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The Best American Science Writing 2006 (Best American Science Writing)
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I was a bit skeptical getting a readers-digest type of a book.
However, this turned out to be a very impressive material. A compilation of best articles in science written in 2006, what could be better for a person who likes a good non-fiction read?
I think the editor did a fabulous job selecting a wide range of subjects.
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What's Science Ever Done For Us: What the Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe
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Over the course of nearly 20 years, it's easier to ask what the Simpsons have NOT touched upon. It's the witty, wide ranging and educated way the writers take on the world that has kept the show on the air, and allowed the show to become the basis for studies of religion, philosophy and now science. When working with an animated show you are luckily ou... »
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The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
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For anyone interested in futurism and science fiction (with a bit more science) this book would be a thrilling read; it certainly makes for some interesting "what if" discussions across the dinner table. I'm sure any reasonable person would view a lot of Kurzweil's projections as extreme and speculative, but perhaps criticizing an author for being spec... »
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A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History
WELL, this guy is just as intertaining in his lectures as he is in his book. While the class is billed as a graduate architecture history course, it reall... »
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On Human Nature
Wilson's take-on the human nature sometimes approaches to reductionism and biological determism but he draws a delicate line leaving HN unpredictable and ... »
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