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March 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our Science & Nature newsletter.

Find library titles, events, and resources that reveal the surprising and wondrous about the world we live in.

 

Staff List

New For You - Science & Nature - March 2025

Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.

 

Website

Hoake ki te Taiao City Nature Challenge (25-28 April 2025)

Help put Ōtautahi Christchurch's biodiversity on the map! Come along to our City Nature Challenge events in April.

 

New books

Science

"A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0" by Bryson, Bill, 1951-
"The Chemistry Between Art and Science" by White, Jen
"The Wizard's Guide to Magical Experiments" by Wood, A. J., 1960-
"A Force of Nature" by Reeves, Richard
"Science Under Siege" by Mann, Michael E., 1965-
"SAS" by Lewis, Damien
"The Chemistry Between Art and Science" by White, Jen

Nature

"Defiance" by Brown, Bob, 1944-
"Diary of A Nature Nerd" by Everett, Tiffany, 1990-
"The Spirit of the Rainforest" by Vásquez Espinoza, Rosa
"The Edge of Silence" by Ansell, Neil
"Salvage" by Mills, Jennifer, 1977-
"Neurodivergent, by Nature" by Harkness, Joe, 1986-
"Diary of A Nature Nerd" by Everett, Tiffany, 1990-

Featured topic: Genetics

"50 Genetics Ideas You Really Need to Know" by Henderson, Mark, 1963-
"Ancestors" by Zalloua, Pierre A.
"Pulmyŏl ŭi yujŏnja" by Dawkins, Richard, 1941-
"Biohacking your Genes" by Paul, Sharad P.
"When the Baby Is Not Ok" by Brown, Jennifer J.
"Valley of Forgetting" by Smith, Jennie Erin, 1973-
"Ancestors" by Zalloua, Pierre A.
 

Blog Post

Is the future in our genes?

What are the implications of proposed law changes around gene technology, and could it really help endangered species?

 

Video

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

 

Easter Hours

Good Friday 18 April: All libraries closed
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 April aren't public holidays, so libraries will be open their normal hours except:

  • Linwood Library at Eastgate will be closed on Easter Sunday

Monday 21 April: Easter Monday our central library Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm. All other libraries are closed.

More about Easter
 
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