EarthWhy do scientists give some species such unusual names? The strange ways we name new species and the politics involved is explained in Stephen Heard's book Charles Darwin's Barnacleand David Bowie'sSpiderCulture
HumansScience Diction review: The origins of jargon in bite-sized chunks A podcast called Science Diction looks at the stories behind scientific terms and phrases. Each episode is short and nicely put together, says David SilverbergCulture