Reviews
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David Douglas, a Naturalist at Work: An Illustrated Exploration Across Two Centuries in the Pacific Northwest by Jack Nisbet
Discover the natural history of the Pacific Northwest through the tale of a naturalist who explored the region 200 years ago. Sasquatch Books, 2012, 191 p., $27.95
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BOOK REVIEW: The Universe Within: From Quantum to Cosmos (CBC Massey Lecture) by Neil Turok
Review by Alexandra Witze.
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BOOK REVIEW: Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data by Charles Wheelan
Review by Tom Siegfried.
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BOOK REVIEW: Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves by George Church and Ed Regis
Review by Alexandra Witze.
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The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery by Andrew Robinson, ed.
Short biographies of scientists through the ages, from Copernicus to Watson and Crick, illustrate where new ideas and discoveries come from. Thames & Hudson, 2012, 304 p., $45
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Human No More: Digital Subjectivities, Unhuman Subjects, and the End of Anthropology by Neil L. Whitehead and Michael Wesch, eds.
Online worlds are redefining what it means to be human, according to the authors of these anthropological essays on digital culture. Univ. Press of Colorado, 2012, 243 p., $75
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The Real Story of Risk: Adventures in a Hazardous World by Glenn Croston
A biologist explores why humans are poor at judging risk — fearing rare shark attacks, for example, more than common heart attacks. Prometheus, 2012, 276 p., $19
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Darwin: Portrait of a Genius by Paul Johnson
A historian celebrates Charles Darwin’s triumphs and analyzes his weaknesses in the latest biography of the naturalist. Viking, 2012, 164 p., $25.95
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The Universal Sense: How Hearing Shapes the Mind by Seth S. Horowitz
This review of the science of hearing considers how people have learned to create and control music, sonic weapons and other noises. Bloomsbury, 2012, 305 p., $25
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Lynn Margulis: The Life and Legacy of a Scientific Rebel by Dorion Sagan, ed.
Friends and colleagues reflect on the contributions of one of the 20th century’s most influential biologists. Chelsea Green, 2012, 205 p., $27.95
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