Books by Oliver Morton
“The writing ever edges into the poetic; it’s just a constant pleasure. At a time when many are eyeing up that dusty expanse again for what Morton calls the “Return”, this book steps back, deftly explaining the science on our satellite and its cultural niche in the charged space between the once and future Moons.” Read more...
The Best Science Books of 2019
Barbara Kiser, Science Writer
“What comes across quite well in the book is that the people who are thinking about geoengineering are not Dr Strangelove characters, they’re actually thinking about how we care for the planet, or not and how we control it.” Read more...
Azeem Azhar, Technologist
Eating the Sun
by Oliver Morton
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This book is basically about the discovery of how photosynthesis works. So, photosynthesis is turning carbon dioxide, water and sunlight into something useful to both plants and to us: sugar and oxygen. The process of photosynthesis evolved in these things called blue-green bacteria three billion years ago and this is the foundation on which everything else has been built by evolution.
Interviews where books by Oliver Morton were recommended
The best books on The Sun, recommended by Richard Cohen
It makes us feel sexy, it makes us feel healthy and it can even make us feel more inspired. No wonder we’re in thrall to the power of the sun, says Richard Cohen
The best books on Plants, recommended by Jonathan Silvertown
Internationally known ecologist says plants are grievously overlooked, because no life on earth would exist without them – essential reading on plants
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Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence
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The Planet Remade
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Learning by Doing: The Real Connection between Innovation, Wages, and Wealth
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The Ministry for the Future: A Novel
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How Solar Energy Became Cheap: A Model for Low-Carbon Innovation
by Gregory F. Nemet
The Best Books on Tech, recommended by Azeem Azhar
The Best Books on Tech, recommended by Azeem Azhar
Technology is already running our lives and unless regulations are updated to keep up, it could upend our way of life completely, warns Azeem Azhar, entrepreneur, investor, and creator of the Exponential View newsletter. Here, he recommends his five top tech books to help us navigate the near future, from a technical tome to a science fiction novel.
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Energy and Civilization: a History
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
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Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air
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Solar Revolution: The Economic Transformation of the Global Energy Industry
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The Planet Remade
by Oliver Morton
The best books on Energy Transitions, recommended by Chris Goodall
The best books on Energy Transitions, recommended by Chris Goodall
The switch to sources of energy other than oil and gas is now well under way, but how long will it be before we can rely on them for the bulk of the world’s power—if ever? Renewable energy expert Chris Goodall gives us a thought-provoking reading list to think about both past and future ‘energy transitions.’
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The Moon: A History for the Future
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The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter
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The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
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The Gendered Brain
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Waters of the World
by Sarah Dry
The Best Science Books of 2019, recommended by Barbara Kiser
The Best Science Books of 2019, recommended by Barbara Kiser
It’s been another fabulous year for science books that make important scientific developments accessible to a general audience. Barbara Kiser, Books & Arts Editor at Nature, talks us through her favourite science books of 2019.
