Krakatoa

Joanne revisited the book Krakatoa by Simon Winchester recently and recalled what an amazing example of incredible science writing it is. If you've never read a popular science book this is a great place to start!
Geology, biology, meteorology, history and more--this book has almost all you could want!

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Science & Technology

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• Krakatoa
• Simon
• Winchester
• geology
• volcano
• Wallace
• Darwin
• Wegener
• Dutch
• East
• Indies
• Trading
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• Java

[sulci]

i love that you listen to books on audio, i always felt really guilty about that!! Can you please do more makeup science videos? :D or hair dye or some other fun things!! <3

[joannelovesscience]

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[ledaril]

the sunda strait is where captain ahab and the narrator "ishmael" (melville) crowded their sail to escape the savages in ch. 87 they were dousing their sails with sea water to increase their speed in the attempt to escape the javanese pirates. check it out. youtube keywords are melville / videobooks. it is part 7 of moby dick. 2 hours 17 minutes 7 seconds. enjoy.

[ledaril]

I will ditto what commando said. just how many women can you have brain sex with? she just got 5 stars on the blue ray and thumbs up on the droid. I will subscribe also in just a moment. now, to the hot chick: my daddy was born in 1891 and described to me the changes in weather from his era to the time he died in 1970. the weather pattern was affected even up until around 1925 [the 100 year flood]. I love to listen to videobooks on utube. many of the classics I could not have read on my own.

[CreoleCommando]

Hi Joanne, I think you should check out this other book about Krakatoa:Supervolcano: The Catastrophic Event That Changed the Course of Human History By John Savino & Marie D Jones, the authors make the claim that Krakatoa has been very influential in human history they believe it may have caused Islam to spread from Arabia to the rest of the known world after a severe drought brought on by a Krakatoa eruption in the 6th century! (PS I also think ur brainy and HOT!)

[fbt2007]

Great book review about a wonderful book. Thanks Joanne!

[sulci]

great!! thanks!

[CousinoMacul]

That is indeed a great read.