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Free Creations of the Human Mind - Diana Kormos Buchwald and Michael Gordin ***** - 8 September 2025 - A very different approach to a scientific biography taking deep dives into six aspects of Einstein's mind - refreshing and interesting.
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The Future of Agriculture: Sarah Bearchall **** 20 August 2025 - Interesting if sometimes idealist exploration of future changes in agriculture for a population growth climate change world.
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Intraterrestrials: Karen Lloyd **** 19 August 2025 - Introduces a whole range of microorganisms living inside the Earth in extreme conditions, with interesting material on the thermodynamic view of life - a bit too memoir oriented for me, but good if you like these.
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Permafrost: Kate Kelly ***** 29 July 2025 - A disastrous attempt at climate modification results in a frosty future, the death of plants and a collapse to medieval levels.
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The Memory Collectors: Dete Meserve **** 23 July 2025 - The four-strand plot is a little confusing to begin with, but meshes into an intriguing time travel thriller as the technology misbehaves and all converge on a single event.
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Age of Extinction: Mark Gomes **** 18 June 2025 - An interesting plunge into a dark, AI-dominated near future. Poorly formatted and some doubtful tech, but an enjoyable read.
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