Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Fall 2016 Haley Reading Group: Best American Science and Nature Writing (2015)

 
This semester for our Haley Reading Group, we'll cover The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2015) edited by Rebecca Skloot.

In the past, we covered books related to history, educational challenges, mass incarceration, race and racism, the art of choosing, and being wrong. We've also covered volumes of poetry.  

What's been missing? Coverage on science and nature writing, among other topics. A focus on science and nature writing now seems especially fitting since so many of our participants major in STEM fields.

Reading schedule:
September 21: Rebecca Boyle’s “The Health Effects of a World Without Darkness" (43 – 54)
September 28: Atul Gawande's "No Risky Chances" (65 – 71)
October 5: Brooke Jarvis’s “The Deepest Dig” (124 – 133)
October 12: Jourdan Imani Keith’s “At Risk" & “Desegregating Wilderness” (149 - 150) & (151 -153)
October 19: Reflections
October 26: Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The Big Kill” (163 – 178)
November 2: Amy Maxmen’s “Digging Through the World’s Oldest Graveyard” (179 – 190)
November 9: Sarah Schweitzer’s “Chasing Bayla” (225 – 243)
November 16: Kim Todd’s “Curious” (273 – 281)
November 30: Barry Yeoman’s “From Billions to None” (297 – 305)
November 30: Sarah Schweitzer’s “Chasing Bayla” (225 – 243)
December 7: Reflections

Related:
Haley Reading Groups

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