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Nanda Jarosz, Researcher, Environmental Philosophy, University of Sydney

Even the best writing about science recalls ancient myths

A buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) lands on a Zinnia (Zinnia elegans). Simon Koopmann, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The 15th edition of The Best Australian Science Writing, edited by Zoe Kean and Tegan Taylor, contains 39 essays and stories that “tell tales of the universe that scientists have worked hard to reveal”.

Contributions revolve around pressing issues in the scientific world, such as climate change and ecological crisis, psychology and animal behaviour, the sociology of medicine and data, scientific ethics, and the perils of tech-boosterism.

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