The Asprey CCAS Engaging Science Book Club aims to facilitate conversations among faculty in the social and natural sciences, and the humanities, both among themselves and with the broader community on and off-campus. Organized around a campus-wide book club, general audience books on scientific topics are chosen for their contemporary relevance, and the book club is linked to other activities such as lectures or workshops.
ACCAS has a small budget for purchasing books, speaker honoraria, refreshments, etc. If you have a specific suggestion for a future Engaging Science Book Club, please contact Asprey CCAS Director Joe Tanski.
Current Engaging Science Book:
Beronda Montgomery’s “Lessons from Plants”
Past Engaging Science Books
Proving it Her Way: Emmy Noether, A Life In Mathematics
Lauri Lebo’s The Devil in Dover, linked to Darwin Days
Ken Auletta’s Googled, linked to the 40th anniversary of the STS program
Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food co-written by Pamela Ronald and Raoul Adamchak