Reviews
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Isaac Newton on Mathematical Certainty and Method by Niccolò Guicciardini
A science historian analyzes Newton’s philosophy of mathematics. MIT Press, 2009, 422 p., $55. ISAAC NEWTON ON MATHEMATICAL CERTAINTY AND METHOD BY NICCOLò GUICCIARDINI
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A Bird-Finding Guide to Costa Rica by Barrett Lawson
The country with the highest percentage of preserved land in the world has many birding opportunities, described here by location. Cornell University Press, 2009, 365 p., $29.95. A BIRD-FINDING GUIDE TO COSTA RICA BY BARRETT LAWSON
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The Perfect Swarm: The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life by Len Fisher
Complex systems often stem from an accumulation of simple patterns. Basic Books, 2009, 260 p., $22.95. THE PERFECT SWARM: THE SCIENCE OF COMPLEXITY IN EVERYDAY LIFE BY LEN FISHER
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Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century by Masha Gessen
How a mathematician solved a seemingly unsolvable problem and turned down the million-dollar prize. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009, 242 p., $26. PERFECT RIGOR: A GENIUS AND THE MATHEMATICAL BREAKTHROUGH OF THE CENTURY BY MASHA GESSEN
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The Tree Rings’ Tale: Understanding Our Changing Climate by John Fleck
Young adults can learn how scientists use tree rings to document climate change. University of New Mexico Press, 2009, 91 p., $21.95. THE TREE RINGS’ TALE: UNDERSTANDING OUR CHANGING CLIMATE BY JOHN FLECK
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Book Review: What On Earth Evolved? 100 Species That Changed the World by Christopher Lloyd
Review by Sid Perkins.
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Book Review: The Joy of Chemistry: The Amazing Science of Familiar Things by Cathy Cobb and Monty L. Fetterolf
Review by Rachel Ehrenberg.
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Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making by Gary Klein
Good decision makers share traits such as being accepting of ambiguity and complexity, one scientist argues. MIT Press, 2009, 337 p., $27.95. STREETLIGHTS AND SHADOWS: SEARCHING FOR THE KEYS TO ADAPTIVE DECISION MAKING BY GARY KLEIN
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On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear by Richard Ellis
The natural history of polar bears entwines with human history in this science writer’s ode to the world’s largest land carnivore. ON THIN ICE: THE CHANGING WORLD OF THE POLAR BEAR BY RICHARD ELLIS Alfred A. Knopf, 2009, 400 p., $28.95.
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So You Want to Be a Scientist? by Philip A. Schwartzkroin
A neuroscientist describes the pros, cons and politics of a career in research for aspiring scientists. SO YOU WANT TO BE A SCIENTIST? BY PHILIP A. SCHWARTZKROIN Oxford University Press, 2009, 192 p., $19.95.
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Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life by Scott D. Sampson
The past three decades have seen a plethora of major discoveries, described here, about dinosaurs and prehistoric Earth. DINOSAUR ODYSSEY: FOSSIL THREADS IN THE WEB OF LIFE BY SCOTT D. SAMPSON University of California Press, 2009, 332 p., $29.95.
