Books About BIPOC Scientists

BIPOC (pronounced BY-POCK) is an acronym that stands for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour. It is used when referring to lived experiences of racialized individuals.

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I contain multitudes : the microbes within us and a grander view of life
Yong, Ed
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller New York Times Notable Book of 2016 * NPR Great Read of 2016 * Named a Best Book of 2016 by The Economist, Smithsonian, NPR's Science Friday, MPR, Minnesota Star Tribune, Kirkus Reviews,...
The song of the cell : an exploration of medicine and the new human
Mukherjee, Siddhartha
Paper Book
Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauqua Prize! Named a New York Times Notable Book and a Best Book of the Year by The Economist, Oprah Daily, BookPage, Book Riot, the New York Public...
Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing
Grenz, Jennifer
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE 2025 HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZE, PART OF THE BC AND YUKON BOOK PRIZES SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE NATIONAL BESTSELLER "This beautiful book can completely change how we approach science, using both Indigenous and...
The coming wave : technology, power, and the twenty-first century's greatest dilemma
Suleyman, Mustafa
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance--from a co-founder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind...
Astrophysics for people in a hurry
Tyson, Neil deGrasse
Paper Book
Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold. The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit...
Braiding sweetgrass
Kimmerer, Robin Wall
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post Bestseller Named a "Best Essay Collection of the Decade" by Literary Hub As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member...
The serviceberry : abundance and reciprocity in the natural world
Kimmerer, Robin Wall
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world....
Empire of AI : dreams and nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
Hao, Karen
Paper Book
A New York Times Notable Book * Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction * A New York Times Bestseller * Named a Best Book of the Year by Smithsonian, Scientific American, and Elle * Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, NYPL...
Walking with gorillas : the journey of an African wildlife vet
Kalema-Zikusoka, Gladys
Ebook
An Inspiring Memoir, for Fans of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Frans De Waal In her enchanting memoir, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian, tells the remarkable story from her animal-loving childhood to her career protecting endangered mountain...

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