Marcia Bjornerud

Marcia Bjornerud is an American structural geologist and writer. She is the Walter Schober Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of Geosciences at Lawrence University.[1] She is a contributing writer to Elements, the science and technology blog of The New Yorker.[2]

Her book Timefulness was a finalist for the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology.[3]

Books

  • Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth (2005)[4][5]
  • Geopedia: A Brief Compendium of Geologic Curiosities (2022)[6]
  • Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World (2018)[7]
  • Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks (2024)[8]

References

  1. ^ "Marcia Bjornerud | Lawrence University". www.lawrence.edu. Lawrence University. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "Marcia Bjornerud". www.wisconsinacademy.org. January 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Berthiaume, Ed. "LA Times Book Prize nod is latest literary honor for Lawrence's Bjornerud". The Post-Crescent.
  4. ^ Lezard, Nicholas (January 6, 2007). "Up to Earth". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "READING THE ROCKS: The Autobiography of the Earth by Marcia Bjornerud". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  6. ^ Robinson, Andrew (October 14, 2022). "Violent conservation, and your brain on magic: Books in brief". Nature. 610 (7933): 624. Bibcode:2022Natur.610..624R. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-03274-7 – via www.nature.com.
  7. ^ "Timefulness review – our impulsive and pugnacious age needs geology". New Scientist.
  8. ^ Schulz, Kathryn (August 26, 2024). "Studying Stones Can Rock Your World". The New Yorker – via www.newyorker.com.


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