Reviews

  1. Health & Medicine

    Permanent Present Tense

    The Unforgettable Life of the Amnesic Patient, H. M. by Suzanne Corkin.

    By Susan Gaidos
  2. Physics

    A Piece of the Sun

    The Quest for Fusion Energy by Daniel Clery.

    By Andrew Grant
  3. Life

    Billion-Dollar Fish

    The Untold Story of Alaska Pollock by Kevin M. Bailey.

    By Erin Wayman
  4. Science & Society

    Brilliant Blunders

    From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe by Mario Livio.

    By Allison Bohac
  5. Chemistry

    A Tale of Seven Elements

    Eric Scerri's book tells the story of filling in the periodic table of the elements.

    By Sid Perkins
  6. Math

    Math on Trial

    How Numbers Get Used and Abused in the Courtroom by Leila Schneps and Coralie Colmez.

    By Janet Raloff
  7. Psychology

    Present Shock

    When Everything Happens Now by Douglas Rushkoff.

    By Nathan Seppa
  8. Animals

    Two books explore the weirdest life on Earth

    Zombie Birds, Astronaut Fish and Other Weird Animals by Becky Crew and Weird Life by David Toomey.

    By Susan Milius
  9. Genetics

    Frankenstein’s Cat

    Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts by Emily Anthes.

    By Allison Bohac
  10. Science & Society

    The Girls of Atomic City

    The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan.

    By Sid Perkins
  11. Health & Medicine

    Gulp

    Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach.

    By Erika Engelhaupt
  12. Anthropology

    Paleofantasy

    What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene Zuk.

    By Erin Wayman
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