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thiskimb's review
5.0
You do not need to have been to Nerd Nite or have a degree in STEM to find this book utterly delightful. Every essay is a quick, funny and insightful peek into a topic you never knew you wanted to know about.
rspencer's review
3.0
This is a fun little read that is good to dip into. You won't sit down and read it from cover to cover in one sitting, but it's a cute book to keep around when you want to expand your horizons and learn something new.
Thanks to St. Martin's Press for access to a digital ARC on NetGalley.
Thanks to St. Martin's Press for access to a digital ARC on NetGalley.
memoriesfrombooks's review
3.0
Nerd Nite is a monthly event where individuals give 20 minutes presentations designed to inform and entertain. The book – How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite by founders Dr. Chris Balakrishnan & Matt Wasowski - is a collection of 71 stem-centered presentations from different presenters and cities along the way. It is a quick read, entertaining, and definitely does not take itself too seriously. If it educates and attracts people to learn more, I am all for it.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2024/12/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-fungi.html
Reviewed for NetGalley.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2024/12/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-fungi.html
Reviewed for NetGalley.
thrifty_librarian's review
4.0
This is the best kind of non-fiction - fun, quirky, and accessible to nearly everyone. The chapters are short, making it perfect for those with limited understanding. It also would work well as a coffee table or bathroom book for those who are into that, as you can easily just read a single chapter and come back to it later without issue.
Many of the authors were funny. Some were political, which will alienate some readers, which is unfortunate because of the great information and perspective about humans as just a small piece of an enormous world that has been around for a long time.
I shared some of the information with friends (clown fish, civil war amputations, maggots for wounds, our future in space). I really think there's something for everyone.
Some of the drawings were odd or confusing. I supposed they were intended to be funny but maybe they just didn't go well in the e-book version.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC. I will purchase for my library.
Many of the authors were funny. Some were political, which will alienate some readers, which is unfortunate because of the great information and perspective about humans as just a small piece of an enormous world that has been around for a long time.
I shared some of the information with friends (clown fish, civil war amputations, maggots for wounds, our future in space). I really think there's something for everyone.
Some of the drawings were odd or confusing. I supposed they were intended to be funny but maybe they just didn't go well in the e-book version.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC. I will purchase for my library.