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Science Future for May 5, 2012
May 16 Test your mettle at science trivia night at Washington, D.C.’s Koshland Science Museum. Prizes go to the winning team. See bit.ly/SFtrivia May 19 The Orlando Science Center holds a Science of Wine event, with educational events and wines from around the world. More information at bit.ly/SFoscwine
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Science Past from the issue of May 5, 1962
CANCER CAUSE IN TOBACCO — “You might as well ask a person if he believes the earth is round as to ask him if he is one of those who believes cigarettes cause cancer,” Dr. Charles B. Huggins, director of the Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, told SCIENCE SERVICE…. Sixty known […]
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The Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey
A look at the emerging field of epigenetics shows how chemical changes to DNA affect everything from cat color patterns to human health. Columbia Univ., 2012, 352 p., $26.95
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Language: The Cultural Tool by Daniel L. Everett
A linguist who spent three decades among the Pirahã people of Amazonia presents language as a human tool that can be reinvented or lost over time. Pantheon, 2012, 351 p., $27.95
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A Tour of the Senses: How Your Brain Interprets the World by John M. Henshaw
A blend of research findings and real-world anecdotes about people’s sensory experiences enlivens this historical view of the science behind perception. Johns Hopkins Univ., 2012, 272 p., $29.95
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Charles R. Knight: The Artist Who Saw Through Time by Richard Milner
The wildlife artist and his classic illustrations of the ancient past come to life in this illustrated volume. Abrams, 2012, 180 p., $40
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Taking Sudoku Seriously: The Math Behind the World’s Most Popular Pencil Puzzle by Jason Rosenhouse and Laura Taalman
A look at the popular puzzles reveals the fundamental mathematical concepts at play. Oxford Univ., 2011, 226 p., $21.95
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Another Side to Statins
Heart-healthy drugs show promise against inflammation, cancer and the flu.
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Rock, Rattle and Roll
Planetary scientists seek to fill in gaps in outer solar system’s formative years.
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Aliens in Antarctica
Visitors carry unwelcome species into a once pristine environment.
