{"id":2382,"date":"2024-05-16T08:56:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T08:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/?page_id=2382"},"modified":"2024-05-16T09:31:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:31:52","slug":"stem-summer-book-recommendations-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/stem-summer-book-recommendations-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM Summer Book Recommendations 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2385\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2385 size-mh-magazine-lite-content\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/files\/2024\/05\/KCL-Library-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maughan Library, King&#8217;s College London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The summer before university is a perfect time to explore hot topics in science and beyond. We asked our scientists for their reading, watching and listening suggestions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Books<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/range\/david-epstein\/9781509843527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Range, How Generalists Triumph in a Specialised World<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> by David Epstein<br \/>\n<\/span>Recommended by Professor Rachel Mills \u2013 Professor of Ocean Chemistry<br \/>\n<strong>Rachel writes:<\/strong> &#8220;I\u2019m currently enjoying this book for the ideas about crossing disciplines to diversify the developmental pipeline. You can also listen to him <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/intelligence-squared\/id708371900?i=1000505123808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/otherlands\/thomas-halliday\/9780141991146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Otherlands: A World in the Making<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> by Thomas Halliday <\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recommended by Professor Abigail Tucker \u2013 Professor of Development and Evolution<br \/>\n<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abigail writes: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI enjoyed reading Otherlands. It fits well with mass extinctions events that we explore in later years of the course.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Podcasts<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b006qykl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">In Our Time<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 BBC Radio 4<\/span><\/i><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recommended by Professor Rachel Bearon \u2013 Professor of Mathematical Biology<br \/>\n<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rachel writes: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOn the recommendation of my 16-year-old son.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b00snr0w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Infinite Monkey Cage<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> &#8211; BBC Radio 4<\/span><\/i><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recommended by Professor Rachel Bearon<br \/>\n<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rachel writes: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cA fun podcast series hosted by Brian Cox and Robin Ince. A recent episode at the Large Hadron Collider focused on the Higgs Boson with guests including King\u2019s physicist Dr Tevong You. Peter Higgs was a King\u2019s alumnus.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/the-disappearing-spoon-a-science-history-podcast\/id1506994358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Disappearing Spoon<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recommended by Professor Chris Frost \u2013 Professor of Organic Chemistry<br \/>\n<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chris writes: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI often drop into this podcast for a historical perspective on science.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Watching<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/3blue1brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">3blue1brown<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> by Grant Sanderson<\/span><\/i><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recommended by Professor Mark French \u2013 Professor of Engineering<br \/>\n<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why Professor French recommends it: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis YouTube channel covers a variety of topics in maths and adjacent fields, using animation to explore tricky topics, and for difficult problems to be made simple. See <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKTzGBJPuJwM&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccaitlin.salter%40kcl.ac.uk%7C412053c4a7c746f3a3a208dc70cdcada%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0%7C0%7C638509276377202811%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6GnGxAb6RncNiIF7JwIAcR3uUwQZ91k9zA7amuh%2BNF0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">this one on Optics<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. My personal favourite is the one on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dr6sGWTCMz2k&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccaitlin.salter%40kcl.ac.uk%7C412053c4a7c746f3a3a208dc70cdcada%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0%7C0%7C638509276377209307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pmxf1jDYilRXIwYgD1qSV3OyXvmw9AEuAxwjVa5HzGQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fourier Series<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for beautiful animations.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Websites<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.nasa.gov%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccaitlin.salter%40kcl.ac.uk%7C834873a992a1433e810908dc74c628b0%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0%7C0%7C638513641659458856%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Fs1KphgzE7f3oUQb4XztxFW2tFOm1Z7OkKDFOd3q%2BxI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">NASA Science<\/span><\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recommended by Dr Baljinder Mankoo \u2013 Programme Director for Natural Sciences<br \/>\n<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Baljinder writes: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis website seeks to discover the secrets of the universe, search for life elsewhere, and protect and improve life on Earth and in space.\u00a0 Importantly, NASA has many missions which study the Earth to observe the oceans, land, ice, and atmosphere, and measure how change in one drives change in others.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The suggestions on this list are completely optional and just for fun!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The summer before university is a perfect time to explore hot topics in science and beyond. We asked our scientists for their reading, watching and <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/stem-summer-book-recommendations-2024\/\" title=\"STEM Summer Book Recommendations 2024\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1226,"featured_media":2385,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2382","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2382\/revisions\/2394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}