The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017 (The Best American Series ®)

**"Undeniably exquisite . . . Reveal[s] not only how science actually happens but also who or what propels its immutable humanity." —Maria Popova "An excellent introduction to the key issues in science today." —P. D. Smith, __Guardian__ "[A] stellar compendium . . . Delightful to read." —__Publishers Weekly,__ starred review** A renowned scientist and the best-selling author of __Lab Girl__, Hope Jahren selects the year's top science and nature writing from writers who balance research with humanity and in the process uncover riveting stories of discovery across disciplines. A renowned scientist and the best-selling author of Lab Girl , Hope Jahren selects the year'stop science and nature writing from writers who balance research with humanity and in the process uncover riveting stories of discovery across disciplines. The art of saving relics / Sarah Everts -- Altered tastes / Maria Konnikova -- The secrets of the wave pilots / Kim Tingley -- The billion-year wave / Nicola Twilley -- The case for leaving city rats alone / Becca Cudmore -- The battle for Virunga / Robert Draper -- The new harpoon / Tom Kizzia -- A song of ice / Elizabeth Kolbert -- Something uneasy in the Los Angeles air / Adrian Glick Kudler -- Dark science / Omar Mouallem -- The parks of tomorrow / Michelle Nijhuis -- How factory farms play chicken with antibiotics / Tom Philpott -- The invisible catastrophe / Nathaniel Rich -- The devil is in the details / Christopher Solomon -- The physics pioneer who walked away from it all / Sally Davies -- The DIY scientist, the Olympian, and the mutated gene / David Epstein -- Inside the breakthrough starshot mission to Alpha Centauri / Ann Finkbeiner -- He fell in love with his good student -- Then fired her for it / Azeen Ghorayshi -- The woman who might find us another Earth / Chris Jones -- Out here, no one can hear you scream / Katrhryn Joyce -- The amateur cloud society that (sort of) rattled the scientific community / Jon Mooallem -- The man who gave himself away / Michael Regnier -- Unfriendly climate / Sonia Smith -- It's time these ancient women scientists get their due / Emily Temple-Wood Twenty-four “outstanding” pieces of American science & nature writing, edited by a renowned scientist and bestselling author (Publishers Weekly).“Science is both essential and frivolous, jubilant and despairing, lovely and brutal, perfect and broken—all at the same time—just like the scientists who fashion it,” writes Hope Jahren in her introduction to The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017. The pieces honored in this collection celebrate astonishing wonders—from our public lands to a new way of tasting food we eat—and investigate grave perils, like the rapid progression of climate change, air pollution, and more. They show us the beauty and innovation of our planet, and how urgently we must fight to protect it from all those who take it for granted.The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017 includes:Elizabeth KolbertDavid EpsteinMaria KonnikovaJon MooallemTom KizziaNicola TwilleyAnd others "Undeniably exquisite ... 'eveal[s] not only how science actually happens but also who or what propels its immutable humanity."--Maria Popova "An excellent introduction to the key issues in science today."--Page D. Smith, Guardian "[A] stellar compendium ... 'elightful to read."--Publishers Weekly, starred review A renowned scientist and the best-selling author of Lab Girl, Hope Jahren selects the year's top science and nature writing from writers who balance research with humanity and in the process uncover riveting stories of discovery across disciplines Tim Folger Hope Jahren Sarah Everts Maria Konnikova Kim Tingley Nicola Twilley Becca Cudmore Robert Draper Tom Kizzia Elizabeth Kolbert Adrian Glick Kudler Omar Mouallem Michelle Nijhuis Tom Philpott Nathaniel Rich Christopher Solomon Sally Davies David Epstein Ann Finkbeiner Azeen Ghorayshi Chris Jones Katrhryn Joyce Jon Mooallem Michael Regnier Sonia Smith Emily Temple-Wood None None Presents a collection of nature and science essays published in American periodicals in the previous year, including works by such authors as Sarah Everts, Nathaniel Rich, and Kathryn Joyce. Presents an anthology of the best science and nature writing published in the previous year, selected from American periodicals