What We Are Reading Today: ‘Bodypedia’ by Adam Taor

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Updated 06 October 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Bodypedia’ by Adam Taor

“Bodypedia” is a lively, fact-filled romp through your body, from A to Z. Featuring almost 100 stories on topics ranging from the beastly origins of goosebumps to the definitive answer to the Motown classic “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” these fascinating tales from your entrails explore the wonders of anatomy, one body part at a time.

With a keen scalpel, Adam Taor peels away the layers to bring your under appreciated insides to light.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Magnetic Reconnection’ by Masaaki Yamada

Updated 11 December 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Magnetic Reconnection’ by Masaaki Yamada

Plasmas comprise more than 99 percent of the visible universe; and, wherever plasmas are, magnetic reconnection occurs. In this common yet incompletely understood physical process, oppositely directed magnetic fields in a plasma meet, break, and then reconnect, converting the huge amounts of energy stored in magnetic fields into kinetic and thermal energy. In “Magnetic Reconnection,” Masaaki Yamada offers an illuminating synthesis of modern research and advances on this important topic.