A collection of the best science and nature writing published in North America in 2019, guest edited by New York Times best-selling author and ground-breaking physicist Dr. Michio Kaku. Dr. Michio Kaku, one of the most influential living scientists and a New York Times best-selling author, selects the year’s top science and nature writing from writers who balance research with humanity and, in the process, uncover riveting stories of discovery across the disciplines. AUTHORS: Michio Kaku is a professor of physics at the City University of New York, co-founder of string field theory, and the best-selling author of several widely acclaimed science books, including The Future of Humanity?, Beyond Einstein, The Future of the Mind, Hyperspace, Physics of the Future, and Physics of the Impossible. He is the science correspondent for CBS This Morning and host of the radio programs Science Fantastic and Exploration. Jaime Green is a freelance writer, editor, podcast producer, and writing teacher, focused on books, culture, and science. She’s the romance book review columnist for the New York Times and a contributing editor for Catapult. She has an MFA from Columbia University, and has taught writing there, as well as at Eugene Lang (The New School) and with the Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop. She created, hosted, and produced The Catapult, featuring new writing by up-and-coming writers.