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Review Index, 2002

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Song Science from Physiology to Fitness

Science 18 October 2002; 298 (5593): 545
Acoustic Communication in Insects and Anurans. Common Problems and Diverse Solutions, by H. Carl Gerhardt and Franz Huber (University of Chicago, Chicago, 2002)
reviewed by Darryl T. Gwynne
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It's a Dog's Life

Science 22 November 2002; 298 (5598): 1558
The African Wild Dog. Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation, by Scott Creel and Nancy Marusha Creel (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2002)
reviewed by Tim Caro
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Browsings

Science 15 November 2002; 298 (5597): 1342
Agriculture: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, by John M. Reilly et al. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Browsings

Science 6 December 2002; 298 (5600): 1896
The Alfred Russel Wallace Reader. A Selection of Writings from the Field, by Jane Camerini, Ed. (Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Unbalanced Bounty from America's Farms

Science 15 November 2002; 298 (5597): 1339
American Agriculture in the Twentieth Century. How It Flourished and What It Cost, by Bruce L. Gardner (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2002)
reviewed by C. Peter Timmer
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Browsings

Science 30 August 2002; 297 (5586): 1480b
American Sublime. Landscape Painting in the United States 1820-1880, by Andrew Wilton and Tim Barringer (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, and Tate Publishing, London, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Browsings

Science 30 August 2002; 297 (5586): 1480b
American Sublime. Landscape Painting in the United States 1820-1880 (An exhibit previously shown at the Tate Britain, London, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 22 September to 17 November 2002)
reviewed by staff
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A Herpetological Treasure Trove

Science 18 October 2002; 298 (5593): 546
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica. A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas, by Jay M. Savage (University of Chicago, Chicago, 2002)
reviewed by Tim Halliday
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Understanding the Dynamics of Populations

Science 11 October 2002; 298 (5592): 367a
Analysis and Management of Animal Populations. Modeling, Estimation, and Decision Making, by Byron K. Williams, James D. Nichols, and Michael J. Conroy (Academic Press, San Diego, 2002)
reviewed by Nils Chr. Stenseth
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Home Life at Down House

Science 14 June 2002; 296 (5575): 1974
Annie's Box. Charles Darwin, His Daughter and Human Evolution, by Randal Keynes (Fourth Estate, London, 2001)
reviewed by Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles
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Browsings

Science 26 July 2002; 297 (5581): 526b
Archaeology at La Isabela. America's First European Town, by Kathleen Deagan and José María Cruxent (Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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A Star to Sail Her By

Science 20 September 2002; 297 (5589): 2001
At the Helm. A Laboratory Navigator, by Kathy Barker (Cold Spring Harbor Press, Cold Spring Harbor,NY, 2002)
reviewed by James Austin
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Browsings

Science 5 July 2002; 297 (5578): 59
The Atmospheric Environment. Effects of Human Activity, by Michael B. McElroy (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Browsings

Science 3 May 2002; 296 (5569): 853b
The Aztec Templo Mayor. A Visualization, by Antonio Serrato-Combe (University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Where Science Meets the Arts

Science 10 May 2002; 296 (5570): 1032
Beethoven's Anvil. Music in Mind and Culture, by William Benzon (Basic Books, New York, 2001)
reviewed by Josef P. Rauschecker
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How Molecules Make Organisms Work

Science 19 April 2002; 296 (5567): 473
Biochemical Adaptation. Mechanism and Process in Physiological Evolution, by Peter W. Hochachka and George N. Somero (Oxford University Press, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Pat Willmer
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The Corpse of a Wearisome Debate

Science 27 September 2002; 297 (5590): 2212a
The Blank Slate. The Modern Denial of Human Nature, by Steven Pinker (Viking, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Patrick Bateson
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Cultural Traces of a Vital Fluid

Science 4 January 2002; 295 (5552): 49
Blood. Art, Power, Politics and Pathology, by James M. Bradburne, Ed. (Prestel, Munich, 2001)
reviewed by Kerstin Schmidt
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Cultural Traces of a Vital Fluid

Science 4 January 2002; 295 (5552): 49
Blood. Perspectives on Art, Power, Politics and Pathology (mak.frankfurt and Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 11 November 2001 to 27 January 2002. www.bloodexhibition.de)
reviewed by Kerstin Schmidt
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Out of the Chattering Ice

Science 28 June 2002; 296 (5577): 2342
Brain for All Seasons, A. Human Evolution and Abrupt Climate Change, by William H. Calvin (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002)
reviewed by Robert N. Proctor
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Browsings

Science 8 March 2002; 295 (5561): 1841
Bright Earth. Art and the Invention of Color, by Philip Ball (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Browsings

Science 7 June 2002; 296 (5574): 1810
Calculated Risks. How to Know When Numbers Deceive You, by Gerd Gigerenzer (Simon and Schuster, New York, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Travelers in Space and Time

Science 23 August 2002; 297 (5585): 1282
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites, by O. Richard Norton (Cambridge University Press, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Monica Grady
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Dealing with Disaster

Science 24 May 2002; 296 (5572): 1404
Catastrophe and Culture. The Anthropology of Disaster, by Susanna M. Hoffman and Anthony Oliver-Smith, Eds. (School of American Research Press, Santa Fe, 2002. James Currey, Oxford, 2002)
reviewed by Robert McC. Adams
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Origin Was Just a Beginning

Science 13 September 2002; 297 (5588): 1812
Charles Darwin. The Power of Place. Volume 2 of a Biography, by Janet Browne (Knopf, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Edward J. Larson
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Browsings

Science 8 March 2002; 295 (5561): 1841
Chemical and Biological Warfare. A Comprehensive Survey for the Concerned Citizen, by Eric Croddy, with Clarisa Perez-Armendariz and John Hart (Copernicus, New York, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Browsings

Science 26 July 2002; 297 (5581): 526b
Chips Challenging Champions. Games, Computers and Artifical Intelligence, by Jonathan Schaeffer and Jaap van den Herik, Eds. (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Browsings

Science 8 March 2002; 295 (5561): 1841
Chromic Phenomena. Technological Applications of Colour Chemistry, by Peter Bamfield (Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2001)
reviewed by staff
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Browsings

Science 26 July 2002; 297 (5581): 526b
Columbus's Outpost Among the Taínos. Spain and America at La Isabela, 1493-1498, by Kathleen Deagan and José María Cruxent (Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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A Scientific Rhetoric

Science 25 October 2002; 298 (5594): 757
Communicating Science. The Scientific Article from the 17th Century to the Present, by Alan G. Gross, Joseph E. Harmon, and Michael Reidy (Oxford University Press, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Leah Ceccarelli
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Networks for Seeing

Science 26 July 2002; 297 (5581): 525
Computational Neuroscience of Vision, by Edmund T. Rolls and Gustavo Deco (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002)
reviewed by Kevan A. C. Martin
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Browsings

Science 17 May 2002; 296 (5571): 1244b
Coral Reef Fishes. Indo-Pacific and Caribbean. Revised Edition, by Ewald Lieske and Robert Myers (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Marketing Drugs to Mend Minds

Science 16 August 2002; 297 (5584): 1125
The Creation of Psychopharmacology, by David Healy (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2002)
reviewed by Herbert Y. Meltzer
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New Life for Dead Things (in Jars)

Science 25 October 2002; 298 (5594): 756
The Darwin Centre. The Natural History Museum (Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. www.nhm.ac.uk/darwincentre/)
reviewed by L. Sian Gramates
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Home Life at Down House

Science 14 June 2002; 296 (5575): 1974
Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution, by Randal Keynes (Riverhead, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles
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Can Selection Explain the Presbyterians?

Science 30 August 2002; 297 (5586): 1479
Darwin's Cathedral. Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society, by David Sloan Wilson (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002)
reviewed by Michael Ruse
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Risks and Profits

Science 8 November 2002; 298 (5596): 1176
Deceit and Denial. The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution, by Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner (University of California Press, Berkeley, and Milbank Memorial Fund, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Charles E. Rosenberg
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Biomolecules and the Bomb

Science 20 September 2002; 297 (5589): 2000
Designs for Life. Molecular Biology after World War II, by Soraya de Chadarevian (Cambridge University Press, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Nicolas Rasmussen
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Evo-Devo Branches Out

Science 13 December 2002; 298 (5601): 2135
Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution, by Quentin C. B. Cronk, Richard M. Bateman, and Julie A. Hawkins, Eds. (Taylor and Francis, London, 2002)
reviewed by Vivian F. Irish
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What Hath Nature Wrought?

Science 30 August 2002; 297 (5586): 1480a
Down to Earth. Nature's Role in American History, by Ted Steinberg (Oxford University Press, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Thomas R. Dunlap
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Explanations for the Birds and the Bees

Science 4 October 2002; 298 (5591): 68
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation, by Olivia Judson (Chatto and Windus, London, 2002)
reviewed by Paul Harvey
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Explanations for the Birds and the Bees

Science 4 October 2002; 298 (5591): 68
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation, by Olivia Judson (Metropolitan, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Paul Harvey
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Browsings

Science 23 August 2002; 297 (5585): 1283
Earth from Above, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (An exhibit at Millennium Park, Chicago, IL, through 30 September 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Browsings

Science 23 August 2002; 297 (5585): 1283
Earth from Above. Revised and Expanded Edition, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Abrams, New York, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Model Representations

Science 6 September 2002; 297 (5587): 1651
Embryos in Wax. Models from the Ziegler Studio, by Nick Hopwood (Whipple Museum of the History of Science, University of Cambridge, and the Institute of the History of Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland, 2002)
reviewed by Jenny Uglow
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Home Life at Down House

Science 14 June 2002; 296 (5575): 1974
Emma Darwin. The Inspirational Wife of a Genius, by Edna Healey (Headline, London, 2001)
reviewed by Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles
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Browsings

Science 28 June 2002; 296 (5577): 2343
Emmet Gowin. Changing the Earth. Aerial Photographs, by Jock Reynolds (Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Browsings

Science 28 June 2002; 296 (5577): 2343
Emmet Gowin. Changing the Earth. Aerial Photographs (An exhibit at the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, through 28 July 2002; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 26 October 2002 to 6 January 2003; Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT, 19 April to 13 July 2003; Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, 23 August to 30 November 2003; James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA, 10 January to 4 April 2004; El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX, 2 May to 18 July 2004; Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 7 August to 7 November 2004; Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, dates to be determined.)
reviewed by staff
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Empiricism, Realism, and Religion

Science 1 November 2002; 298 (5595): 971
The Empirical Stance, by Bas C. van Fraassen (Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2002)
reviewed by Paul Thagard
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Browsings

Science 15 November 2002; 298 (5597): 1342
The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds, by Janet Vorwald Dohner (Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2001)
reviewed by staff
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Mammals of the Sea in Science and Culture

Science 5 July 2002; 297 (5578): 58
Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, by William F. Perrin, Bernd Würsig, and J. G. M. Thewissen, Eds. (Academic Press, San Diego, 2002)
reviewed by Ronald J. Schusterman
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Browsings

Science 25 January 2002; 295 (5555): 633b
Enjoying Moths, by Roy Leverton (T & AD Poyser, London, 2001)
reviewed by staff
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Focusing on Truth and Beauty

Science 26 July 2002; 297 (5581): 526a
Envisioning Science. The Design and Craft of the Science Image, by Felice Frankel (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2002)
reviewed by Jake Miller
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The Scuttlebutt on Science

Science 13 December 2002; 298 (5601): 2137a
Eurekas and Euphorias. The Oxford Book of Scientific Anecdotes, by Walter Gratzer (Oxford University Press, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Guy Riddihough
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Making Sense of Changing Animal Embryos

Science 21 June 2002; 296 (5576): 2147
The Evolution of Developmental Pathways, by Adam S. Wilkins (Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA, 2001)
reviewed by Billie J. Swalla
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History Explains Avian Patterns

Science 10 May 2002; 296 (5570): 1033
Evolutionary Ecology of Birds. Life Histories, Mating Systems and Extinction, by Peter M. Bennett and Ian P. F. Owens (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002)
reviewed by Stephen Pruett-Jones
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Swept Into the Modern Along with Science

Science 20 December 2002; 298 (5602): 2333
Exploring the Invisible. Art, Science, and the Spiritual, by Lynn Gamwell (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2002)
reviewed by Ezra Shahn
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Browsings

Science 5 July 2002; 297 (5578): 59
Eye of the Albatross. Visions of Hope and Survival, by Carl Safina (Holt, New York, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Reconnecting Farms and Ecosystems--If It Pays

Science 15 November 2002; 298 (5597): 1340
The Farm as Natural Habitat. Reconnecting Food Systems with Ecosystems, by Dana L. Jackson and Laura L. Jackson, Eds. (Island, Washington, DC, 2002)
reviewed by Andrew Bent
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Knowledge and Social Norms

Science 21 June 2002; 296 (5576): 2148
The Fate of Knowledge, by Helen E. Longino (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2002)
reviewed by Alvin I. Goldman
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Browsings

Science 5 July 2002; 297 (5578): 59
The Fate of the Mammoth. Fossils, Myth, and History, by Claudine Cohen (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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More Bark Than Bites

Science 19 July 2002; 297 (5580): 342
The Fever Trail. In Search of the Cure for Malaria, by Mark Honigsbaum (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Marcia L. Triunfol
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More Bark Than Bites

Science 19 July 2002; 297 (5580): 342
The Fever Trail. The Hunt for the Cure for Malaria, by Mark Honigsbaum (Macmillan, London, 2001)
reviewed by Marcia L. Triunfol
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The Food Pushers

Science 12 July 2002; 297 (5579): 198
Food Politics. How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health, by Marion Nestle (University of California, Berkeley, 2002)
reviewed by Walter Willett
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New Vines on Old Roots

Science 28 June 2002; 296 (5577): 2341
Foundations of Language, by Ray Jackendoff (Oxford University Press, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Merrill Garrett
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Bridging the Genotype-Phenotype Gap

Science 22 March 2002; 295 (5563): 2220
Foundations of Systems Biology, by Hiroaki Kitano, Ed. (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2001)
reviewed by Stig W. Omholt
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Browsings

Science 26 July 2002; 297 (5581): 526b
Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology. Classic Papers with Commentaries, by Robin L. Chazdon and T. C. Whitmore, Eds. (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Consequences of the Unresolvable

Science 17 May 2002; 296 (5571): 1244a
From Certainty to Uncertainty. The Story of Science and Ideas in the Twentieth Century, by F. David Peat (Joseph Henry, Washington, DC, 2002)
reviewed by John Gribbin
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A Convincing Call for Conservation

Science 18 January 2002; 295 (5554): 447
The Future of Life, by Edward O. Wilson (Knopf, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Norman Myers
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Browsings

Science 7 June 2002; 296 (5574): 1810
The Future of Spacetime, by Stephen W. Hawking et al. (Norton, New York, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Nevertheless, It Does Move Us

Science 22 November 2002; 298 (5598): 1557
Galileo Galilei, by Philip Glass, composer. Libretto by Mary Zimmerman with Philip Glass and Arnold Weinstein (Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, 1 to 5 October, 2002)
reviewed by Jay M. Pasachoff
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Do We Need Species Concepts?

Science 15 February 2002; 295 (5558): 1238
Genes, Categories, and Species. The Evolutionary and Cognitive Causes of the Species Problem, by Jody Hey (Oxford University Press, New York, 2001)
reviewed by Kerry L. Shaw
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Bird Watching with Honest Jim

Science 8 February 2002; 295 (5557): 977
Genes, Girls and Gamow, by James D. Watson (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001)
reviewed by Rachel A. Ankeny
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Enticing and Informative Tales

Science 31 May 2002; 296 (5573): 1616
The Genie in the Bottle. 64 All New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life, by Joe Schwarcz (W. H. Freeman, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Marc Lavine
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A Transparent Foundation?

Science 1 November 2002; 298 (5595): 970
The Glass Bathyscaphe. How Glass Changed the World, by Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin (Profile, London, 2002)
reviewed by Michael John Gorman
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A Transparent Foundation?

Science 1 November 2002; 298 (5595): 970
Glass. A World History, by Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002)
reviewed by Michael John Gorman
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Making the University of California

Science 5 April 2002; 296 (5565): 52
The Gold and the Blue. A Personal Memoir of the University of California, 1949-1967. Volume 1, Academic Triumphs, by Clark Kerr (University of California Press, Berkeley, 2001)
reviewed by Roger L. Geiger
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Pregnancy in a Polluted World

Science 1 February 2002; 295 (5556): 803
Having Faith. An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood, by Sandra Steingraber (Perseus, Cambridge, MA, 2001)
reviewed by George M. Woodwell
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Browsings

Science 6 December 2002; 298 (5600): 1896
Heaven and Earth. Unseen by the Naked Eye, by David Malin (Phaidon, London, 2002)
reviewed by staff
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Chance Favors the Prepared Mind

Science 27 September 2002; 297 (5590): 2213
Hepatitis B. The Hunt for a Killer Virus, by Baruch S. Blumberg (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2002)
reviewed by Robin A. Weiss
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Some GM Facts

Science 15 November 2002; 298 (5597): 1341
High Tech Harvest. Understanding Genetically Modified Food Plants, by Paul F. Lurquin (Westview, Boulder, CO, 2002)
reviewed by Mark Tester
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Browsings

Science 22 February 2002; 295 (5559): 1470b
Histories of the Electron. The Birth of Microphysics, by Jed Z. Buchwald and Andrew Warwick, Eds. (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2001)
reviewed by staff
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A Most Influential Problem Set

Science 3 May 2002; 296 (5569): 853a
The Honors Class. Hilbert's Problems and Their Solvers, by Benjamin H. Yandell (A. K. Peters, Natick, MA, 2002)
reviewed by Fernando Q. Gouvêa
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Locating the Summit of the Oil Peak

Science 22 February 2002; 295 (5559): 1470a
Hubbert's Peak. The Impending World Oil Shortage, by Kenneth S. Deffeyes (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2001)
reviewed by Ronald R. Charpentier
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Browsings

Science 24 May 2002; 296 (5572): 1405
Hydrogen. The Essential Element, by John S. Rigden (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2002)
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Browsings

Science 5 July 2002; 297 (5578): 59
I Have Landed. Splashes and Reflections in Natural History, by Stephen Jay Gould (Jonathan Cape, London, 2002)
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Browsings

Science 5 July 2002; 297 (5578): 59
I Have Landed. The End of a Beginning in Natural History, by Stephen Jay Gould (Harmony, New York, 2002)
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We Don't Think the Way We Think We Think

Science 14 June 2002; 296 (5575): 1973
The Illusion of Conscious Will, by Daniel M. Wegner (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2002)
reviewed by James Kennedy
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Wallace in a Colored Spotlight

Science 6 December 2002; 298 (5600): 1894
In Darwin's Shadow. The Life and Science of Alfred Russel Wallace. A Biographical Study on the Psychology of History, by Michael Shermer (Oxford University Press, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Thomas Söderqvist
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Keeping Swaying Bridges from Falling Down

Science 29 March 2002; 295 (5564): 2374a
In the Wake of Tacoma. Suspension Bridges and the Quest for Aerodynamic Stability, by Richard Scott (ASCE Press, Reston, VA, 2001)
reviewed by Henry Petroski
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The Emotional Ape

Science 29 November 2002; 298 (5599): 1720
Infant Chimpanzee and Human Child. A Classic 1935 Comparative Study of Ape Emotions and Intelligence, by N. N. Ladygina-Kohts. Frans B. M. de Waal, Ed. (Oxford University Press, New York, 2002)
reviewed by Andrew Whiten
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Browsings

Science 6 December 2002; 298 (5600): 1896
Infinite Topics. An Alfred Russel Wallace Anthology, by Andrew Berry, Ed. (Verso, London, 2002)
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Browsings

Science 6 September 2002; 297 (5587): 1650b
Insects Revealed. Monsters or Marvels?, by Jacques de Tonnancour (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 2002)
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Waiting for the Watchmaker

Science 29 March 2002; 295 (5564): 2373
Intelligent Design Creationism and Its Critics. Philosophical, Theological, and Scientific Perspectives, by Robert T. Pennock, Ed. (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2001)
reviewed by Kevin Padian
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Browsings

Science 8 March 2002; 295 (5561): 1841
Inventing the Electronic Century. The Epic Story of the Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries, by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. (Free Press, New York, 2001)
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Learning Limits from Failures

Science 11 January 2002; 295 (5553): 281
Inviting Disaster. Lessons from the Edge of Technology, by James R. Chiles (HarperBusiness, New York, 2001)
reviewed by Lloyd J. Dumas
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Browsings

Science 7 June 2002; 296 (5574): 1810
It Must Be Beautiful. Great Equations of Modern Science, by Graham Farmelo, Ed. (Granta, London, 2002)
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Keeping Pace with Opportunistic DNA

Science 22 March 2002; 295 (5563): 2219
Lateral DNA Transfer. Mechanisms and Consequences, by Frederic Bushman (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 2002)
reviewed by Margaret G. Kidwell
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TMV in the Lab and Life Sciences

Science 26 April 2002; 296 (5568): 663
The Life of a Virus. Tobacco Mosaic Virus as an Experimental Model, 1930-1965, by Angela N. H. Creager (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002)
reviewed by Soroya de Chadarevian
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The Childless Father of Eugenics

Science 19 April 2002; 296 (5567): 472
Life of Sir Francis Galton, A. From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics, by Nicholas Wright Gillham (Oxford University Press, New York, 2001)
reviewed by W. F. Bynum
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Reason and Passion in Bioethics

Science 20 December 2002; 298 (5602): 2335a
Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity. The Challenge for Bioethics, by Leon R. Kass (Encounter Books, San Francisco, 2002)
reviewed by Onora O'Neill
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Photochemical Smog Hides an Icy World

Science 29 November 2002; 298 (5599): 1721
Lifting Titan's Veil. Exploring the Giant Moon of Saturn, by Ralph Lorenz and Jacqueline Mitton (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002)
reviewed by Darrell F. Strobel
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Unexpected Consequences of Connections

Science 16 August 2002; 297 (5584): 1124
Linked. The New Science of Networks, by Albert-László Barabási (Perseus, Cambridge, MA, 2002)
reviewed by Ian Foster
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Browsings

Science 7 June 2002; 296 (5574): 1810
Lives of a Biologist. Adventures in a Century of Extraordinary Science, by John Tyler Bonner (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2002)
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Tales of Organic Timekeeping

Science 2 August 2002; 297 (5582): 774
The Living Clock. The Orchestrator of Biological Rhythms, by John D. Palmer (Oxford University Press, New York, 2002)
reviewed by C. P. Kyriacou
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The Race to Understand the Outlier

Science 5 April 2002; 296 (5565): 51
Lore of Running. 4th ed., by Tim Noakes (Oxford University Press Southern Africa, Cape Town, 2001)
reviewed by Bernd Heinrich
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Ancient Roots Forced into Modern Pots

Science 6 December 2002; 298 (5600): 1895
Lost Discoveries. The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--from the Babylonians to the Maya, by Dick Teresi (Simon and Schuster, New York, 2002)
reviewed by James E. McClellan III
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Everything You Want to Know and Moa

Science 13 December 2002; 298 (5601): 2136
The Lost World of the Moa. Prehistoric Life of New Zealand, by Trevor H. Worthy and Richard N. Holdaway (Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 2002)
reviewed by David W. Steadman
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Browsings

Science 13 December 2002; 298 (5601): 2137b
The Lunar Men. Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the World, by Jenny Uglow (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2002)
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Browsings

Science 24 May 2002; 296 (5572): 1405
Major Events in Early Vertebrate Evolution. Palaeontology, Phylogeny, Genetics and Development, by Per Erik Ahlberg, Ed. (Taylor and Francis, London, 2001)
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