Please note: The resources listed on this page are provided for informational purposes only and reflect my personal preferences. I have no affiliation, partnership, or sponsorship arrangement with any of the individuals, organisations, or platforms listed.
Andrew-Gee (2025). The Mind Mappers: Friendship, Betrayal and the Obsessive Quest to Chart the Brain
Dittrich (2016). Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets
Fleming (2021). Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness (Currently reading)
Owen (2017). Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death
Colwell & McGrayne (2020). A Lab of One's Own: One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
Westover (2018). Educated
Cajal (1897). Advice for a Young Investigator (Currently reading)
Strunk & White (1918). The Elements of Style
Zinsser (1976). On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Klein & Dabney (2013). The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics
Klein & Oppenheimer (2017). Psychology: The Comic Book Introduction
Lang (2016). Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning (Currently reading)
Merkle & Heard (2025). Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences: An Evidence-Based Approach. (Currently reading)
Campbell (2024). Sisters in Science
Chittka (2022). The Mind of a Bee
Frankl (1946). Man's Search for Meaning
Heard (2016). The Scientist's Guide to Writing: How to Write More Easily and Effectively Throughout your Scientific Career
Hinshaw (2017). Another Kind of Madness: A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness
James (2026). Unread: A Memoir of Learning (and Loving) to Read on TikTok
Karikó (2023). Breaking Through: My Life in Science
Kuhn (1962). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Moore (2016). The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Prkachin (2026). Wired Together: The Montreal Neurological Institute and the Origins of Neuroscience
Sacks (1985). The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
Skloot (2010). The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sobel (2024). The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
Valenstein (2005). The War of the Soups and the Sparks: The Discovery of Neurotransmitters and the Dispute Over How Nerves Communicate
Zernike (2023). The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
The Juice and the Squeeze (Julia Strand & Jonathan Peelle)
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