Astronomy and Physics Books: A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene The Hidden Reality by Brian Greene The Pluto Files by Neil deGrasse Tyson The Privileged Planet by Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay Richards The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen W. Hawking Red Moon Rising by Matthew Brzezinski Richard Feynman Lectures Trailblazing Mars by Pat Duggins 13 Things That Don’t Make Sense by Michael Brooks
Biology and Medicine Books: The Demon Under The Microscope by Thomas Hager The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan The Undead by Dick Teresi Why Do Men Have Nipples by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg Zoobiquity by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers
Environment Books: The World Without Us by Alan Weisman Natural Hazards and Disasters, by Moby Duck by Donovan Hohn
Evolution and Paleontology Books: Smithsonian Handbooks: Fossils, by Cyril Walker and David Ward The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins Fossils by Cyril Walker and David Ward
Neurology, Psychology, and Behavior Books: The Better Angels of Our Nature, by Steven Pinker An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Gifts of the Crow by John Marzluff and Tony Angell Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond Misquoting Jesus by Bart Ehrman The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris The Portable Atheist by Christopher Hitchens The Science of Evil by Simon Baron-Cohen The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell
Art Books: BioArt: Altered Realities, by William Myers The Universe in 100 Colors, by Tyler Thrasher and Terry Mudge An Atlas of Anatomy for Artists, by Fritz Schider Nothing If Not Critical, by Robert Hughes Air Guitar, by David Hickey H. R. Ginger, by Taschen Portfolio Dali, by Paul Moorhouse Subterranea, by Sally Gall
Culture and History Books: The Way of Tea, by Michael Chen Custodians of Wonder, by Eliot Stein Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, by Arthur Hobson Quinn and Edward H. O'Neill William Shakespeare: The Complete Works, by Arthur Henry Bullen Islamic Art and Architecture, by Richard Ettinghausen
Kids Books: The Fascinating Science Book for Kids, by Kevin Kurtz Weird and Wonderful Nature, by Ben Hoare Mistakes That Worked, by Charlotte Foltz Jones Spooky Lakes, by Geo Rutherford
Podcasts and Media: https://www.nature.com/ https://www.wired.com/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/ American Public Media: www.publicradio.org Freakonomics: www.freakonomics.com Intelligence Squared: http://intelligencesquaredus.org/ National Public Radio: www.npr.org Radiolab: www.radiolab.org Shrink Wrap: www.shrinkwrapradio.com Start Talk: www.startalkradio.net Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/ https://www.pbs.org/
Videos:
Fantastic Fungi on Netflix
6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world?language=en
The Math of Nature http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/hunting-hidden- dimension.html