd on Imagining What If...? #MindscapePodcast https://t.co/0fageGxfG0
Hardcover, 2014
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The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens--And Ourselves
Arik KershenbaumSean CarrollArik's new book is The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens -- And Ourselves. Constraints from physics, chemistry, and evolution imply that aliens might not be completely different from us after all. https://t.co/IOuj3QGNy2
Paperback, 2022
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The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm
Caleb ScharfSean CarrollShould mention that this article is by @caleb_scharf, whose new book The Ascent of Information is well worth reading. https://t.co/7fkpXcRfjc https://t.co/lxwcbnbHyS
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Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe
Hugo MercierSean CarrollHugo's recent book is Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe. The biggest issue is not that we are too gullible; it's that we're too reluctant to let in contrary information. https://t.co/f6J1UFz98c
Paperback, 2022
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Xkcd: Volume 0
Randall MunroeSean CarrollMindscape 210 | Randall Munroe @xkcd on Imagining What If...? #MindscapePodcast https://t.co/0fageGxfG0
Paperback, 2010
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The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
Andy ClarkSean CarrollAndy's new book is The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality. The mind doesn't passively observe; it anticipates, models, and interacts with the world in crucial ways. https://t.co/IjliNo83ny
Paperback, 2024
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Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks
Scott J. ShapiroSean CarrollScott's new book is Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks. https://t.co/voJdMCeycH
Hardcover, 2023
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From Extraterrestrials to Animal Minds: Six Myths of Evolution
Simon Conway MorrisSean CarrollConway Morris argues that evolution is a little more predictable than some would have us believe. His recent book is From Extraterrestrials to Animal Minds: Six Myths of Evolution. https://t.co/DLcEYgLXmz
Hardcover, 2022
$32.95$16.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book