About this title: Bestselling author and staff writer for "The New Yorker" Groopman edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. Contributors include Walter Kirn, Ron Rosenbaum, Jeffrey Toobin, and Oliver Sacks.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780618722228ISBN:061872222X
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Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 290 p. Best American Science & Nature Writing (Paperback), 2006. Audience: General/trade. read more
"I've enjoyed all the articles this series has had to offer because it gives me the chance to read about far ranging subjects that I normally wouldn't come across since I can't read all the science magazines out there. So in place of reviewing the book as a whole, I'll point out the articles that interested me the most:
Almost Before We Spoke, We Swore by Natalie Angier A neurolinguistic look at why we swear.
My Bionic Quest for Bolero by Michael Chorost A man chronicles his quest to hear his favorite piece of music with electronic aids just the way he remembers hearing it before he lost his hearing.
Buried Answers by David Dobbs My favorite piece, a look at the decline of the autopsy and why they are vitally important to everyone.
The Mummy Doctor by Kevin Krajick Fascinating look at just what ends up happening with all those mummies that are unearthed
Are Antibiotics Killing Us? by Jessica Snyder Sachs A reminder that not all bacteria are bad for us.
Remembering Francis Crick by Oliver Sachs My first encounter reading anything about the famous scientist.
Buried Suns by David Samuels An interesting, if not entirely clearly written article about the roughly 1000 nuclear explosions that took place in the Nevada desert, and the people behind them."
"This book is a wonderful popular science collection of recent articles published in various science-friendly 'zines. Some of my favorites in this collection are "Dr. Ecstacy," about the man who introduced a ridiculous amount of drugs to the world; "The Blogs of War," about the various blogs that have been kept during the Iraqi War by American soldiers; and "Remembering Francis Crick," about the man whom, I believe, sequenced the human genome (you might want to fact-check this), and his later research in neuroscience, especially in trying to discover the neuronal correlate(s) of consciousness. The collection is edited by Brian Greene, and there are at least a few articles in the collection that sing the praises of string theory and its future. This is all fine, but do know that Brian Greene is himself a string theorist, and string theory is by no means the only option available in the way of a unified theory in physics. The competitive model is what is known as the Standard Model. Good collection, though, and Brian Greene is still wonderful."
"This is a very enlightening book. I was impressed with the wide range of topics addressed, and their read-ability for the average Jane. I would like to read more books in this series. There were some issues brought up in the articles that I had never heard mention of before, but which I found quite interesting."
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