Science books that changed my life.

[@kristina_lynn]

WANT MORE? Check out my Goodreads shelf for all my science books that I’m reading, have read, or want to read for some ideas: www.goodreads.com/review/list/91323809-kristina-lynn?order=d&shelf=science-environmental-books&sort=date_added

[@tianiyoo]

Your channel has seriously been such a blessing to my life! I actually declared an environmental geoscience major last week after watching your videos. I’ve been undeclared for so long, but the passion you have for what you do is inspiring. Filling out my gradplan was actually fun! I’m taking a geology class/lab and botany class next semester and I am stoked! Thank you so much for teaching me about this!!

[@kristina_lynn]

Omg that’s amazing! Awww I am so happy you found a major that interests you. I think if you’re getting giddy about all the fun classes and labs you have coming up that means you made the right choice 😉 keep me up to date on how you’re liking it!

[@adamday3485]

It can be pretty technical at times, but I loved reading Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. It’s so amazing to read the book that really sparked environmental movement of the 60s and beyond, and the passion Carson puts into the subject of toxicology and pesticides’ effects on ecology is awe inspiring!!!

[@kristina_lynn]

Yes, Silent Spring is a classic!

[@Kodeness]

Yes thank you! You should’ve seen me blindly walking around Barnes and noble skipping through your deep ecology video trying to find your book recommendations. Now I’ll be prepared next time. I did download silent spring though and just the intro gave me chills.

[@kristina_lynn]

Haha omg 😂 that mental image. I should have made a reading list! I tried to switch it up a bit for this video so the recommendations are a bit different and more personal to me than the deep ecology one so you’ll have some new books to add to the list! Silent spring is a classic that everyone needs to read as that really kickstarted the environmental movement 🌱

[@hellohuiyi]

thank you for your recommendations!! will read some of them after my exams, im applying to study environmental science / marine science in uni, thank you for giving me the confidence to do so❤️

[@kristina_lynn]

I’m so glad to play a small part of your career path! 🥰 sounds like you’re on a great track

[@cameronbauer54321]

I would recommend “a sand county almanac” by Aldo Leopold, it’s such a good read and he changed some ways I look at nature!

[@kristina_lynn]

Yes! That one is a classic

[@MartinaSchoppe]

Not sure if it fits the "Science" topic, but I LOOOHOOOVED "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer. I also liked "Why zebras don't get ulcers" by Robert Sapolsky. Currently I try to read "Toxic legacy" by Stephanie Seneff. I write "trying" not be cause it's a bad book, but because it's so terrible that things like Round-op are still used, when it is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt how bad that stuff is. So I intersperce that with "For the love of Soil" by Nicole Masters, "Hidden half of nature" by David Mongomery and Anne Biklé, "No nettles required" by Ken Thompson and "Silent earth" by Dave Goulson.

[@kristina_lynn]

I talk about Braiding Sweetgrass in one of my other book videos, I think its my favourite book Ive read in a long time. I am going to check out some of those other recommendations.

[@mamtapandey9206]

I am going to read them all after my last exam 😊

[@kristina_lynn]

Wow!!

[@evdokialife]

Gerald Durrell is my favorite author. His books are about wildlife, adventures, travelling, saving the endangered species and different cultures. I really recommend his books to all nature lovers!

[@Lost_and_Found2]

I'm from Germany and I am totally in love with your Videos. Even though most of your topics is about America it still helps me a lot in my studies. Please continue!

[@michaelward6409]

Adding some of these to my audible and kindle as I type. one additional book that I love is Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. It is about ecological consciousness and relates plants to native american traditions. The book offers a journey through personal stories of Kimmerers life as a native woman, mother, botanist, and ecologist. This book is what made me change my major from human biology to environmental biology.

[@kristina_lynn]

This is one of my favourite books! I read it after I made this video

[@Dianax.]

I highly recomend Robert Moor's On Trails. He went hiking in the Appalachian trail, was there for 5 months!! Then came back and wrote such a beautiful book

[@maheenaamir4188]

Thanks to you I’ve found the perfect major for me. 😇

[@whatabouttheearth]

😄 I didn't know of 'Gorillas in the Mist', I read 'Guerrillas In The Mist: A Battlefield Guide To Clandestine Warfare' by Bob Newman a decade ago and never knew the title was pun.

[@Salma-dg9mf]

Hi! I'm doing a research paper on GMOs (I'm sure you know the debate!). Do you recommend any books to use for reference/sources in my paper?

[@munchkin0.o]

Thank you so much !!

[@Yellowlands]

What do you exactly study , like if you become a biologist do you study a specific animal?

[@Kodeness]

She covers that pretty well in her day in the life videos.

[@kristina_lynn]

Nope! I study all animals :) specifically the endangered ones

[@stamatiszogaris6027]

Tell us more about birds; birding, how to get into it. Just a suggestion, not easy I know. Many many thanks!

[@Joegattofan27]

Have you read The Tiger by John Vaillant?

[@AhmedMohammed-kz6ej]

I love how this video has zero dislikes

[@adrianasantos1096]

Hii i'm biology student in Brasil and love Diversity of the Life by Edward Wilson

[@hellonafeeshello3225]

Kristina, have you studied theory of evolution deeply. If yes do you believe in the Theory. Please comment Katrina it's a humble request.

[@90vivekgrewal]

Braiding Sweetgrass is worthy of this list

[@kristina_lynn]

Its so so good

[@abhishekkumargupta2025]

Love from india im vet student & you're so beautiful

[@callmeviper7723]

Read Biocentrisn By Dr. Robert Lanza. It profoundly changed my life.

[@kristina_lynn]

Putting it on the list!

[@nylehaywood2471]

Ya

[@mooninthemist3825]

+ the elephant whisperer

[@kristina_lynn]

I’ve heard this one is great but haven’t read it yet! Putting it on the list

[@someplacewild965]

I'm about to start reading "The Sun is a Compass". I feel like I'll really enjoy it and I wanted to share it :) Here's the synopsis so I don't sum it up incorrectly: ...the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure. During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of the lab. Worried that she was losing her passion for the scientific research she once loved, she was compelled to experience wildness again, to be guided by the sounds of birds and to follow the trails of animals. In March of 2012 she and her husband set off on a 4,000-mile wilderness journey from the Pacific rainforest to the Alaskan Arctic, traveling by rowboat, ski, foot, raft, and canoe. Together, they survived harrowing dangers while also experiencing incredible moments of joy and grace -- migrating birds silhouetted against the moon, the steamy breath of caribou, and the bond that comes from sharing such experiences. A unique blend of science, adventure, and personal narrative, the book explores the bounds of the physical body and the tenuousness of life in the company of creatures whose daily survival is nothing short of miraculous. It is a journey through the heart, the mind, and some of the wildest places left in North America. In the end, The Sun Is a Compass is a love letter to nature, an inspiring story of endurance, and a beautifully written testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

[@kristina_lynn]

This sounds so good! I added it to my goodreads list of environmental books for others to read too :)

[@serenaj3454]

Yess!! It’s SOOO good

[@whitesimurgh6363]

You're beautiful Kristina Lynn