Unstoppable: Harnessing Science To Change The World - Bill Nye, The Science Guy

Bill Nye wrote this excellent book about how utilizing science can change the world.  It's not explicitly about climate change, but climate change is a central theme.  Above all else, he is promoting doing less with more, and living responsibly while exploring ways to increase efficiency in all aspects of life.

He starts by talking about how climate change is affecting the planet, and about how climate change deniers need to be educated into understanding exactly what climate change is, and how it affects our everyday lives.

Subsequent chapters deal with alternative energy, and he explains with great zeal all of the technology behind things like nuclear power, photovoltaic energy, harnessing the wind, battery storage, etc.

As an engineer, I read this book with a lot of interest in the technical aspects of his discussion, but the social, political and economic impacts are quite compelling.


Nye finishes the book with a lengthy discussion of the technical aspects of space exploration, as well as the implications of discoveries in space.

I really enjoyed this book and it was in contrast to other things I've been reading.