National Science Week

National Science Week is Australia's annual celebration of science and technology which features more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres. This year National Science Week is it being held from 10-18 August, so join the festivities and events by reading some of the titles from the following list.

Updated June 11, 2024
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Light eaters, the
Schlanger, Zoe
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New Yorker's Best Books of 2024 * TIME's 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 * New York Magazine's 10 Best Books of the Year * Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction of 2024 * Smithsonian's 10 Best Science Books of the Year * ...
How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi : Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite
Orr, Kristen
Paper Book
For 20 years, Nerd Nite has delivered to live audiences the most interesting, fun, and informative presentations about science, history, the arts, pop culture, you name it. There hasn't been a rabbit hole that their army of presenters hasn't been afraid to explore. Finally, after countless requests...
The possibility of life : searching for kinship in the cosmos
Green, Jaime
Paper Book
An LA Times Book Prize Finalist A Washington Post Best Book of the Year An NPR Science Friday Book Club Pick A "Next Big Idea Book Club" Must Read An Esquire Best Book of 2023 A Gizmodo New Release Pick for April
Perfume : a century of scents
Ostrom, Lizzie
Paper Book
Signature scents and now-lost masterpieces; the visionaries who conceived them; the wild and wonderful campaigns that launched them; the women and men who wore them--every perfume has a tale to tell. Join Lizzie Ostrom on an olfactory adventure as she explores the trends and...

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