How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Math and Engineering from Nerd Nite

For 20 years, Nerd Nite has delivered to live audiences around the world fun, fascinating, informative presentations about topics ranging from science and history to the arts and pop culture. There is no rabbit hole that their army of presenters has been afraid to explore. After countless requests from more fans across the globe, the series founders, college pals Matt Wasowski and Chris Balakrishnan, are bringing their audience the quirky and accessible science content they crave in book form. Focusing on STEM and including detailed illustrations that make the content pop, the book covers a vast range of topics, from spring-loaded spiders to the Webb telescope’s influence on movie special effects.

Named after Dale Carnegie’s self-improvement classic, How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi features narratives, short interludes, and infographics on all things STEM from scientists around the world. Chapter titles include “The Science of the Hangover,” “What Birds Can Teach Us About the Impending Zombie Apocalypse,” and “Lessons from the Oregon Trail.”

Drawing on Chris and Matt’s connections to organizations such as the Discovery Network and the Smithsonian Institution and loaded with fascinating facts and illustrations, How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi is sure to please STEM enthusiasts of all ages around the world.