Breakthrough of the Year, and the best in science books

<p>On this week’s show: <em>Science</em>’s Breakthrough of the Year and runners-up, plus the top books in 2022</p> <p>You might not be surprised by <a href="https://staging.www.science.org/content/article/breakthrough-2022">this year’s breakthrough</a>, but hopefully you won’t guess all our runners-up. Producer Meagan Cantwell is joined by Greg Miller, who edited the section this year. The two discuss the big winner and more.</p> <p>In our second segment, host Sarah Crespi is joined by <em>Science</em> Books Editor Valerie Thompson to chat about the best books in science from this year, and one movie.</p> <p>Books mentioned in this segment:</p> <p><em>Otherlands</em> <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn5448">Review</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/otherlands-a-journey-through-earth-s-extinct-worlds-thomas-halliday/17082568?ean=9780593132883">Buy</a></p> <p><em>How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures</em> <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade9267">Review</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-far-the-light-reaches-a-life-in-ten-sea-creatures-sabrina-imbler/18790437?ean=9780316540537">Buy</a></p> <p><em>An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us</em> <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/an-immense-world-how-animal-senses-reveal-the-hidden-realms-around-us-ed-yong/17476424?ean=9780593133231">Buy</a></p> <p><em>A House Between Earth and the Moon</em> <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo1738">Review</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/search?keywords=A+House+Between+Earth+and+the+Moon">Buy</a></p> <p><em>Is Science Enough? Forty Critical Questions About Climate Justice</em> <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo3385">Review</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/is-science-enough-forty-critical-questions-about-climate-justice-aviva-chomsky/17269829?ean=9780807015766">Buy</a></p> <p><em>What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care</em> <a href="https://www.scien