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Hidden in the Heavens: Jason Steffen **** 16 January 2025 - A workmanlike look at the Kepler probe's search for exoplanets (and the difficulties faced when identifying them) from a member of the project's science team.
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The Bright Side: Sumit Paul-Choudhury *** 2 January 2025 - Thankfully not the self-help manual that the name suggests. Sets out to explore the psychology of optimism, but poorly structured and no warnings about dubious studies.
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Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior - David Hone *** 16 December 2024 - Plenty of fascinating information and speculation (carefully labelled as such), but let down by over-academic writing style. Time after time the author uses unnecessary labels.
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Schismatrix Plus: Bruce Sterling ***** 20 January 2025 - This combination of a 1980s novel and short stories set in a space habitat future where genetic and cyborg modifications are transforming humanity is fascinating and original.
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Classic Science Fiction Stories: Adam Roberts (Ed.) ***(*) 9 January 2025 - A tiny book of mostly pre-20th century proto-SF - many stories are tedious to read if of historical importance, but there are some interesting ones.
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The Laughing Robot: Julia Ross *** 27 November 2024 - A genuinely interesting novel about the difficulties of getting old with the current care system, overlaid with wildly anachronistic take on what robots and autonomous vehicles are like.
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