{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Two More of the Best Science Books of 2023","description":"I was recently reading the December 7, 2023 issue of \u201cSmithsonian\u201d magazine. In this issue, I read the article \u201cThe Ten Best Science Books of 2023\u201d written by Bridget Alex, Riley Black, Dan Falk, Shi En Kim, Carlyn Kranking, and Joe Spring.&amp;nbsp; In the article they shared their top nonfiction science titles from the past year, selected by \u201cSmithsonian\u201d magazine\u2019s editors and frequent contributors. In our last podcast, I shared the reviews of two of the top ten books.&amp;nbsp; In today\u2019s podcast, we will look at the reviews of two more books from the list: Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb Starborn: How the Stars Made Us (and Who We Would Be Without Them) by Roberto Trotta ","author_name":"K12Science","author_url":"http:\/\/k12science.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/29150563\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/165276013"}