2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Science & Technology Winner

Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?,
Alan Weisman
Every four days there are a million more people on the planet. More people and fewer resources. In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don’t stomp any more species – including our own – out of…
2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Science & Technology Shortlist

Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures
Virginia Morell

Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience
Sally Satel and Scott O. Lilienfeld

Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction
Annalee Newitz
