Reviews

  1. Cosmology

    Edge of the Universe

    A Voyage to the Cosmic Horizon and Beyond by Paul Halpern.

    By
  2. BOOK REVIEW: Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Everending Earth by Craig Childs

    Review by Sid Perkins.

    By
  3. Particle Physics

    The Particle at the End of the Universe

    How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World, by Sean Carroll.

    By
  4. The Half-life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date by Samuel Arbesman

    Learning how knowledge changes over time, a mathematician contends, will help humans better make sense of their world. Current, 2012, 242 p., $25.95

    By
  5. The Miracle of Trees (Wooden Books) by Olavi Huikari

    Packed with drawings and engravings, this pocket guide briefly covers the science of trees, from how they grow and reproduce to whether they feel pain. Walker & Co., 2012, 58 p., $12

    By
  6. Hunger, Thirst, Sex, and Sleep: How the Brain Controls Our Passions by John K. Young

    A biologist delves into the varied roles of the hypothalamus, the command center in the brain that controls the most basic human drives. Rowman & Littlefield, 2012, 161 p., $39.95

    By
  7. Seduced by Logic: Émilie Du Châtelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian Revolution by Robyn Arianrhod

    The tales of two women — a French aristocrat and a Scottish commoner —intersect in an exploration of how the pair advanced Newton’s ideas about the universe. Oxford Univ., 2012, 338 p., $34.95

    By
  8. Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters by George Bibel

    Investigations of 17 accidents help show why trains crash and what those incidents can teach. Johns Hopkins Univ., 2012, 355 p., $29.95

    By
  9. Book Review: How Ancient Europeans Saw the World by Peter S. Wells

    Review by Tom Siegfried.

    By
  10. Book Review: The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success by Kevin Dutton

    Review by Allison Bohac.

    By
  11. I, Lobster by Nancy Frazier

    More than just a tasty meal — though this book does include recipes — the lobster is a star in history, art and science. Univ. of New Hampshire, 2012, 254 p., $24.95

    By
  12. Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color by Nina G. Jablonski

    An anthropologist examines the evolution of human skin pigmentation, its relation to health and the role of skin color in social history. Univ. of California, 2012, 260 p., $29.95

    By