Here is a list of resources that I found useful for learning a programming language or specific applications in that language.
Beckerman et al: Getting Started with R: An Introduction for Biologists (2nd edition)
Wickham et al: R for Data Science
Lee: Happy Belly Bioinformatics
Any material by Dr. Allison Horst
Intro to R for use in Marine Microbiology: These are videos I created for a lab course at UCSB (EEMB 144L) for remote learning in 2020.
Anbernathy: An Introduction to Earth and Environmental Data Science
PACE Hackweek: Resources for exploring remote sensing observations by the NASA PACE satellite using python
UMAINE MISC Lab Ocean Optics: Code for processing or analyzing bio-optical data
Here is a list of books relevant to science and exploration, that I found practical, fascinating, and/or uplifting.
Letters to a Young Scientist by E.O Wilson
I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman by Miriam Horn
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan
Your Future on the Faculty: How to Survive and Thrive in Academia by Joshua Schimel
Writing Science How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded by Joshua Schimel