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Tyson, Neil de Grasse - Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandries
This is a collection of essays Tyson wrote for Natural History, and it ranges from grumping at astronomical movie gaffes to light spectrum analysis to how exactly a black hole would kill you.
Some of the material I recognized from Universe Down to Earth (and class), but I mostly didn't mind. I'm not sure I can say much about this collection that I haven't already said about the previous book, but I think both are worth reading even if you've already read the other, just because one will go deeper into a topic that the other simply mentions.
I also found it very odd reading this right before my reread of Octavian Nothing, given ON's critique of scientific "objectivity" and Tyson's belief in science as a means to truth. For the record, I don't think the points of view are contradictory, as Tyson notes that cultural assumptions are flaws in the scientific method both in Universe Down to Earth and in this book.
Anyway, I found this funny, interesting and accessible.
Some of the material I recognized from Universe Down to Earth (and class), but I mostly didn't mind. I'm not sure I can say much about this collection that I haven't already said about the previous book, but I think both are worth reading even if you've already read the other, just because one will go deeper into a topic that the other simply mentions.
I also found it very odd reading this right before my reread of Octavian Nothing, given ON's critique of scientific "objectivity" and Tyson's belief in science as a means to truth. For the record, I don't think the points of view are contradictory, as Tyson notes that cultural assumptions are flaws in the scientific method both in Universe Down to Earth and in this book.
Anyway, I found this funny, interesting and accessible.