The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of PerspirationbySarah EvertsMedical: Sports MedicineScience: Life Sciences – Human Anatomy & PhysiologySmithsonian Magazine – 10 Best Science Books of the Year▶8 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of LifebyTimothy JorgensenBusiness & Economics: Investments & Securities – Commodities – EnergyScience: Life Sciences – Molecular Biology▶6 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social EqualitybyKathryn Paige HardenScience: Life Sciences – Developmental BiologyScience: Life Sciences – Genetics & GenomicsBehavioral Scientist’s Notable Books▶14 author interviews7 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Egg: A Dozen OvaturesbyLizzie StarkCooking: History (Cooking)Cooking: Specific Ingredients – Dairy▶6 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal InstinctbyAbigail TuckerFamily & Relationships: Parenting – MotherhoodScience: Life Sciences – Zoology – Ethology (Animal Behavior)▶4 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and WorstbyRobert M. SapolskyScience: Life Sciences – NeuroscienceSocial Science: CriminologyGoodread’s Choice Awards – Science & Technology▶6 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth’s Most Awesome CreaturesbyNick PyensonNature: Animals – MammalsNature: Animals – Marine LifeGoodread’s Choice Awards – Science & Technology▶8 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the LastbyAzra RazaBiography & Autobiography: Medical (Incl. Patients)Biography & Autobiography: Personal MemoirsSmithsonian Magazine – 10 Best Science Books of the Year▶12 author interviews6 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature’s Secrets to LongevitybyNicklas BrendborgBody, Mind, & Spirit: Healing – GeneralHealth & Fitness: Diseases – GeneticBehavioral Scientist’s Notable Books▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides UsbyCarole HoovenScience: Life Sciences – Human Anatomy & PhysiologySocial Science: Human Sexuality (see also Psychology – Human Sexuality)Goodread’s Choice Awards – Science & Technology▶13 author interviews5 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Transcendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty, and TimebyGaia Vince▶6 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural WorldbyPatrik SvenssonBiography & Autobiography: Personal MemoirsScience: Life Sciences – Zoology – Ichthyology & HerpetologyAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of LifebyEd YongMedical: MicrobiologyScience: Life Sciences – MicrobiologyRoyal Society Science Book Prize▶8 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity byJustin GreggHumor: Topic – AnimalsNature: Animal Rights▶8 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for ImmortalitybyVenki RamakrishnanScience / Life Sciences / Molecular BiologyHealth & Fitness / LongevityRoyal Society Science Book Prize▶3 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse byDave GoulsonScience: Life Sciences – EcologyScience: Life Sciences – Zoology – Entomology▶6 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Seven and a Half Lessons About the BrainbyLisa Feldman BarrettScience: Cognitive ScienceScience: Life Sciences – NeuroscienceBehavioral Scientist’s Notable Books▶27 author interviews13 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life from Ancient Fossils to DNAbyNeil ShubinScience: Life Sciences – BiochemistryScience: Life Sciences – EvolutionGoodread’s Choice Awards – Science & Technology▶10 author interviews4 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New HumanbySiddhartha MukherjeeHistory: CivilizationMedical: History (Medical)Amazon – Best Nonfiction Books of the Year▶10 author interviews8 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19byMatt RidleyMedical: BiochemistryMedical: Forensic Medicine▶10 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Slime: How Algae Created Us, Plague Us, and Just Might Save UsbyRuth KassingerScience: BiotechnologyScience: Life Sciences – EcologyScienceNews.org Best Books of the Year▶4 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Why Aren’t We Dead Yet?: the survivor’s guide to the immune systembyIdan Ben-BarakMedical: ImmunologyScience: Life Sciences – Bacteriology▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer GermsbyMichael T. OsterholmMedical: Infectious DiseasesMedical: Public Health▶4 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely TreasurebyBryn NelsonHealth & Fitness: Body Cleansing & DetoxificationHealth & Fitness: Diseases – Gastrointestinal▶4 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and RewardingbyDaniel E. LiebermanHealth & Fitness: Diet & Nutrition – MacrobioticsScience: Life Sciences – Evolution▶12 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of HereditybyCarl ZimmerBaillie Gifford Prize Longlist▶16 author interviews7 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of LifebyDavid QuammenScience: Life Sciences – EvolutionScience: Life Sciences – Genetics & GenomicsGoodread’s Choice Awards – Science & Technology▶11 author interviews6 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing WorldbyTheresa MacPhailHealth & Fitness: AllergiesMedical: Environmental Health▶2 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting OldbyAndrew SteeleMedical: Research (Medical)Self – Help: Aging▶10 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly VirusbyDavid QuammenMedical: Forensic MedicineMedical: Pulmonary & Thoracic MedicineAmazon – Best Nonfiction Books of the Year▶6 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American FamilybyRobert KolkerBiography & Autobiography: Medical (Incl. Patients)Biography & Autobiography: Science & TechnologyAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction▶14 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Great Adaptations: Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and Other Tales of Evolution’s Mysteries SolvedbyKenneth CataniaScience: Life Sciences – EvolutionScience: Life Sciences – Zoology – GeneralScienceNews.org Best Books of the Year▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗