Reviews

  1. Everyday Practice of Science: Where Intuition and Passion Meet Objectivity and Logic by Frederick Grinnell

    A scientist attempts to demystify the scientific method. Oxford Univ., 2009, 230 p., $27.95 Everyday Practice of Science: Where Intuition and Passion Meet Objectivity and Logic by Frederick Grinnell

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  2. Science & Society

    The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg by Robert P. Crease

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  3. Climate

    CO2 Rising: The World’s Greatest Environmental Challenge by Tyler Volk

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  4. A Very Improbable Story by Edward Einhorn and Adam Gustavson

    A cat named Odds plays games of probability with a young boy in this children’s book. Charlesbridge, 2008, 32 p., $16.95 A Very Improbable Story by Edward Einhorn and Adam Gustavson

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  5. Animals

    Urban Ants of North America and Europe: Identification, Biology and Management by John Klotz, Michael Rust, Reiner Pospischil and Laurel Hansen

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  6. Blessed Days of Anaesthesia: How Anaesthetics Changed the World by Stephanie J. Snow

    An account of the early pain-dulling and sensation-killing drugs and their effects on society. Oxford, 2008, 226 p., $34.95. Blessed Days of Anaesthesia: How Anaesthetics Changed the World by Stephanie J. Snow

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  7. Book Review: Science on the Air: Popularizers and Personalities on Radio and Early Television by Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette

    Review by Rachel Ehrenberg.

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  8. The World Is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies, and Products That Are Fattening the Human Race by Barry Popkin

    Four family profiles link the modern lifestyle to obesity.  Avery, 2009, 229 p., $24.95 The World Is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies, and Products That Are Fattening the Human Race by Barry Popkin

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  9. Questions of Truth: Fifty-one Responses to Questions about God, Science, and Belief by John Polkinghorne and Nicholas Beale

    A Q&A with a physicist-turned-priest explores the intersection of science and faith, from the universe’s origin to cancer. Westminster John Knox Press, 2009, 186 p., $16.95. Questions of Truth: Fifty-one Responses to Questions about God, Science, and Belief by John Polkinghorne and Nicholas Beale

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  10. Book Review: Sand: The Never-Ending Story by Michael Welland

    Review by Sid Perkins.

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  11. Book Review: The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet by Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Review by Ashley Yeager.

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  12. Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension by Andy Clark

    Minds aren’t limited to the confines of the brain. Oxford Univ., 2008, 286 p., $35 Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension by Andy Clark

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