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This is the second time I‘ve listened to this audiobook, and it was just as fascinating as the first time!
#nonfiction #audiobook #reread
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life | 
This is the second time I‘ve listened to this audiobook, and it was just as fascinating as the first time!
#nonfiction #audiobook #reread
pickFascinating!! And though I listened closely to the audiobook, I know so much didn‘t stick in my brain, but what did has altered the way I look at the world! What a great way for the average (non scientific) reader to learn about how bacteria has shaped life on this planet! This would be a great pick for #NaturaLitsy too. Love Ed Yong!
pickUtterly fascinating. I never knew I needed a book about microbes but this was so informative and easy to comprehend. Highly recommend.
pickI knew there were beneficial gut bacteria, but I wasn‘t aware of all the details of what that means and the ways microbes effect every living thing. Amazing!
Did you know there are worms in the deep sea that don‘t eat at all because their biomes produce all of the nutrients they need?
Did you know bioluminescent squid are bioluminescent because of tiny microbes that live inside them?
I learned so much reading this. I‘ll read everything by EY.
#12Bookin2022 I reread this one with my students for my upper level Microbiology course. It is an amazing read and as a microbiologist, I feel it is the most excessive read that explains the importance of bacteria. So this is my December pick! And that rounds out my 2022! Thanks @Andrew65 Great way to reflect on the year.
pickListened to this on audio after hearing @MicrobeMom give a rave review- it took me 3 months to finish- not because it was bad- because it was great! And I only listened when I could really pay attention (hard because I‘m usually multitasking when doing audio) - I am hopeful and fascinated by the study of microbes and human health- there is so much to discover and apply! I also highly recommend this to science/non fiction lovers.
so-soI was really looking forward to this one. But maybe my hoes were too high and that made me not like it as well. I really wanted it to be all about all the stuff in our bodies. But there was too much about other things.
#manicmonday #LetterI
Thanks for the tag @CBee !
📚 Tagged, I Am the Messenger, Intensity (TBR), I‘ll Be Gone in the Dark (TBR)
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🎥 Interstellar, Inception, IT (2017)
🎸 I Prevail and Ice Nine Kills
🎶 I Hate Everything About You (Three Days Grace), I Miss the Misery (Halestorm), In the End (Linkin Park), It‘s Not Over (Daughtry)
pickThis was a fascinating listen about how microbes play a critical role in our everyday lives.
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8/14/22
Getting a little work reading in on this beautiful day before it gets too hot! Then I will climb back into my air conditioned hole in my house! 😂😂
Brilliant concept, entertaining erudition, fabulous audio by Charles Anson. But honestly ew bugs.
pickThis was a stunning book in both its complexity and simplicity. I‘ve always loved Biology and this book made me fall in love with it all over again. And I have hope for the advances we‘ve had in microbial science. A fascinating read!!!
pickThis book is very unique because it present scientific knowledge in a narrative format; and even does so without being an absolute snooze fest. There are definitely instances of concepts being repeated, but truthfully, this is one of the best scientific books I‘ve ever read.
If you want to learn more about microbes, microbiomes, and their impacts on the world, this is the book for you.
Some relevant bio books from my shelf that I will be attacking this year. Always striving to learn more about the world around me.
I'm planning to finish out the year with the book I'm reading now and some short fiction, so this is my final (probably illegible) #BookSpin spreadsheet. There's a lot to think about on my reading habits here, but the thing that stands out to me is that February was the only month when I hand-curated the list. All the others were programmatically generated, so I would have guessed that I would read the most from February's list, but I didn't.
pickA 4 star read and audio. Great scienc writing about the evolution of microbes, their complex relationships wit humans and animals, and what can go wrong when things get out of whack. Some discussion on new research—fecal transplants anyone? And expanding your microbe community helps build resilience against allergies—dogs are healthy for you esp. for kids! And playing in the dirt. And I bet chickens are good for you too!
Thoroughly enjoying this non-fiction read. Yong is an engaging reader with a sense of humor to boot. Been wanting to read this ever since I heard Terry Gross interview him.
pickThis is excellent science writing, as I've come to expect from Ed Yong. He weaves a LOT of research into a compelling story and generally avoids overselling the conclusions. I've been thinking more than usual lately about sanitation, so I was particularly interested in the studies about the microbiome of the built environment that were described in the last chapter.
"Gutless bone-eating snot-flower worm" is my new favorite species name that doubles as an insult.
Funny timing: I've listened to two different podcast episodes this weekend that have mentioned this book. Both only tangentially related to the book, both good.
http://ohnopodcast.com/investigations/2020/5/9/ross-and-carrie-cure-covid-sympto...
https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-610/
(Yes, I'm behind on podcasts...)
Seems like the footnotes in this book weren't proofread at all. In Chapter 3, all the numbers are off by one - you can see here how the text of footnote 48 is clearly supposed to go in the location marked 49.
We got a hammock! Excellent reading spot on a nice day.
I'm not normally one for pointing out typos in published books, but writing "faces" instead of "feces" is a heck of a typo! ??
pickEd Yong writes so enthusiastically about the expansive microbial world and our human understanding of it, past and present, that these science and research packed pages are a joy to read. More remarkable is Yong‘s insistence on the moral of the story: it is the balanced mutual self-interest of community, not dog eat dog competition, that is the beating heart of life.
Here's my #BookSpin list for May (with apologies to the authors with encoding issues in their names that I don't have the bandwidth to fix right now). This month I decided to pull just from ebooks that I own.
I'm sticking to my usual pace of one, maybe two of these books in a month, but I salute those of you going for the #BookSpinBonanza!
Thanks as always to @TheAromaofBooks for hosting the challenge!
Within 24 hours of moving into a new place we overwrite it with our own microbes, turning it into a reflection of ourselves.
pickReally fascinating. This information dense, but highly readable book could be read 10 times and you would continue to get more out of it each time. It is a marvelous look at microbes and how they populate and control everything in our world. I have a new born respect for the humble bacteria. A must read for anyone interested in science and development.
#7days7covers #covercrush #audiobookcovers Day 3
If anyone else would like to post a cover they find beautiful for the next 7 days (no explanation), please do. Lord knows we could use more beauty in the world!! 😊😊
Reading this next. Hoping it‘s very readable for a science book.
#audiobaking is working for me. Although I will say my choice of book is slightly questionable for the venture... 🤣
Trying my hand at Mexican chocolate snickerdoodles - because I can‘t keep spending all my money at the vegan bakery that sells these. My attempts are not quite as pretty, but they are just as tasty imho! Gotta love Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar!
My reading has been all over the place lately. I've been reading a lot of graphic novels and a lot of short stories. Most notably: A People's Future History of the United States, edited by Victor LaValle.
But what I enjoyed most is the audiobook of I Contain Multitudes. It sent me out looking for information on bacteria and single-celled creatures and viruses, and mosses and lichens, and other small things. I really recommend it.
1 slip & fall on the ice + 1 fractured wrist = a prescription to stay in bed and read all day 🤷🏻♀️ #silverlining
Ed Yong has fast become one of my favorite science writers (right up there with Mary Roach). He doesn‘t just give you scientific facts until your brain hurts - he tells you a story of the science and never forgets to highlight the people behind the science. And he is writing a second book! If you enjoy science writing, definitely give him a try.
pickFascinating and full of whimsy, despite being a science book. I loved it!
pickListened to this one on audiobook. Good narration but lots of clipped, corrected piecing together in parts.
Very interesting topic and fairly accessible. I did fast forward in some parts because it got a bit bogged down in places, but overall, a recommendation.
#TBRTuesday
Here‘s what I‘ve got going on this week. My dd had her wisdom teeth out today (all went well) and I hope I‘ll have lots of reading time as she rests and heals.
I can‘t stop laughing about this! 😂😂 He is describing names of the different octopuses (octopi?) in a lab that studies symbiotic microorganisms. I just love that he indicated the gender of Yuk the Octopus by putting “Mr” in parentheses! 😂😍😂😍 This whole book is delightful so far. I‘m loving it!
pickAn absolutely fascinating book. It wasn‘t as intimidating as I had thought it would be and I loved all the examples he brings in to illustrate his points. I never knew that microbes could be so interesting !
Making chocolate digestives for the first time while listening to this audiobook. I love chocolate digestives and was curious to see what homemade ones taste like
#audiobaking
Making scrambled eggs at 630 on a Sunday while listening to this fascinating audiobook - he‘s currently talking about how certain probiotics can possibly help with depression and stress
Thanks again for all your great nonfiction audiobook recommendations you guys! I decided to go with this one first! I had downloaded the sample and Yong had me at “pangolin”.
1. Disney's The Little Mermaid
2. French Fries
3. Um, I'm not into any? Whatever ends up on SXM Alt Nation, Lithium, or Pulse channels when I'm driving to the grocery store.
4. I Contain Multitudes - Ed Yong (narrative nonfiction science about the microbiome that humans are, fascinating stuff!)
5. Will do!
#friYayIntro
Thank you @jesshowbooks these are always a fun way to kick off Friday!
