From the founders of Nerd Nite, which has been putting on live shows in 100+ cities since 2003, comes an epic collection of short essays from experts in their fields about a wide variety of bizarre and fascinating STEM topics - like The Science of the Hangover, Mass Extinction, Zombies Are Real and You Might Be One, Cut It Off!:A Civil War Amputation, What Does Google See?, Artificial Gravity in Science Fiction, and What I Learned About Dating Apps (Generally) After I Spent Five F**king Years Studying Them for a PhD.

This book is so fun to read - I’ve been picking it up and reading a few essays at a time - and it would make a great gift for any nerd in your life (I’m passing along my copy to my dad when I’m done). The essays are all quick reads and serve as a great starting point to find a topic that sparks your interest. Love it!

* thank you, St Martin’s Press, for the NetGalley and finished copies. HTWF&IF publishes February 20, 2024.