Summer Reading Challenge: Quantum queerness, Pompeii and plant horror

夏日阅读挑战:量子奇异性、庞贝古城与植物恐怖

Science Quickly

2026-07-29

14 分钟
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Science Quickly’s summer reading series continues! Host Rachel Feltman chats with Scientific American books editor Bri Kane about the magazine’s Summer Reading Challenge and swaps recommendations—from queer physics memoirs and Pompeii history to ecohorror, sci-fi adventures and other books you won’t want to put down. They also discuss what makes a great summer read, what the joys of reading communities are and how listeners can participate in the challenge for a chance to win prizes. Recommended Reading: Join our Summer Reading Challenge  E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new everyday: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Sushmita Pathak and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura, with fact-checking by Marielle Issa and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • You're listening to part two of our summer reading series.

  • Today, I'm chatting with SIAM's books and culture lead, Brie Kane.

  • She's going to tell us more about the magazine's summer reading challenge, plus some of her own favorite summer reads.

  • Brie, thanks so much for coming on to chat with us today.

  • Yeah, thank you so much for having me, Rachel.

  • I'm so excited to talk to you.

  • I think we did this last summer, talking about some summer reads to recommend for our listeners.

  • But this summer is...