Show threadDr Susi ArnottOct 21
@davidho Great - knowing your other posts, this is exactly NOT a diversion from doing all the other stuff as well... Concerned by news of ocean circulation shifts as well as apparent reduction phytoplankton activity - oooh, its always time to read #BlueMachine again
#oceancarbon
Show threadJoël MétreauDec 27, 2024
One of the most interesting book I read this year Blue Machine by Helen Czerski @helenczerski or the ocean explained by physics. A lot of information. Entertaining and instructive. Pop science at its best #BlueMachine #HelenCzerski #popscience #bookstodon #vendredilecture #books #mastolivre #livre #physics #ocean
carlmyhillSep 19, 2024

Really enjoying @helenczerski 's #bluemachine . Read on Audible with a level of wonder for the natural world that I'd normally associate with Brian Cox.

Covers the connection of Hawaiian people to the ocean through their canoes to the UK coastline including the Thames in Putney - coincidentally the bit I listen to on the way home, through bone conducting headphones, as I crossed Putney bridge going home. Bone conducting comes up later in the book too!

So thorough and well read. Thank you.

GeorgeAug 30, 2024
I've just finished reading Blue Machine by Helen Czerski. It is an excellent read and I've learned so much. The science is fascinating, the human and cultural aspects equally so. Strong recommend. #BlueMachine #Ocean #OccasionalBookRecommendation
Show threadClaire BarnesJul 13, 2024

@helenczerski Congratulations! Your book is a life changer, expanding perception of the wonders of our oceans; I hope you win but will now look up the others too!

#BlueMachine #ocean #books #WainwrightPrize

Show threadOceans CraigJan 20, 2024
@AlexsandraSmart @helenczerski indeed! and in a circular thing - it was my birthday a few days back and I pre-packed my gift to myself and it's Helen's #BlueMachine book... with the Spillhaus projection on the cover -when too much ocean is barely enough
Show threadSellaTheChemistOct 4, 2023

@helenczerski This is one of the best books I've read this year. Highly recommended #bluemachine

https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324006718/about-the-book/reviews

The Blue Machine

A scientist’s exploration of the 'ocean engine'—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters., The Blue Machine, How the Ocean Works, Helen Czerski, 9781324006718

Show threadJerrDanselOct 3, 2023
@helenczerski Thank you for narrating the audiobook version yourself (which narration, BTW, is really terrific). I’m blind and so doomed to use audiobooks, and I find that too often scientists farm out audio narration to people who clearly don’t understand what they’re reading, which makes listening difficult/painful. So thanks for taking the time to do it yourself. #Ocean #BlueMachine #Books #Audiobooks #Bookstodon
Helen CzerskiOct 3, 2023

It's publication day for The Blue Machine in the US and Canada. Same book, with a different subtitle and miles in some places instead of km (but still mostly SI units, yay!).

If you're an ocean scientist and your family don't understand what you do and why, this might help.

"I love Helen Czerski’s writing, and this is her richest work yet—as clear as springwater, yet as filled with fascinating things as the ocean itself."- Sarah Bakewell

https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324006718/about-the-book/reviews

#ocean #books #BlueMachine

The Blue Machine

A scientist’s exploration of the 'ocean engine'—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters., The Blue Machine, How the Ocean Works, Helen Czerski, 9781324006718

David WhittleAug 28, 2023
Just finished 'Blue Machine' by @helenczerski
An excellent read and should be required reading for politicians particularly the last chapter 'Figure' which touches on shared values
#BlueMachine