Jul 02 2017
:
The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
8 books on science Bill Gates wants you to read
businessinsider.in
The Microsoft founder has
recommended several books over the years -some about the environment,
some on the cosmos, and some on diseases. Here
are his picks
The Vital Question by Nick Lane
Nick Lane might not be a household name, but Gates wants to change that.
The book seeks to resolve unanswered questions about how life formed on earth, and raises thoughtful questions about where solutions for disease may come from.
“Even if the details of Nick's work turn out to be wrong,“ Gates said, “I suspect his focus on energy will be seen as an important contribution to our understanding of where we come from.“
Sustainable Materials With Both Eyes Open by Julian Allwood and Jonathan Cullen
On the heels of the 2015 Paris climate summit, Gates wrote on his blog that Sustainable Materials With B oth E y e s O p e n struck him because so few environmental books talk directly about “how we make stuff“. The book is a dense, diagram-filled read about the value in lengthening the shelf-life of everyday products by using materials that can be repurposed and reused.
House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox by William Foege
Foege is widely credited as the driving force behind the eradication of smallpox in the 1970s. In a 2014 blog post, Gates remarked on Foege's mentorship to both him and Melinda as they were getting their start in philanthropy.
Foege's 2012 book re counts how the eradication began, delves into his personal and professional life as an epidemiologist, and shares stories of people affected by the disease.
Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues by Paul Farmer
One of the world's premier e pi d e m iolo g i s t s , P au l Farmer, helped bring sustainable health care to millions in Haiti. Though it came out more than 15 years ago, Infections and Inequalities has stuck with Gates because it reminds the public how much deadlier diseases like A I DS, T B, and ma laria can be to people with out access to vaccines or treatment.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
According to Harari, we weren't always the only species of human beings on Earth. Roughly 100,000 years ago, there were actu ally six varieties of people, but homo sapiens were the e it to today. He also looks to only ones who made it to today. He also looks toward a future in which genetic engineering and artificial intelligence make our definition of “human“ even mor e f lu id. F rom Gates: “I would recommend Sapiens to anyone who's interested in the history and future of our species.“
The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years by Sonia Shah
Malaria has become one of the Gates Foundation's top priorities over the past several years. Gates calls Shah's book “probably the best choice“ if you only have time to read one book on the subject.
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
After a science-fiction dry spell of more than a decade, in 2016, Gates picked up Seveneves on a friend's recommendation, and he says he's grateful for it. “The plot gets going in the first sentence, when the moon blows up,“ he wrote.
The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Genome science can hardly be considered a topic of mainstream interest, but Gates says Mukherjee manages to captu re its relevance to people's daily lives. He seeks to answer big questions concerning our personalities and what makes us, us. Mukherjee is what Gates calls a “quadruple threat“. He's a practicing physician, teacher, researcher, and author.
Nick Lane might not be a household name, but Gates wants to change that.
The book seeks to resolve unanswered questions about how life formed on earth, and raises thoughtful questions about where solutions for disease may come from.
“Even if the details of Nick's work turn out to be wrong,“ Gates said, “I suspect his focus on energy will be seen as an important contribution to our understanding of where we come from.“
Sustainable Materials With Both Eyes Open by Julian Allwood and Jonathan Cullen
On the heels of the 2015 Paris climate summit, Gates wrote on his blog that Sustainable Materials With B oth E y e s O p e n struck him because so few environmental books talk directly about “how we make stuff“. The book is a dense, diagram-filled read about the value in lengthening the shelf-life of everyday products by using materials that can be repurposed and reused.
House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox by William Foege
Foege is widely credited as the driving force behind the eradication of smallpox in the 1970s. In a 2014 blog post, Gates remarked on Foege's mentorship to both him and Melinda as they were getting their start in philanthropy.
Foege's 2012 book re counts how the eradication began, delves into his personal and professional life as an epidemiologist, and shares stories of people affected by the disease.
Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues by Paul Farmer
One of the world's premier e pi d e m iolo g i s t s , P au l Farmer, helped bring sustainable health care to millions in Haiti. Though it came out more than 15 years ago, Infections and Inequalities has stuck with Gates because it reminds the public how much deadlier diseases like A I DS, T B, and ma laria can be to people with out access to vaccines or treatment.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
According to Harari, we weren't always the only species of human beings on Earth. Roughly 100,000 years ago, there were actu ally six varieties of people, but homo sapiens were the e it to today. He also looks to only ones who made it to today. He also looks toward a future in which genetic engineering and artificial intelligence make our definition of “human“ even mor e f lu id. F rom Gates: “I would recommend Sapiens to anyone who's interested in the history and future of our species.“
The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years by Sonia Shah
Malaria has become one of the Gates Foundation's top priorities over the past several years. Gates calls Shah's book “probably the best choice“ if you only have time to read one book on the subject.
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
After a science-fiction dry spell of more than a decade, in 2016, Gates picked up Seveneves on a friend's recommendation, and he says he's grateful for it. “The plot gets going in the first sentence, when the moon blows up,“ he wrote.
The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Genome science can hardly be considered a topic of mainstream interest, but Gates says Mukherjee manages to captu re its relevance to people's daily lives. He seeks to answer big questions concerning our personalities and what makes us, us. Mukherjee is what Gates calls a “quadruple threat“. He's a practicing physician, teacher, researcher, and author.
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