Tonight! Star tribologist and author of Friction, Jennifer Vail, will appear on the r/AskScience subreddit for a special AMA.
What are your burning questions about friction? Join us:
www.reddit.com/r/askscience...
A photo of Jennifer R. Vail's Friction: A Biography, which features a dynamic match about to strike on its cover. In the background, a unqiue, corrugated material.
From snow tires to sneaker soles—from the first spark of fire to the frontiers of energy—friction is the invisible force that connects everyday life to man’s greatest achievements.
Star tribologist Jennifer Vail delivers a spellbinding handbook to friction’s history and future: tinyurl.com/3md2x4v2
Book cover titled "A World of Resistance: India and the Global Antibiotic Crisis" by Assa Doron & Alex Broom. The design features a black and white image of a landscape with an overlay of orange abstract patterns.
Antibiotic resistance is exploding in India.
It's one of the most daunting public health challenges facing humanity.
This sweeping analysis uncovers the causes of—and offers solutions to—the crisis.
Coming March 10. Keep reading: bit.ly/4k5uE8O
I want to read all of these!
Really enjoyed chatting with Greg McNiff about "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean." In a wide-ranging conversation, we touch on everything from dreams of terraforming Mars and colonizing Venus to the role of solar storms and asteroid impacts in shaping history. #EnvHist newbooksnetwork.com/ripples-on-t...
Delighted that Jennifer Vail's book FRICTION was recommended by @newscientist.com.
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"[Friction] is an unsung hero to most (though not, of course, to Newton, da Vinci and their ilk) – though hopefully not for much longer."
One more week until publication!
www.newscientist.com/article/2509...
Great description of Jennifer Vail's @harvardpress.bsky.social book on friction, the force that opposes motion, in the @thetimesofindia.bsky.social! Publishing next week.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-ed...
"Doron and Broom’s complex but remarkably accessible and nicely illustrated work makes clear for readers at all levels that the planet’s health and their own require transforming conditions that give rise to AMR to restore human microbial balance."--Thomas Davis
tinyurl.com/48napdc2
Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean, "a fascinating tour of the environmental history of the inner solar system," is a @sciam.bsky.social favorite book of the year. Check out the other books (both nonfiction and fiction) on the list! #Space #EnvHist #History www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean is "one of the most fascinating histories of space exploration we know," according to Nautilus, because it shows how "space exploration doesn’t distract us from urgent Earthy issues; it helps us solve threats to Earth." #EnvHist nautil.us/the-nautilus...
Great to join @miquai.bsky.social and the folks at @carnegiescience.bsky.social this morning to talk about Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean and, among other things, the existential risk of #SolarStorms. Check out Mike’s forthcoming book - an argument for a new force of nature! #Space
I love publishing with @aeon.co. In this article, come for the UAPs (!), stay for the Martian canal-builders - and the history of how they changed our ideas about the environment, our future, and our place in the universe. #EnvHist #Aliens #Mars #History aeon.co/essays/in-th...
Three new interviews about the #EnvHist of outer space and climate change!
It was an absolute delight to chat about "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean" with Sarah Al-Ahmed at Planetary Radio, one of my favorite podcasts. Check it out here: www.planetary.org/planetary-ra... (1/3)
In 1859, a solar storm of staggering power revealed that while technological progress had provided new powers over environments on Earth, it had also created vulnerabilities to environments in space. Read more in this excerpt from Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean! #EnvHist lithub.com/on-the-19th-...
My new book, "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean," was published today! And here's a new article in @theconversation.com that explains how #solarstorms have influenced #history, and may threaten our future. Spoiler: it's really not a good idea to cut science at NASA. theconversation.com/solar-storms...
Tomorrow morning EST: I'm doing a Reddit AMA with r/AskHistorians and r/AskScience. I'll answer any and all questions about #ClimateChange, space history, environmental history, and anything else people want to talk about - including "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean," my next book. #EnvHist
Tell Us! Do you have an all-time favorite map? We want to see it!
📣 Calling all map nerds! In today’s podcast, we’re exploring how math helps us map the world. Now, we want to hear from you. Follow this link to share your favorite map—whether beautiful or bizarre—with SciFri, and stay tuned on social to see a roundup of submissions: buff.ly/QInsQ69
What can be used to track epidemics, catch criminals, and calculate the deepest depths of the ocean floor? A map, of course! Journey with us through the mathematics at the heart of all sorts of maps. 🗺️
Today @dagomardegroot.bsky.social makes a case for an Environmental History that spans the cosmos.
niche-canada.org/2025/10/15/s...
#envhist #space #cosmos #histsci
"Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean," my new book, is out in two weeks! To introduce the book - why I wrote it, the evidence I used, the methods I developed, and why it all matters - I filmed six short videos. Here's the first! (1/3) #EnvHist #Space #Astronomy #History www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8o1...
@publisherswkly.bsky.social reviews Jennifer Vail's Friction: A Biography. @harvardpress.bsky.social
"[E]ye-opening ... Readers will be inspired to start noticing how this hidden force shapes the world around them."
www.publishersweekly.com/9780674290662
Listen to Paulina Rowińska discuss her book Mapmatics: A Mathematician's Guide to Navigating the World with Ira Platow on @scifri.bsky.social!
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/map...
Jane Goodall: April 3, 1934 – October 1, 2025
Jane Goodall was a global legend at the forefront of discovery — breaking through barriers for women in primatology, science, and beyond.
Her curiosity, strength, and kindness changed the world, bridging countries and cultures in pursuit of a better future.
It's finally in my hands! @harvardpress.bsky.social did such a wonderful job with the jacket. It's available for preorder, and will ship (to anyone in the US or Canada) on October 28th. #EnvHist #Astronomy #Space
Beautiful spread of an excerpt from THE COLOR OF NORTH in the next issue of Discovery Magazine. @harvardpress.bsky.social
📅 Mon. 9/15 @ 6PM: We join the CPL and Harvard Library in welcoming Shahir S. Rizk and Maggie M. Fink for a discussion of their new book "The Color of North: The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life". Learn more and RSVP for free here: buff.ly/oLitRG0
Another positive pre-publication review for my next book, "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean," this time from Publisher's Weekly. The book debuts on October 28th! #EnvHist #Astronomy #Environment www.publishersweekly.com/9780674986503
A Kirkus starred review for my next book, "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean." Look for it in October! #Astronomy #Space #Environment #History www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
