A collection of the best science and nature writing published in North America in 2019, guest edited by New York Times best-selling author and ground-breaking physicist Dr. Michio Kaku.

"Scientists and science writers have a monumental task: making science exciting and relevant to the average person, so that they care," writes renowned American physicist Michio Kaku. "If we fail in this endeavor, then we must face dire consequences." From the startlingly human abilities of AI, to the devastating accounts of California's forest fires, to the impending traffic jam on the moon, the selections in this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing explore the latest mysteries and marvels occurring in our labs and in nature. These gripping narratives masterfully translate the work of today's brightest scientists, offering a clearer view of our world and making us care.

THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING 2020 INCLUDES
RIVKA GALCHEN - ADAM GOPNIK - FERRIS JABR - JOSHUA SOKOL - MELINDA WENNER MOYER - SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE - NATALIE WOLCHOVER and others

Author: Michio Kaku, Jaime Green
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 11/03/2020
Series: Best American Series (R)
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780358074298


Review Citation(s):
Shelf Awareness 11/06/2020
Booklist 11/01/2020 pg. 6

About the Author
MICHIO KAKU, guest editor, is a professor of physics at the City University of New York, cofounder of the field of string theory, and a best-selling author. He is the science correspondent for CBS This Morning.

JAIME GREEN, series editor, is the romance book review columnist for the New York Times and a contributing editor for Catapult.