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New Science Writing

Some recently released books that may be of interest to SIG members:

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, edited by Richard Dawkins. The book features writing from almost 100 scientists and science writers (including - to name just a few - Albert Einstein, Douglas R. Hofstadter, Steven Jay Gould, and Rachel Carson), this anthology has been receiving generous reviews from the established press and the internet community.

The Best American Science Writing 2008, edited by Sylvia Nasar. This features a selection of nineteen pieces and, if you'd like to try before you buy, Harper Collins have a preview of the book available on their web site.

Do you have any other recommendations? Add them in the comments.

The Beauty of Science

National Geographic magazine have announced the winners of their Best Science Images of 2008 competition with some beautiful and inspiring results. The images are in a variety of categories including illustration, photography, informational graphics, and interactive and noninteractive media.

Among the honorable mentions are a modern visualization technique that provides a whole new way to look at the Bible, and an electron micrograph image of the tentacles of a squid that exposes the hidden world around us to great effect, and considerable humor.

Head on over to the National Geographic web site to see the images and the full competition results.