{"id":2933,"date":"2021-05-14T15:39:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T14:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/?p=2933"},"modified":"2021-05-14T16:06:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T15:06:27","slug":"summer-of-biosciences-reading-listening-and-viewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/2021\/05\/14\/summer-of-biosciences-reading-listening-and-viewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer of Biosciences: Reading, listening and viewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Looking for something new to watch, listen to or read now you\u2019ve finished every Netflix boxset? Our Academics give their recommendations for how to get an extra slice of biosciences this summer, with a list of their top books, podcasts and shows. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Podcasts\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A great way of catching up on the go, we love a podcast. Here are Bioscience related ones for you to check out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/articles?type=nature-podcast\">Nature podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.talkingbiotechpodcast.com\/\">Talking Biotech podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/biology_podcasts\/\">Top 15 Biology Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve caught up on all the latest boxsets and are looking for something new to watch why not check out one of our recommended Biosciences\u00a0related documentaries:<\/p>\n<p class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zQmUr_kVkZM\">The Big Picture : Bioscience to Bioeconomy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episode\/p0910g2w\/the-scienceish-of-stranger-things\"><span class=\"typo typo--bold play-cta__title typo--buzzard\">The Science(ish) of&#8230; Stranger Things<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Books\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re sick of screen time and want to read something a bit different, we have a couple of recommendations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/1283\/warren-martin\">Professor Martin Warren<\/a>:\u00a0<i>A short history of nearly everything<\/i>. Bill Bryson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/1036\/ellis-peter\">Dr Peter Ellis<\/a>:\u00a0<i>A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The story in our gene<\/i>. Adam Rutherford<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/678\/phelan-pauline\">Dr Pauline Phelan<\/a>:\u00a0<i>An unquiet mind<\/i>. Kay Redfield-Jamison<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/1185\/garrett-michelle\">Professor Michelle Garrett<\/a>:\u00a0<i>The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer<\/i>. Siddhartha Mukherjee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/1035\/farr%C3%A9-belmonte-marta\">Dr Marta Farr\u00e9 Belmonte<\/a>:\u00a0<i>Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes<\/i>. Svante Paabo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/1135\/geeves-michael\">Professor Mike Geeves<\/a>:\u00a0<i>The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science.<\/i>\u00a0Andrea Wulf<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/2081\/ezcurra-marina\">Dr Martina Ezcurra<\/a><i>: In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind<\/i>. Eric Kandel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/1169\/robinson-gary\">Dr Gary Robinson<\/a><i>: Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live<\/i>. Rob Dunn, William Neal Reynolds<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/1344\/klappa-peter\">Dr Peter Klappa<\/a>:\u00a0<i>How we learn: throw out the rule book and unlock your brain\u2019s potential<\/i>. Benedict Carey<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/648\/michaelis-martin\">Prof Martin Michaelis<\/a>:\u00a0<i>Thinking, Fast and Slow<\/i>. David Kahneman<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s a Biosciences related book, show or film that you love, why not share it with us? Get in touch with any of your recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/biokent\">@Biokent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/biounikent\">School of Biosciences<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/unikentbiosciences\">@UniKentBiosciences<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/2021\/05\/14\/summer-of-biosciences-reading-listening-and-viewing\/&amp;t=Summer of Biosciences: Reading, listening and viewing' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Summer of Biosciences: Reading, listening and viewing%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/2021\/05\/14\/summer-of-biosciences-reading-listening-and-viewing\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/2021\/05\/14\/summer-of-biosciences-reading-listening-and-viewing\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/2021\/05\/14\/summer-of-biosciences-reading-listening-and-viewing\/&amp;title=Summer of Biosciences: Reading, listening and viewing' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/2021\/05\/14\/summer-of-biosciences-reading-listening-and-viewing\/&amp;title=Summer of Biosciences: Reading, listening and viewing' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for something new to watch, listen to or read now you\u2019ve finished every Netflix boxset? 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