Tag Archives: science

DNA: The Secret of Life

Written by: James Watson with Andrew Berry A history of the science of genetics from the man who got famous for ‘discovering’ DNA. Interesting stories that I think I remember or that might be from high school. Length: 17.75 hrs 1/2004: What he said.

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Written by: Bill Bryson In a nutshell: “First the Earth cooled. Then the dinosaurs came but they got too big and fat and died and turned into oil. Ooh look! There’s a sale at Penney’s!” Actually that’s from Airplane, which was a whole lot funnier than this book. Length: 18 hrs 11/2003: I like Bill […]