Books et al.
Review Index, 2008
- Complexities of a Continent
- Science 7 March 2008; 319 (5868): 1339
HIV/AIDS, Illness, and African Well-Being, by Toyin Falola and Matthew M. Heaton, Eds. (University of Rochester Press, Rochester, NY, 2007)
reviewed by Alash'le G. Abimiku
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- On Deciding How to Do unto Others
- Science 2 May 2008; 320 (5876): 614
The Neuroscience of Fair Play. Why We (Usually) Follow the Golden Rule, by Donald W. Pfaff (Dana Press, New York, 2007)
reviewed by Prashanth Ak
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- Give Way to the Migrants
- Science 1 February 2008; 319 (5863): 572
No Way Home. The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations, by David S. Wilcove (Island Press, Washington, DC, 2008)
reviewed by Thomas Alerstam
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- Peaks of 20th-Century Presentation
- Science 27 June 2008; 320 (5884): 1721
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, by Richard Dawkins, Ed. (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008)
reviewed by Hanne Andersen
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- Paper Museums
- Science 30 May 2008; 320 (5880): 1163
Amazing Rare Things. The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery, by Royal Collection Curators (The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London. Through 28 September 2008. www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/amazingrarethings/)
reviewed by Caroline Ash
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- Paper Museums
- Science 30 May 2008; 320 (5880): 1163
Amazing Rare Things. The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery, by David Attenborough, Susan Owens, Martin Clayton, and Rea Alexandratos (Royal Collection, London, 2007)
reviewed by Caroline Ash
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- Paper Museums
- Science 30 May 2008; 320 (5880): 1163
Amazing Rare Things. The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery, by David Attenborough, Susan Owens, Martin Clayton, and Rea Alexandratos (Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2007)
reviewed by Caroline Ash
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- The Female Equally with the Male I Sing
- Science 21 March 2008; 319 (5870): 1619
Sex Differences in the Brain. From Genes to Behavior, by Jill B. Becker, Karen J. Berkley, Nori Geary, Elizabeth Hampson, James P. Herman, and Elizabeth A. Young, Eds. (Oxford University Press, New York, 2008)
reviewed by Evan Balaban
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- A Taste of the Gonzo Scientist
- Science 15 February 2008; 319 (5865): 905
by John Bohannon
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- A Taste of the Gonzo Scientist: Scientists Invade Azeroth
- Science 20 June 2008; 320 (5883): 1592
by John Bohannon
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- Piling On the Selection Pressure
- Science 6 June 2008; 320 (5881): 1293
Evolutionary Psychology as Maladapted Psychology, by Robert C. Richardson (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007)
reviewed by Johan J. Bolhuis
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- Compelling Cases for Change
- Science 27 June 2008; 320 (5884): 1722
Forensics Under Fire. Are Bad Science and Dueling Experts Corrupting Criminal Justice?, by Jim Fisher (Rutgers University Press, Piscataway, NJ, 2008)
reviewed by C. Michael Bowers
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- What Systems Biology Is (Not, Yet)
- Science 23 May 2008; 320 (5879): 1013a
An Introduction to Systems Biology. Design Principles of Biological Circuits, by Uri Alon (Chapman and Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2006)
reviewed by Corey J. Cain et al.
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- What Systems Biology Is (Not, Yet)
- Science 23 May 2008; 320 (5879): 1013a
Systems Biology. Philosophical Foundations, by Fred C. Boogerd et al., Eds. (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2007)
reviewed by Corey J. Cain et al.
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- Avoiding a Cliff Dive
- Science 25 July 2008; 321 (5888): 491
The Future of the Internet. And How to Stop It, by Jonathan L. Zittrain (Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2008)
reviewed by Brett M. Frischmann
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- Finding Freedom Through Complexity
- Science 22 February 2008; 319 (5866): 1045
Did My Neurons Make Me Do It? Philosophical and Neurobiological Perspectives on Moral Responsibility and Free Will, by Nancey Murphy and Warren S. Brown (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007)
reviewed by Todd Stuart Ganson
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- Hard Facts About Soft Animals
- Science 23 May 2008; 320 (5879): 1014
Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca, by Winston F. Ponder and David R. Lindberg, Eds. (University of California Press, Berkeley, 2008)
reviewed by Matthias Glaubrecht
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- On Ends and Means
- Science 14 March 2008; 319 (5869): 1486
Elizabeth Blackburn and the Story of Telomeres. Deciphering the Ends of DNA, by Catherine Brady (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007)
reviewed by Michael A. Goldman
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- Newton's Ghosts
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 40
Ghostwalk, by Rebecca Stott (Spiegel and Grau, New York, 2007)
reviewed by Jan Golinski
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- Newton's Ghosts
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 40
Ghostwalk, by Rebecca Stott (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 2007)
reviewed by Jan Golinski
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- Bridging the Cultural Divide
- Science 16 May 2008; 320 (5878): 875
Beyond Measure. Conversations Across Art and Science, by Barry Phipps, Curator (Kettle's Yard, Cambridge. Through 1 June 2008. www.kettlesyard.co.uk/exhibitions/beyond.html)
reviewed by W. Timothy Gowers
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- Bridging the Cultural Divide
- Science 16 May 2008; 320 (5878): 875
Beyond Measure. Conversations Across Art and Science, by Barry Phipps (Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, 2008)
reviewed by W. Timothy Gowers
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- X Inactivation Is a Good Thing
- Science 11 July 2008; 321 (5886): 202
Females Are Mosaics. X Inactivation and Sex Differences in Disease, by Barbara R. Migeon (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007)
reviewed by Jennifer A. Marshall Graves
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- Keeping Time
- Science 11 January 2008; 319 (5860): 161
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. A Time-Dependent Perspective, by David J. Tannor (University Science, Sausalito, CA, 2007)
reviewed by Stephen Gray
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- Sharing Data, Constructing Science
- Science 30 May 2008; 320 (5880): 1162
Scholarship in the Digital Age. Information, Infrastructure, and the Internet, by Christine L. Borgman (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007)
reviewed by Karla L. Hahn
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- The In-Group Rules
- Science 15 February 2008; 319 (5865): 904
Bending the Rules. Morality in the Modern World from Relationships to Politics and War, by Robert A. Hinde, with contributions from Sir Joseph Rotblat (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007)
reviewed by Ben W. Heineman Jr.
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- The Fires of Aging
- Science 22 February 2008; 319 (5866): 1044
The Biology of Human Longevity. Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans, by Caleb E. Finch (Academic, Amsterdam, 2007)
reviewed by Donna J. Holmes
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- Designers and Builders
- Science 9 May 2008; 320 (5877): 748
Architect and Engineer. A Study in Sibling Rivalry, by Andrew Saint (Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2008)
reviewed by Thomas P. Hughes
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- News from Avatar Editors
- Science 7 March 2008; 319 (5868): 1338
The Second Life Herald. The Virtual Tabloid That Witnessed the Dawn of the Metaverse, by Peter Ludlow and Mark Wallace (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007)
reviewed by Dan Hunter
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- Seeing Green on the Silver Screen
- Science 25 April 2008; 320 (5875): 450
Building the Future--Energy, by Nicolas Brown, Director (UK, 2007. 54 minutes)
reviewed by Barbara Jasny
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- First Adventures in Science
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 41
Falling for Science. Objects in Mind, by Sherry Turkle, Ed. (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008)
reviewed by Barbara Jasny
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- Seeing Green on the Silver Screen
- Science 25 April 2008; 320 (5875): 450
Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives. The Environmental Footprint of War, by Alice Day and Lincoln Day, Directors (Video Takes, USA, 2008. 60 minutes. www.fundforsustainabletomorrows.org/film.htm)
reviewed by Barbara Jasny
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- Tilt the Table Toward Good Choices
- Science 11 July 2008; 321 (5886): 203a
Nudge. Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein (Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2008)
reviewed by Eric J. Johnson
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- Connecting Blazons and Neurons
- Science 4 January 2008; 319 (5859): 35
Echo Objects. The Cognitive Work of Images, by Barbara Maria Stafford (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007)
reviewed by Caroline A. Jones
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- Fresh Renderings of Physics
- Science 14 March 2008; 319 (5869): 1485
Reading Popular Physics. Disciplinary Skirmishes and Textual Strategies, by Elizabeth Leane (Ashgate, Aldershot, Hampshire, England, 2007)
reviewed by David Kaiser
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- Toward the Dominance of Vision?
- Science 18 April 2008; 320 (5874): 319
Sensing the Past. Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Tasting, and Touching in History, by Mark M. Smith (University of California Press, Berkeley, 2008)
reviewed by Andreas Keller
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- Cultivating a New Nation
- Science 25 April 2008; 320 (5875): 449
Fruits and Plains. The Horticultural Transformation of America, by Philip J. Pauly (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008)
reviewed by Sharon Kingsland
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- Happening Now, Outdoors
- Science 29 February 2008; 319 (5867): 1187
How and Why Species Multiply. The Radiation of Darwin's Finches, by Peter R. Grant and B. Rosemary Grant (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008)
reviewed by Hanna Kokko
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- Inspiring Experiences in Science
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 39
Gorilla Mountain. The Story of Wildlife Biologist Amy Vedder, by Rene Ebersole (Franklin Watts, New York, and Joseph Henry, Washington, DC, 2005)
reviewed by Susan Kovats
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- Inspiring Experiences in Science
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 39
Nature's Machines. The Story of Biomechanist Mimi Koehl, by Deborah Parks (Franklin Watts, New York, and Joseph Henry, Washington, DC, 2005)
reviewed by Susan Kovats
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- Inspiring Experiences in Science
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 39
Robo World. The Story of Robot Designer Cynthia Breazeal, by Jordan D. Brown (Franklin Watts, New York, and Joseph Henry, Washington, DC, 2005)
reviewed by Susan Kovats
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- Another Approach to Consilience
- Science 28 March 2008; 319 (5871): 1763
Artscience. Creativity in the Post-Google Generation, by David Edwards (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008)
reviewed by Jay Labinger
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- Another Approach to Consilience
- Science 28 March 2008; 319 (5871): 1763
Proust Was a Neuroscientist, by Jonah Lehrer (Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2007)
reviewed by Jay Labinger
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- Confronting Violence Face to Face
- Science 4 April 2008; 320 (5872): 51
Violence. A Micro-Sociological Theory, by Randall Collins (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008)
reviewed by David D. Laitin
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- The Many Sides of Science
- Science 25 January 2008; 319 (5862): 412
Vienna in the Age of Uncertainty. Science, Liberalism, and Private Life, by Deborah R. Coen (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007)
reviewed by Manfred D. Laubichler
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- Connecting the Dots
- Science 11 April 2008; 320 (5873): 181
Nets, Puzzles, and Postmen. An Exploration of Mathematical Connections, by Peter M. Higgins (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007)
reviewed by Stephan Mertens
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- It's Constraints, Not Choices
- Science 15 February 2008; 319 (5865): 903
Opting Out? Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home, by Pamela Stone (University of California Press, Berkeley, 2007)
reviewed by Phyllis Moen
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- Tilting at a Myth
- Science 29 February 2008; 319 (5867): 1188
The Telephone Gambit. Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret, by Seth Shulman (Norton, New York, 2008)
reviewed by David L. Morton Jr.
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- Change of Time over Changing Time
- Science 8 February 2008; 319 (5864): 729a
One Time Fits All. The Campaigns for Global Uniformity, by Ian R. Bartky (Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, 2007)
reviewed by Thomas S. Mullaney
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- Rethinking History for a New Islamic Science
- Science 16 May 2008; 320 (5878): 876
Science and Islam, by Muzaffar Iqbal (Greenwood, Westport, CT, 2007)
reviewed by Jane H. Murphy
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- Rethinking Folk Psychology
- Science 2 May 2008; 320 (5876): 615
Folk Psychological Narratives. The Sociocultural Basis of Understanding Reasons, by Daniel D. Hutto (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008)
reviewed by Erik Myin
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- For a Redefinition of God
- Science 20 June 2008; 320 (5883): 1590
Reinventing the Sacred. A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion, by Stuart A. Kauffman (Basic Books, New York, 2008)
reviewed by Denis Noble
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- Celebrating NASA's Voyages
- Science 13 June 2008; 320 (5882): 1424a
When We Left Earth. The NASA Missions, by Richard Dale and Bill Howard, Executive Producers (Dangerous Films, London, for the Discovery Channel. Six 1-hour episodes, 8, 15, and 22 June 2008. DVD, 6 episodes plus 5 additional hours of NASA film highlights, mission clips, and astronaut interviews. http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/nasa/nasa.html)
reviewed by Jay M. Pasachoff
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- Explaining the Cosmos to the People
- Science 28 March 2008; 319 (5871): 1764
Victorian Popularizers of Science. Designing Nature for New Audiences, by Bernard Lightman (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007)
reviewed by Philip J. Pauly
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- When Sleep Proves Impossible
- Science 18 July 2008; 321 (5887): 343
Insomniac, by Gayle Greene (University of California Press, Berkeley, 2008)
reviewed by Michael L. Perlis
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- Steal Away, Music
- Science 25 January 2008; 319 (5862): 413
Musicophilia. Tales of Music and the Brain, by Oliver Sacks (Knopf, New York, 2007)
reviewed by Jessica Phillips-Silver
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- Reforming Cost-Benefit Calculations
- Science 13 June 2008; 320 (5882): 1423
Retaking Rationality. How Cost-Benefit Analysis Can Better Protect the Environment and Our Health, by Richard L. Revesz and Michael A. Livermore (Oxford University Press, New York, 2008)
reviewed by Orrin H. Pilkey
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- Thoughts on Humane Genetics
- Science 25 July 2008; 321 (5888): 492
Davenport’s Dream. 21st Century Reflections on Heredity and Eugenics, by Jan A. Witkowski and John R. Inglis, Eds. (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 2008)
reviewed by Robert Pollack
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- The Fertile Banks of the Thames
- Science 4 January 2008; 319 (5859): 34
The Jewel House. Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution, by Deborah E. Harkness (Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2007)
reviewed by Nicholas S. Popper
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- Signifying Little
- Science 6 June 2008; 320 (5881): 1292
The Cult of Statistical Significance. How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives, by Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre N. McCloskey (University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 2008)
reviewed by Theodore M. Porter
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- Learning Much from a Bug's Life
- Science 20 June 2008; 320 (5883): 1591
Microcosm. E. coli and the New Science of Life, by Carl Zimmer (Pantheon, New York, 2008)
reviewed by Daniel J. Rankin
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- Cities Not Built to Last
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 42a
The City and the Stars, by Arthur C. Clarke (Frederick Muller, London, 1956)
reviewed by Guy Riddihough
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- Seeing Green on the Silver Screen
- Science 25 April 2008; 320 (5875): 450
FLOW. For Love of Water, by Irena Salina, Director (Water Project, USA, 2008. 93 minutes. www.flowthefilm.com)
reviewed by Guy Riddihough
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- Drifters Through Time
- Science 1 February 2008; 319 (5863): 571
Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea, by Paul G. Falkowski and Andrew H. Knoll, Eds. (Academic Press, Burlington, MA, 2007)
reviewed by Robert Riding
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- Facing the Flames
- Science 8 February 2008; 319 (5864): 728
On the Fireline. Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters, by Matthew Desmond (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007)
reviewed by Eugene A. Rosa
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- Act Now (But How?)
- Science 18 January 2008; 319 (5861): 285
Cool It. The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming, by Bjorn Lomborg (Knopf, New York, 2007)
reviewed by William F. Ruddiman
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- Act Now (But How?)
- Science 18 January 2008; 319 (5861): 285
Cool It. The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming, by Bjorn Lomborg (Marshall Cavendish, London, and Cyan Communications, London, 2007)
reviewed by William F. Ruddiman
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- Return to Natural History
- Science 11 April 2008; 320 (5873): 180
Return to Warden's Grove. Science, Desire, and the Lives of Sparrows, by Christopher Norment (University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, IA, 2008)
reviewed by Raphael D. Sagarin
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- Delicious Tales of Guinea Pigs, Etc.
- Science 11 January 2008; 319 (5860): 160
A Guinea Pig's History of Biology, by Jim Endersby (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007)
reviewed by Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis
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- Delicious Tales of Guinea Pigs, Etc.
- Science 11 January 2008; 319 (5860): 160
A Guinea Pig's History of Biology. The Plants and Animals Who Taught Us the Facts of Life, by Jim Endersby (Heinemann, London, 2007)
reviewed by Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis
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- Browsings
- Science 11 July 2008; 321 (5886): 203b
America from the Air. A Guide to the Landscape Along Your Route, by Daniel Mathews and James S. Jackson (Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2007)
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- Browsings
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 42b
Art in the Age of Steam. Europe, America, and the Railway, 1830-1960 (An exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, through 10 August 2008; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 13 September 2008 to 18 January 2009)
reviewed by staff
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- Browsings
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 42b
Disappearing World. 101 of the Earth's Most Extraordinary and Endangered Places, by Alonzo C. Addison (Collins, NewYork, 2008)
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- Browsings
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 42b
Disappearing World. The Earth's Most Extraordinary and Endangered Places, by Alonzo C. Addison (Collins, London, 2007)
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- Browsings
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 42b
Discovery! Unearthing the New Treasures of Archaeology, by Brian M. Fagan, Ed. (Thames and Hudson, London, 2007)
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- Browsings
- Science 4 April 2008; 320 (5872): 52
Finding Moonshine. A Mathematician's Journey Through Symmetry, by Marcus du Sautoy (Fourth Estate, London, 2008)
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- Browsings
- Science 4 April 2008; 320 (5872): 52
Four Laws That Drive the Universe, by Peter Atkins (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007)
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- Browsings
- Science 13 June 2008; 320 (5882): 1424b
The Great Cacti. Ethnobotany and Biogeography, by David Yetman (University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 2008)
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- Browsings
- Science 23 May 2008; 320 (5879): 1013b
Inspired by Nature: Plants. The Building/Botany Connection, by Alejandro Bahamón, Patricia Pérez, and Alex Campello (Norton, New York, 2008)
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- Browsings
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 42b
Into Thick Air. Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents, by Jim Malusa (Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, 2008)
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- Browsings
- Science 13 June 2008; 320 (5882): 1424b
Out of the Woods. The Armchair Guide to Trees, by Will Cohu (Short Books, London, 2007)
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- Browsings
- Science 4 July 2008; 321 (5885): 42b
The Railway. Art in the Age of Steam, by Ian Kennedy and Julian Treuherz (Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2008)
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- Browsings
- Science 13 June 2008; 320 (5882): 1424b
The Secret Life of Trees. How They Live and Why They Matter, by Colin Tudge (Allen Lane, London, 2006)
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- Browsings
- Science 4 April 2008; 320 (5872): 52
Symmetry. A Journey into the Patterns of Nature, by Marcus du Sautoy (Harper, New York, 2008)
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- Browsing
- Science 8 February 2008; 319 (5864): 729b
Transit Maps of the World, by Mark Ovenden (Penguin, New York, 2007)
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- Browsings
- Science 13 June 2008; 320 (5882): 1424b
The Tree. A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter, by Colin Tudge (Crown, New York, 2007)
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- Browsings
- Science 13 June 2008; 320 (5882): 1424b
Trees. A Visual Guide, by Tony Rodd and Jennifer Stackhouse (University of California Press, Berkeley, 2008)
reviewed by staff
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- Browsings
- Science 13 June 2008; 320 (5882): 1424b
Trees. The Macmillan Visual Guide, by Tony Rodd and Jennifer Stackhouse (Pan Macmillan, Sydney, Australia, 2008)
reviewed by staff
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- Addressing Complexity
- Science 18 July 2008; 321 (5887): 344
Re-Engineering Philosophy for Limited Beings. Piecewise Approximations to Reality, by William C. Wimsatt (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007)
reviewed by Kim Sterelny
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- Seeing Green on the Silver Screen
- Science 25 April 2008; 320 (5875): 450
Most Dangerous Catch, by David Elisco, Director (Sea Studios, Monterey, CA, 2008. 57 minutes)
reviewed by Erik Stokstad
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- First, Kill the Economists
- Science 18 April 2008; 320 (5874): 318
The Dismal Science. How Thinking Like an Economist Undermines Community, by Stephen A. Marglin (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008)
reviewed by E. Roy Weintraub
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- Protesting Scientists
- Science 9 May 2008; 320 (5877): 747
Disrupting Science. Social Movements, American Scientists, and the Politics of the Military, 1945-1975, by Kelly Moore (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008)
reviewed by Audra J. Wolfe
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- Rise and Demise of Ghostly Animals
- Science 21 March 2008; 319 (5870): 1618
The Rise and Fall of the Ediacaran Biota, by Patricia Vickers-Rich and Patricia Komarower, Eds. (The Geological Society, Bath, UK, 2007)
reviewed by Shuhai Xiao
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- Rise and Demise of Ghostly Animals
- Science 21 March 2008; 319 (5870): 1618
The Rise of Animals. Evolution and Diversification of the Kingdom Animalia, by Mikhail A. Fedonkin, James G. Gehling, Kathleen Grey, Guy M. Narbonne, and Patricia Vickers-Rich (Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2008)
reviewed by Shuhai Xiao
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- Seeing Green on the Silver Screen
- Science 25 April 2008; 320 (5875): 450
Gimme Green, by Isaac Brown and Eric Flagg, Directors (Jellyfish Smack, USA, 2006. 27 minutes. www.gimmegreen.com)
reviewed by Laura M. Zahn
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